EDCI 598 Section 801 Module 1 Introduction
Module 1: Introduction
In this first module of the course, you’ll be introduced to the variety of standards that impact school librarians and learn more about what school librarians actually do.
Module Objectives
- Start a learning journal to track growth and reflections.
- Identify ways that the school library contributes to the broader school community.
Think
- Syllabus
- MSU LMC Program Handbook
- Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians
- Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools
- Alaska Library Standards (2020), available at Alaska Standards and Instruction
- Montana Content Standards for Library Media and Information Literacy (2021), available at OPI Information Literacy – Library Media Standards
- Alaska School Library Handbook
- AASL Standards Framework for Learners, available at National School Library Standards
- Module 1A: Agreements and Module 1B: Introduction from Hughes-Hassell, S., Rawson, C. H., & Hirsh, K. (2019). Project READY: Reimagining equity and access to diverse youth [online curriculum]. https://ready.web.unc.edu/
Choose one or more of the following:
- TEDx Talks. (2016, Jun 7). Changing the conversation about librarians | Mary Ray | TEDxElCajonSalon [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IniFUB7worY
- (2014, Oct 22). The power of school librarians [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eilZJp3_h8
- Greener, C. (2014, Apr 14). What do librarians actually do? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHaKyjZBWtA
- Rajeswaran, S. (2016, Mar 10). Why school library/librarians are important? – Mini-documentary [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SWLekWKtg8
Create
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Share
Respond to two of the following discussion prompts in the Module 1 discussion forum and then read and respond to at least three of your classmates:
- What ideas from your chosen articles resonated with you and why?
- What does your school community do well and in what areas do you feel the school / district needs to improve?
- What do you think the school library may be able to do to facilitate improvements?
- Read over the agreements page in Module 1A of Project READY and spend some time thinking about which of these agreements might be most difficult for you to stick to, and why. What actions can you take now and in the future to hold yourself accountable for these?
Grow
Download the Project READY Journal. You will use this throughout the course to reflect on your learning in the project ready readings. You will be asked to turn in your journal at the conclusion of the course as evidence of completion.