Whole School Planning for

Information LiteracySuccessful information literacy programs do not only focus on teaching information skills, they focus on designing learning experiences that require the use of information skills.

Bruce (2003) Information Literacy as a Catalyst for Educational Change

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Whole School PlanningWhen implementing any change in a school setting:

People must recognise a need for change for it to be effective.

Change is a process, not an event…it takes a long time (at least 2-3 years).

Change involves people, therefore individuals must be a focal point.

Change is a complicated process that involves people in taking risks, doing something new and running the risk of failure.

Change can be frustrating, hard work and will involve conflict, disagreement and compromise.

Change happens at different rates to different people.

Attitudes to change will vary over time for each individual.

As change is adopted it will almost certainly not look the way the initiator intended.

Not everyone will change.

However desirable whole school planning is, However desirable whole school planning is, it is important to be realistic!it is important to be realistic!

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Pre-requisites Paradigm shiftsParadigm shifts

Staff PD - to develop clear understanding of the research or information process and the skills and capabilities involved in Guided Inquiry learning

Commitment & leadershipCommitment & leadership

School structures that support collaborative planning e.g. timetabling, meeting schedules

ResourcesResources

Adequate staffing and resourcing of the school library

The establishment of information infrastructure and networks – LIMS, LMS, local community resources - libraries and people

TIME!!!TIME!!!

What pre-requisites are missing for you?What pre-requisites are missing for you?

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Paradigm shifts

Movement from a content orientation to a process orientation to teaching,

Teacher-centred to a learner-centred view of learning

Personalised education - an increased emphasis on understanding the perceptual worlds of students and their pedagogical implications.

Teachers who value these new paradigms find it much easier to embrace information literacy education.

How do these shifts relate to your practice?How do these shifts relate to your practice?

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Commitment & leadership demonstrated by:

Principal and school leadership team are actively involved in and support the change

Support networks are set up, both in and beyond the school PD strategies are developed collaboratively and based on adult

learning principles The experiences, strengths and learning styles of individuals are

acknowledged and accepted Time, incentives and support are sustained over a number of

years A cycle of development, implementation, monitoring and

reviewing is overt and sustained over time Achievements and successes are recognised and celebrated

Describe the details behind these for your school.Describe the details behind these for your school.

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Resources Research has proven that school libraries can have a positive impact on student achievement….. a strong library program that is adequately staffed, resourced and funded a strong library program that is adequately staffed, resourced and funded

can lead to higher student achievement, regardless of the socioeconomic can lead to higher student achievement, regardless of the socioeconomic or educational levels of the adults in the community; or educational levels of the adults in the community;

a strong computer network connecting the library's resources to the classroom and laboratories has an impact on student achievement;

the quality of the collection has an impact on student learning; test scores are higher when there is higher usage of the school library; collaborative relationships between classroom teachers and school librarians

have a significant impact on learning, particularly in relation to the planning of instructional units, resource collection development, and the provision of professional development for teachers;

a print-rich environment leads to more reading, and free voluntary reading is the best predictor of comprehension, vocabulary growth, spelling and grammatical ability, and writing style;

integrating information literacy into the curriculum can improve students' mastery of both content and information seeking skills; and that

libraries can make a positive difference to students' self-esteem, confidence, independence and sense of responsibility in regard to their own learning.

Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement: a Review of the Research (ACER, 2003)

How well staffed and resourced is your school library? How well staffed and resourced is your school library? Do you plan with a teacher librarian?Do you plan with a teacher librarian?

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4 Enablers for Successunderlying principles for successfully implementing a process

approach to information skills. 1. A team approach to teaching with administrators, teachers, and

teacher librarians playing essential roles in the instructional team.

2. A mutually held constructivist view of learning compatible with the process approach that provided the foundation for actively engaging students in problem driven inquiry.

3. A shared commitment to teaching skills for lifelong learning and for motivating students to take responsibility for their own learning.

4. Competence in designing activities and strategies to improve student learning.

Kuhlthau, 1993

How do you establish these at your school ?How do you establish these at your school ?

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3 primary Inhibitors of Success1. Lack of time

Lack of student time Insufficient collaborative planning time

2. Role confusion – no clear notion of teacher/TL collaborative roles; no recognized or articulated role for administrators

3. Poorly designed assignments – often viewed as ‘add-on’ rather than ways of learning key concepts and Essential Learnings

Kuhlthau, 1993

How can these ‘road blocks’ be removed?How can these ‘road blocks’ be removed?

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Reviewing Information Literacy policy and practice in your school How does your school teach students to develop information literacy

skills?

What information does your school collect on information literacy?

How does your school encourage your students to enjoy reading?

How does the organisation of your resources (school library, ICT, classroom book collections) assist students’ learning in the information landscape?

How does your school ensure that its information resources support the needs, interests and abilities of all of your students?

How does your school develop and promote the school library’s resources?

Education Review Office, New Zealand , 2006. Student Learning in the Information Landscape: Good Practice.

Evaluate existing policy & Evaluate existing policy & practice

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An action plan

1. Identify desired information skills for development across year levels e.g. using ILPO or Learning matrix

2. Identify occurrence and type/topic of research tasks across subjects and year levels.

3. Map 1 and 2 to create an information literacy continuum across the school; eliminating any overlaps and filling any gaps using SACSA framework.

