Learning For Life : Advocacy for the
21rst Century Skills and
Empowering Learners
Presented by
Jane Horsefield
L4L State Coordinator
Shift Happens: Education 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4FJMJtt8dk
“By the end of the 20th century, society had shifted from the Industrial Age, which
centered around jobs in manufacturing, to the Information Age, in which jobs
required innovative thinking and problem-solving skills, effective communication
skills, teamwork, and the ability to manage information effectively.”
Partnership for 21rst Century Skills 2008.
Empowering
Learners
Guidelines for School
Library Media Programs
School Librarians Role
Advocacy
Role Model
Leader
Facilitator
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
Common Beliefs
• Reading is a window to the world.
•Inquiry provides a framework for learning.
“It isn’t the answer anymore, it’s the
question.”
•Ethical behavior in the use of information
must be taught.
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
Common Beliefs
•Technology skills are crucial for future
employment needs.
•Equitable access is a key component for
education.
•The definition of information literacy has
become more complex as resources and
technologies have changed.
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner
Common Beliefs
• The continuing expansion of
information demands that all
individuals acquire the thinking skills that will
enable them to learn on their
own.
• Learning has a social context.
• School libraries are essential to the
development of learning skills
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Changing Role of the SLMS
How they were Ranked Before
How they are Ranked Now
1.Teacher
1. Instructional Partner
1.Information Specialist
2. Information Specialist
1.Instructional Partner
1.Program Administrator
3. Teacher
4. Program Administrator
5. Leader
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Teaching for Learning
Five Guidelines
1. Collaboration
2. Promotes Reading
3. Provides instruction that addresses
multiple literacies
4. Models an Inquiry-Based Approach
5. Regular Assessment
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Building the Learning Environment
Guidelines
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Empowering Learning Through Leadership
 Passionate about your job
Innovative and creative
Excellent communicator
Goal Driven- Results Driven
Future thinking-tooling
Love input and Collaboration
Empowering Learners
Guidelines for School Library
Media Programs
Citation
Curriculum 21 : Essential Education for a Changing World.
Alexandria, VA. : ASCD. 2010. Print.
Empowering Learners : Guidelines for School Library Media
Programs. Chicago, Il. : American Library Association. 2009. Print.
Fisch, Karl.“Shift Happens : Education 3.0”. YouTube, October 9,
2009.