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The bottom line is that it is unlikely that the VSLA will get a curriculum together before next fall. I do not want to "pre-invent" the wheel but I would like to have something in place before next fall. Could we get together a list of skills that we want to focus on as a start? I will start a new page and we can brainstorm. When we get together, we can pare down, refine and prioritize. Remember that any of this can edit this. You can delete the page if you think it is a bad idea!!!
One more thing: Marsha Middleton took the Collaboration class with me...She said that her principal is now giving her 10 minutes in every faculty meeting to demonstrate some info skills or technology piece to the staff. Cool!
Is anyone going to VITA meeting on February 4?

Type ina. Teach students how to seach for information on free web (I hate to see AP students using wikipedia!)
b. Teach students how to use databases
c. Teach students notetaking (I see empahasis on information aquisition but students end up cutting and pasting rather than reading, making the content of your page here.information their own, and then using it to create new ideas.)
d. Teach students how to evaluate web sources.

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LSSU Information Queens,January 22, 2010
Here is the "start."
I added the Planning Sheet. We had to make one for the Collaboration class.
January 29,2010
Just a few things to add. This week, I emailed Marsha Middleton and asked her for an update on how the VSLA Curriclum document is going. Her reply came from the minutes of the last meeting as she was unable to attend due to a broken wrist.
"Curriculum Document: We are still waiting for the new Tech GEs, which Donna Sullivan-Macdonald, serving on the committee with Ed Barry, has seen (198 pages). Sue M added that Ed Barry hopes to introduce them as part of the VITA-Learn spring meetings, the first being Feb. 4th. Shannon suggested we table this agenda item until after they are available and organize a summer or fall work group then. All agreed"
The bottom line is that it is unlikely that the VSLA will get a curriculum together before next fall. I do not want to "pre-invent" the wheel but I would like to have something in place before next fall. Could we get together a list of skills that we want to focus on as a start? I will start a new page and we can brainstorm. When we get together, we can pare down, refine and prioritize. Remember that any of this can edit this. You can delete the page if you think it is a bad idea!!!
One more thing: Marsha Middleton took the Collaboration class with me...She said that her principal is now giving her 10 minutes in every faculty meeting to demonstrate some info skills or technology piece to the staff. Cool!

b. The AASL Standards for the 21st century learner.
c. The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards.
d. VITA meetings
a. Since we deal with a wide range of ages, each building would need it's own skill list.
b. We are waiting for the VSLA to write an information skill curriculum. At some point, do we write a LSSU document based on the AASL Standards?
c. Should we have another meeting in March or April after we have worked on this a while?
2. Develop a planning sheet for faculty.
a. LikelyWe will need to make building specific helpful.
b. teachersTeachers do not
c. Since librarians so not have assistants, it is difficult for them to leave library to meet with teachers.
d. Teachers are unaware of the fact that we have goals for the students. They see us as tools to further their goals alone.
3. Get curriculum maps from subject teachers so that we can plan collaborative lessons.
a. teachers
b. department chairs or building administrators.
c. district director of Curriculum and Instruction (Val)
a. inabilityInability to get
b. Usually the best time to give this to teachers is at the beginning of the year or semester.
4. Communicate with principal and faculty about our plan for collaboration and skills instruction.
a. Will we have a goal and curriculum together in time?
b. Will we be given time at the inservice?
a. We will develop goals and skills lists .
b. These will be posted on our websites.
c. These will be presented to faculty groups...hopefully and a preschool inservice next fall???
5. Present quick information skills and technology tips to faculty at faculty meetings and inservice.
a. Full agendas of meetings.

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