Stacey Waugh SLIS 761

  At the Intersection of Information Literacy, Technology, and Digital/Media When thinking about how one consumes information, it is important to understand how technology and digital media impacts the information we process.   As educators, we consistently learn how to look for bias in the information we intake, however, now more than ever, we are learning about new forms of media our students are engaging in.   With this, it is important to facilitate learning environments that teach students and peers how to determine the validity and credibility of the information being viewed/read, especially in social media.   The Partnership for 21 st Century Learning states, “Effective citizens and workers of the 21 st century must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.” (p. 5) With the everchanging media platforms and easy access to a plethora of information, it is imperative that school librari...

  The AASL and ISTE Standards Integration Throughout my research this week, I discovered that while both the AASL and ISTE standards share common themes, they also keep the learner at the forefront.   In both realms they target learning outcomes and desired skill sets that can be integrated effectively by school librarians who create rich learning experiences for students.   The Start of Something New, A Relationship between the AASL Standards Framework for Learners and IB Approaches to Learning by Calypso Gilstrap (Knowledge Quest. 47(5). 30-36.) stood out to me as a connection to how both sets of standards and IB’s Approaches to Learning can be integrated to ensure that students thrive academically and personally in the world they are living in.   The International Baccalaureate Organization was created over fifty years ago with the purpose of creating peace through education.   This growing program is chosen by schools because of its focus on rigorous acad...