Retrofitting School Libraries for
21st Century Learners
Margaret Sullivan
Library Resource Group LLC
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Personal Biases
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What are yours?
What are your school administrators?
What are the school boards?
What are your communities or the parents?
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What are your biases?
• Educational Models
– L4L Advocates
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Experiences
Training and Educational Background
Demographics
History /Family
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My Biases
• I believe in “Books”
– Books build literacy
– Read for pleasure and relaxation
– “The Power of Reading” by Stephen Krashen’s 2004
– Literacy should be a National Concern
• 1 in 7 Adults are Illiterate
– “The Dumbest Generation” by Mark Bauerlein 2008
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My Biases
• Intolerable distance between the “Haves” and
the “Have Not’s”
– Addressing the challenges of “have not’s”
• “The Meaning of the 21st Century” by James Martin 2006
• “The Shame of the Nation” or “Death at an Early” “Age
of Savage Inequalities” by Jonathan Kozol
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Administrators
School Board
IT Director
Librarian
POTENTIAL BIASES?
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What is a 21st Century Learner?
“Twenty-first century learners are always on,
always connected. They are comfortable
multitasking. They are multimedia oriented.
Their world is Web-based. They want instant
gratification. They are impatient, creative,
expressive and social. They are risk-takers who
thrive in less structured environments.”
Partnership for 21St Century Learners
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Skills Categorized
• Information and Communication Skills:
– Information processing skills include
information and media literacy, visual
literacy as well as communications and
technology literacy, and oral, written and
multimedia communications.
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Skills Categorized
• Thinking and Problem-solving Skills:
– These skills use problem-solving tools, such
as spreadsheets, decision support and
design tools, to develop critical thinking,
systems thinking, problem solving, creativity
and innovation.
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Skills Categorized
• Personal and Workplace Productivity Skills
– These skills include interpersonal and
collaboration skills, the ability to self direct,
adaptability, ethical behavior,
social/personal accountability, leadership,
as well as project planning and
development.
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What is a 21st Century Learner?
• Learning 4 Life AASL Standards and Guidelines for 21
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Century Learners
– Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
– Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply
knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
– Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively
as members of our democratic society.
– Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
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AEIOU
• Activities: What are they doing?
– Brainstorming, reading, teaching, eating,
mentoring, writing, storytelling
• Environments: Where is it taking place?
– Location, noise, lighting, all the senses
• Interactions: With whom are they interfacing?
– Talking, seeing, collaborating
Conifer Research tips and framework
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AEIOU
• Objects: What are they using?
– Chairs, tables, projectors, keyboard, whiteboard
• Users: Who are they?
– Groups
• Classes
• Teams
– Individuals
– Demographic data
Conifer Research tips and framework
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Information Gathering
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Interviewing, focus groups
Shadowing
Fly on the Wall
Note-taking
Physical Traces
Conifer Research tips and framework
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Schools for a New Millennium
The Language of School Design by Prakash Nair & Randall Fielding
• Independent Study
• Peer Tutoring
• Collaborative Work in small and mid-sized
groups (2-6 students)
• One-on-One Learning with a Teacher
• Lecture Format
• Project-based Learning
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Schools for a New Millennium
The Language of School Design by Prakash Nair & Randall Fielding
• Technology-based Learning with mobile
computers
• Distance Learning
• Research via the Internet with Wireless
Networking
• Student Presentations
• Performance and Music-based Learning
• Seminar-Style Instruction
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Schools for a New Millennium
The Language of School Design by Prakash Nair & Randall Fielding
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Community Service Learning
Naturalist Learning
Social/Emotional Learning
Art-based Learning
Storytelling
Learning by Building, Hands-on based
Learning
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Learning/Information Commons
• Computer workstation clusters
• Collaborative learning spaces
– Cafes
– Gaming Environments
• Presentation Support Centers or Multimedia
Presentation Centers
– Electronic Classroom
• Digital Media Studios or Advanced Technology
Labs
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Learning/Information Commons
• Instructional Technology Centers for Faculty
Development
– Multimedia Support
• Soft Seating
– Lounges
– Cafes
– Social Networking
– Rest/Relaxation
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Learning/Information Commons
• Writing Centers and other academic support
units
• Privacy, personalized study area
• Private spaces
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Meetings
Projects
Seminars
Receptions
Programs
Cultural events
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Flexibility
Comfort
Sensory Stimulation
Technology Integration
Decentralized
TRANSLATING CONCEPTS IN SPACE
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Zones
Planning
Prioritizing
Floor Plans
CONCEPTS IN SPACE
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Zone Planning
School Library
Display
Work
space
Fiction
Circulation
Desk
Signage
Non-Fiction
Staff
Offices
Teaching
Reading
Viewing
Listening
Browsing
Meeting Space
Electronic
Information
Online Services
Computer
Labs
Teacher
Resources
Classroom
Collaboration
Zone Planning
Fiction
Off-site
Access
Non-Fiction
Electronic
Information
Online Services
Computer
Labs
Distance Learning
Labs
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School Library with
Wireless Network
Display
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Signage
Circulation
Desk
Work
space
Staff
Offices
Teaching
Reading
Viewing
Listening
Browsing
Studying
Collaboration
Meeting
Working
Spaces
Social
Networking
Gaming
Teacher
Resources
Media Production
Classroom
Collaboration
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What need to be included/excluded?
