Paying for college:
| New course | Graduate |
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| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| Lib 672 | Learning & Teaching in the 21st Century Library | 3 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Learn/Teach 21st Cen |
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Catalog Description: This course introduces the students to the roles and responsibilities of a library media teacher focusing on all principles of learning and teaching, as outlined in ¬Information Power; Building Partnerships for Learning (1998). Students will examine the principles of teaching information literacy, collaboration with teachers and other members of the learning community, and knowledge of curriculum at the building, district and state level. |
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Course Goal and Objectives: ¿ Understand and implement national, state and local information literacy standards. ¿ Understand the impact of information literacy instruction on student achievement. ¿ Explore how the library media specialist, in collaboration with the classroom teacher, can integrate information literacy instruction with the classroom curriculum. ¿ Evaluate a variety of information literacy models. ¿ Design instruction that incorporates the use of an information literacy model. ¿ Design instruction and activities to promote literacy and reading. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): The Ed Media Endorsement has been revised and updated. This course supports the standards from the American Library Association/American Association of School Librarian¿s Standards for Initial Programs for School Library Media Specialist Preparation (2003) which is based on the national guidelines for school library media programs from Information Power; Building Partnerships for Learning (1998). (American Association for School Librarians and the Association for Educational Communication and Technology. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Chicago: American Library Association. 1998.) |
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Faculty and facilities needed: No additional faculty or facilities needed. Course will be taught by a qualified active or retired K12 Library Media Specialist. |
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Brief Course outline: ¿ Curriculum development and integration ¿ Collaborative teaching and planning ¿ Information literacy models and principles ¿ Teaching and assessment strategies ¿ Learning styles and developmental levels of students ¿ Teaching of information resources and search strategies ¿ Information Standards for 21st Century Learners ¿ NETS-S standards (National Educational Technology Standards for Students) ¿ NETS-T standards (National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers) ¿ Flexible/fixed schedules ¿ Children and YA Literature programs and topics¿ applied specifically to library media program |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | ----------------- | Approved | November 13 2009 |
| 2 - Division | Mark Girod | Approved | November 13 2009 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mary Reynolds | Approved | November 13 2009 |
| 5 - Graduate Committee | Approved | November 17 2009 | |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Katherine Schmidt | Approved | January 13 2010 |
| 7 - Dean | Hilda Rosselli | Approved | January 20 2010 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | January 25 2010 |
| Lib_672_syllabus.doc | Download |
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