A presentation about library services in the Grossmont Union High School District, given by district teacher-librarians as part of a two-day professional development workshop for district administrators on June 28, 2011.

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2. Library Services In The Grossmont Union High School District Library Services in the Grossmont Union High School District A Bridge To The Future A Presentation to Grossmont Union High School District Administrators June 28, 2011 Introduction: Why Do Our Students Need Information Literacy Skills? Steve Montgomery – Teacher-Librarian at El Cajon Valley High School How Does The GUHSD Library Program Address Those Needs? Carolyn Teschler – Teacher-Librarian at Santana High School A Classroom Teacher’s Perspective on Library Services For Students Cece Boehme – English Department Chair at West Hills High School A GUHSD Graduate’s Perspective on the Importance of Information Literacy Andrea Oliver – Santana H.S. Graduate & Summa Cum Laude Graduate of SDSU The Future of Library Services Steve Montgomery – Teacher-Librarian at El Cajon Valley High School For more information about the wonderful world of library services, please visit the GUHSD Virtual Library Learning Commons and click on: “About VLLC / Library Program Resources.” library.guhsd.net AGENDA TODAY’S

3. Library Services In The Grossmont Union High School District BRIDGE INFORMATION LITERACY O O K S LECTRONICRESOURCES

4. Information Literacy Not all information is created equal. Not all information is created equally. When you type “martin luther king” into Google, this is the 4th siteon the results list—out of a total of 51,400,000 sites found: Martin Luther King, Jr. : A True Historical Examination http://martinlutherking.org

5. Information Literacy

7. Meeting White Nationalists for romance or friendship.

9. Research Question: “Who makes the laws in Cuba?”* * According to the #1 result on Google when that question is typed into the Google search field. Bob Saget Answer: Danny Tanner on Full House #1 Result Jessica’s Dad in Dumb and Dumberer Stand-up Comic and Roaster President of Cuba ???

10. Actual Screen Shot GUHSD Student Report on Jamaica

11. Library Services In The Grossmont Union High School District Community and Connections:A Spirit of Collaboration How Teacher-Librarians Bridge the Academic/Personal Gap

12. Getting From Here to There

14. eBooks

16. Non-Fiction

18. We want our students to know how to find quality, professional resources/information.

19. We need to teach students how to have a questioning, discerning eye.

27. Monte Vista Links Page, continued… Each site librarian customizes his/her site to meet the needs of students and staff at that school. The work of selecting, updating, and organizing these resources is ongoing at each site. Annotated by Site Librarian to Assist Students With Their Searches.

28. Librarians Bridge the Academic Student and thePersonal Individual The library is a LearningCommonswhere teachers and students gather. O N N E C T I O N S C O N T I N U I T Librarians are a constant in the lives of students all 4 years of high school, so we see students grow both academically and personally. Librarians find resources that help students with life’s challenges: divorce, death, self-esteem, finding a job, relationships, bullying, etc. Sometimes we find the perfect book. Sometimes we find the perfect website. And sometimes, the best resource we can provide is connecting that student with a trained guidance counselor. C O M M U N I T Y Librarians connect students to the larger school community, providing a space of unity—a hub of campus life not fractured by grade, ability, or personal identity.

30. Familiarizing students with the tools of technology that are an essential part of a 21st century education.

31. Teaching students how to navigate in a sea of information—and misinformation—including how to find HELP when they are stuck.Teaching staff so they can teach students—forming a resource & information network. The end result is independent, self-directed learners who can navigate their way through information to efficiently and effectively find and use what they need.

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35. Planning For The Future

36. PlanningFor The Future Technology

37. Planning For The Future Technology Passive consumers of information will be left behind in the 21st century. Students must learn to be knowledge creators.

38. Planning For The Future The Increasing Need For Schools to Teach Information Literacy On October 1st, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a Proclamation declaring that October be designated “Information Literacy Awareness Month” in the United States. “Over the past decade, we have seen a crisis of authenticity emerge. We now live in a world where anyone can publish an opinion or perspective, whether true or not, and have that opinion amplified within the information marketplace.” “Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it.” “…institutions such as libraries and universities…can help separate truth from fiction and signal from noise.” President Barack Obama

39. Planning For The Future The Increasing Need For Schools to Teach Information Literacy From President Obama’s Proclamation Declaring Information Literacy Awareness Month “Our Nation’s educators and institutions of learning must be aware of—and adjust to—these new realities. In addition to the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, it is equally important that our students are given the tools required to take advantage of the information available to them.” “The ability to seek, find, and decipher information can be applied to countless life decisions, whether financial, medical, educational, or technical.” “An informed and educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of our modern democratic society, and I encourage educational and community institutions across the country to help Americans find and evaluate the infor­mation they seek, in all its forms.”

40. Planning For The Future The Increasing Need For Schools to Teach Information Literacy “Information literacy has progressed from the simple definition of using reference resources to find information. Multiple literacies, including digital, visual, textual, and technological, have now joined information literacy as crucial skills for this century.” Standards for 21st-Century Learners WASC has only recently added an “Information Literacy” component to its evaluation of colleges seeking WASC accreditation. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has just recently released iSkills, its first-of-a-kind student assessment that tests Information Literacy competencies. California recently launched its Digital Literacy Initiative, designed to improve the Information Literacy skills of all Californians. Every study conducted has shown that the Information Literacy skills taught in a strong library program with qualified personnel results in higher student achievement and increased standardized test scores.

42. Flexibility that allows space to be configured in multiple ways (movable furniture, partitions, shelves, equipment, etc.)

43. State-of-the-art technologies

44. Space designed to accommodate future technologies

45. Supervision and safety are top priorities

46. Welcoming and comfortable

47. Abundant natural and artificial lighting

48. Environmentally responsible

49. Designed and built as part of a holistic, campus-wide vision

50. Teacher-Librarians as active participantsin all aspects of the design process

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