Which space should have larger circle?
Which spaces can be smaller circles?
New circles?
DISCUSS ZONES
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Planning
• Sustainability, Green Components
• Indoor Environmental Quality
– Carpet
• Ergonomics
• Acoustics and Ceiling Height
• New Windows and Treatments
– Light, Natural and Even
– New Energy Efficient Lights
– Light Switches verses Motion Detectors
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Planning: Technology Integration
• Electronics and Equipment
– Copy machine, laminating, binding
– Computers, Printers, Scanners, Cameras
– Televisions, DVDs, Multimedia Projectors
• Electrical Outlets
– Quantity and Location
• Phone Lines and Data
– Wireless network
• HVAC
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Planning
• Safety and Security
– One Main Entrance
– Traffic Flow
– Site Lines
• Shelving heights
• Blind corners
• Exits
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Planning
• Interior Color Palette
– Walls
– Flooring
• Squares verses rolls
• New Materials
– Wood Finishes
– Laminates
– Fabrics
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Prioritizing
• Work on Zones in Manageable/Logical Phases
• Weeding Process
– Materials
– Equipment
– Furniture
– Decorations/Displays
• Negotiate Budget
• Develop a Floor Plan
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Furniture Issue
• Flexible
– New verses retrofitting
• Comfortable
• Scale
• Decentralized
– AEIOU
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Samples to Discuss
YOUR CURRENT LIBRARIES
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QUESTIONS?
Works Cited
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A Chronicle of West Virginia’s 21st Century Learning Initiatives, West Virginia Department
of Education 2008
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Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, ACRL/ALA 2000
Standards for the 21st Century Learner, AASL/ALA 2007
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Schools and the Stimulus: How America’s Public School Districts Are Using ARRA Funds,
AASA, 2009
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Free Reading, by Stephen Frashen, School Library Journal, 9/1/2006
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Bauerlein, Mark, The Dumbest Generation, Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin Group 2008
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Kozol, Jonathan, The Shame of the Nation, Crown Publishing 2005
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Works Cited
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Martin, James, The Meaning of the 21st Century, Penguin Group 2006 Palfrey, John and Gasser,
Urs, Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives, Basic Books, 2008
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Nair, Prakash and Fielding, Randall, The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st
Century Schools, DESIGNSHARE.COM, 2005
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Barton, Paul E. and Coley, Richard J., Windows on Achievement & Inequality,, Educational
Testing Service www.ets.org/research/pic 2008
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Hassel, Bryan, Revised edition updated Maria Ferguson, Comprehensive School Reform: Making
Good Choices, 2002
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Reading Performance and Achievement Gaps, Indicator 12, The Condition of Education, NAEP
2009
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Tough Choices or Tough Times, Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, National
Center on Education and the Economy 2009
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Works Cited
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Is the Emphasis on Proficiency Shortchanging Higher and Lower Achieving Students,
Center on Education Policy 2009
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Greene, Jay and Foster, Greg, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in
the United States, Manhattan Institute , 2003
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How Teens Use Media, Nielsen Report, June 2009
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