Provide related PD when and where

necessary

e.g. staff induction

Start with what already exists!Start with what already exists!

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An action plan contd…

1. Re-shape or create research tasks to ensure information skill development is explicit and assessed.

2. Digitally document and store tasks and related resources for ease of retrieval and editing e.g. Moodle, Virtual Library.

3. Deliver, evaluate and fine tune tasks on a regular basis

Embed program in Site Learning plan

Review and refine program to meet

school needs on a regular basis

……don’t re-invent the wheel; aim for sustainability!don’t re-invent the wheel; aim for sustainability!

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Critical components of an information literacy program Resources to facilitate the learning of specific skills, e.g. Web-based

information skills enhancement packages and other point of need, or self paced instruction.

Curriculum that provides the opportunity to learn specific skills, either early in a course or at point of need, (from self-paced packages, peers, teacher librarians) [integrated].

Curriculum that requires engagement in learning activities that require ongoing interaction with the information environment (as in the Stage 2 Research Project or any SACSA or SACE research task) [embedded].

Curriculum that provides opportunities for reflection and documentation of learning about effective information practices (as required in the compulsory Research Project) [embedded].

What needs to done to put these in place at this school?What needs to done to put these in place at this school?

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Some shifts in thinking and changes in practices:

Developing emotional literacy by teaching coping strategies and that anxiety and uncertainty are normal parts of the process.

Investing time to build engagement - providing opportunity for lengthy and rich exploration of a topic (such as in the Research Project).

Supporting students during their work by using the staged model of inquiry and making effective use of the ‘zones of intervention’

Teaching role of the librarian is an essential corollary.

Understanding the process approach – teachers and teacher librarians need to fully understand the Information Process and the Guided Inquiry model of learning.

How can this resource help to implement these shifts?How can this resource help to implement these shifts?

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Planning tools and guidelines ACER (2003) Engaging secondary school students in lifelong learning (2003) This ACER research conducted in SA high schools

provides tools for secondary schools to orient themselves towards lifelong learning and plan for information literacy across the school. http://www.acer.edu.au/documents/LifeLongLearning_Engaging.pdf The theory behind the research is outlined in a previous paper: The era of lifelong learning: implications for secondary schools http://www.acer.edu.au/documents/LifelongLearning.pdf (2000)

ACER (2003) Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement: a Review of the Research, http://www.asla.org.au/research/summary.htm

ACRL (2003) Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/characteristics.cfm

ASLA/ALIA. (2001) Learning for the Future - developing information services in schools, 2nd edition, Curriculum Corporation. Bruce, Christine (2003) Information Literacy as a Catalyst for Educational Change, http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/300/01/bruce-fullpaper.pdf California School Library Association (2004) Standards & guidelines for strong School Libraries http://

www.csla.net/pdf/CSLA_Standards.pdf - comprehensive guidelines and standards for strong school libraries, including resources, staffing, facilities, literacy skill levels, and models of excellence.

California School Library Association (2006) A Process Guide for Library Media Programs http://www.csla.net/pub/pdf/Focus_on_Learning2006.pdf is tied to Focus on Learning - a self-study process for school improvement for library media teachers (TLs), administrators, and others. http://www.acswasc.org/pdf_cde/Complete_CDE_Charter_JointProcess.pdf

Colorado Department of Education (2008) Criteria checklist for Power libraries http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/powerlib/download/CRITERIACHECKLISTFORAPOWERLIBRARY.pdf

Council for the Australian Federation (2007) The future of schooling in Australia, http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/CA256D800027B102/Lookup/FederalistPaper2TheFutureofSchoolinginAustralia/$file/Federalist%20Paper%202%20The%20Future%20of%20Schooling%20in%20Australia.pdf

Education Review Office, New Zealand (2006). Student Learning in the Information Landscape: Good Practice. http://ero.govt.nz/ERO/Publishing.nsf/Print/InfoLandscapeGP_Jun06_Summary

ILPO or The Information Literacy Planning Overview, is a comprehensive suite of tools that can be used by individual teachers or for whole school planning. A very detailed breakdown of information or research skills is tagged to student year levels to create an information skills continuum. Available for P-7 or 8-12 students. Related resources include posters, Research Organiser workbooks, and ILPETS (Information Literacy Planning - Extra Teaching Support - blackline masters).  An updated version entitled "ILPO in outcomes" now pulls together all the content of ILPO K/P-12 and all ILPETS Bks 1-4 on one easy-to-use CD-ROM. http://search.curriculum.edu.au/texis/search?pr=www.curriculumpress.edu.au&dropXSL=html&query=ILPO

International Federation of Library Associations (2005) The Alexandria Proclamation On Information Literacy And Lifelong Learning, http://www.ifla.org/III/wsis/High-Level-Colloquium.pdf

Kuhlthau, Dr Carol. (1993) Implementing a Process Approach to Information Skills, http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/slmrb/editorschoiceb/infopower/selectkuhlthau1.cfmv

Queensland Department Education, Training and the Arts. (2000) Whole-school Literacy Planning Guidelines http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/literate-futures/wsl-guidelines.html are from the Queensland Literate Futures Project http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/literate-futures/resources.htmlhttp:/education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/literate-futures/pdfs/lf-review.pdf

Why re-invent the wheel?!Why re-invent the wheel?!