PPT for the seminar-workshop I conducted on K-12 and Information Literacy.

1. K-12 Decoded: Designing an
Information Literacy Program for the
K-12 Curriculum
De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
Learning Resource Center
13 November 2012
Zarah C. Gagatiga
Teacher Librarian
http://lovealibrarian.blogspot.com

2. Clearing Up the Attic
K-W-L Essential Agreement
What do I KNOW of the K-
12 Program (K-12P) / How can I make this
Information Literacy (IL)? seminar-workshop
successful?
What do I WANT to know
of the K-12P / IL?
How will I know I
What did I LEARN about K- learned, relearned
12P / IL? and unlearned ideas,
concepts, skills?

3. Questions, anyone?
Parking Lot Highway
http://www.bee-inc.com/blog/and-now-the-
http://thailand-tribune.com/highway/3724
green-parking-lot

4. Keywords
K-12
Curriculum
Information Literacy
Program
OPERANT WORDS: decoded and designing

5. To Do List
* We will look at the salient features of the K-
12P and think of ways on how libraries support
the implementation of K-12P.
* We will define IL and look at existing practices
in the library.
* Design a contextualized IL Progra.

6. The K-12 Program: Salient Features
1. Strengthening Early Childhood Education
(Universal Kindergarten)
2. Building Proficiency Through Language
(Mother Tongue Based Instruction)
3. Making the Curriculum Relevant to Learners
(Contextualization and Enhancement)

7. The K-12 Program: Salient Features
4. Gearing up for the Future
(Senior High School)
5. Ensuring Integrated and Seamless Learning
(Spiral Progression)
6. Nurturing the Holistically Developed Filipino
(College and Livelihood Readiness)

8. By completing the K-12P, a Filipino
graduate is equipped with:
a. Information, media and technology skills;
b. Learning and innovation skills;
c. Effective communication skills;
d. Life and career skills
Formal education is highly instrumental and even
necessary to improve the production capacity of a
population.
An educated population is a productive population.
- Olaniyan and Okemakinde, 2008
European Journal of Scientific Research

9. Assumptions & Conclusions
* The K-12P is a holistic and continuous program focused
at developing in its learners a belief system and set skills
on lifelong learning.
* The K-12P looks at the learner as an empowered citizen
of the community, the country and the world.
* The K-12P is centered at nurturing and nourishing local
knowledge that fuels global success.
* The K-12P requires the bayanihan spirit to see it through
and to make it happen.

10. Implications to School Libraries &
Librarians
* Revisit old roles and reflect on new ones:
a. As Library & Information Systems Manager
b. As Instructional Technologist
c. As Teacher
d. As Consultant & Counselor
e. As Community Developer
f. As Literacy Advocate

11. Implications to School Libraries &
Librarians
* Design and implement library programs and
services that adhere to the K-12 program and
that answer curricular requirements.
* Engage in continuous and meaningful
professional development activities.
* Establish local, regional, national and global
links and networks through ICTs.

12. Workshop #1: School Librarians
Respond to K-12P
Task: In your small group, discuss strategies,
techniques and ways on how school libraries
can support K-12P by looking at the salient
features of the K-12P.
Worksheet: School Librarians Support K-12P
Be ready for group presentation or reporting.

13. What is Information Literacy?
A set of abilities requiring individuals to
recognize when information is needed and
have the ability to locate, evaluate and use
effectively the needed information. (ALA, 2000)
...includes the communication of (created)
information and that, the process by which
information were gathered and derived from a
variety of sources was done ethically and
responsibly.

14. Information literate people can...
a. accesses information efficiently and
effectively
b. evaluates information critically and
competently
c. uses information accurately and creatively
d. appreciates literature and other creative
expression of information

15. Information literate people can...
e. strives for excellence in information seeking
and knowledge generation
f. pursues information related to personal
interests
g. contributes positively to the learning
community and to society and thus recognizes
the importance of information to a democratic
society

16. Information literate people can...
h. practices ethical behavior in regard to
information and information technology
i. participates effectively in groups to pursue
and generate information
Information Literacy Workshop: IL Skills in
Application

17. K-12P and IL
Information, media and technology skills
Learning and innovation skills
Effective communication skills
Life and career skills
INFORMATION LITERACY
SKILLS

18. Translating IL in Action
* IL can be integrated in the Reading or
Language Subjects (even Filipino or
Communication Arts content area )
* IL can be a stand alone program of the school
library that can be delivered through Reference
and Readers Services that spirals from
preschool to high school level
* Be an IL advocate!

19. Designing an IL Program: Must
Haves
* Knowledge of the library collection, library
users, patrons, school curriculum, pedagogy
and instructional technology.
* Support of the administration, teachers and
the library staff
* IL advocacy beliefs (Are you a believer?)
* Good grasp of IL philosophy

20. Designing an IL Program in Context
Look at how learners developmentally grow
and go through stages.

21. Designing IL Programs in Context
Kindergarten Primary Years
library orientation, library orientation,
organization of information
introduction to
fiction and non-fiction
literature (stories and materials, literary
concept books), book appreciation, basic
awareness, reading references, parts of a book,
habit, guided viewing, online resources,
basic/simplified research
supervised use of AV models, engagement with
and computers AV/media

22. Designing IL Programs in Context
Junior High School High School
library orientation, reports, essays,
organization of information experiments,
and ideas, information investigations, surveys,
cycle and research process interviews, production and
literary genre, primary and creation of information, use
secondary sources, of technology
engagement with AV/media
and technology, processing *one-on-one consultation
and presentation of with librarian, guided
information inquiry, assisted research,
interlib loan, library
consortium

23. Designing IL Programs: Looking at
samples and models
* IL Program of The Beacon Academy Library
http://infolit-g11.wikispaces.com/Info+Lit+Skills+Self+Diagnosis
* University of Idaho
http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/info_literacy/
*SAUCE - http://ictnz.com/sauce-resources/SAUCEDiagram.htm
* Big 6 Model
-http://www.ranchoromero.net/games/big6.html
- www.big6.com

24. Open Forum
Questions
Responses
Comments
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