Standard 1: Teaching for Learning
"Candidates are effective teachers who demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and who model and promote collaborative planning, instruction in multiple literacies, and inquiry-based learning, enabling members of the learning community to become effective users and creators of ideas and information. Candidates design and implement instruction that engages students' interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, gain and share knowledge" (ALA/AASL,2010 p. 1).
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Standard 1 Elements:
1.1. Knowledge of Learners and Learning 1.2 Effective and Knowledgeable Teacher 1.3 Instructional Partner 1.4 Integration of Twenty-First Century Skills and Learning Standards |
Reflection and Artifacts
"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library the doors to learning are always open" Laura Bush as quoted in Harvey (2009 p. 3).
Media Centers are well known as the heart of the school. This largest classroom caters to diversity of learning within the school setting. Given that the Media Center is the heart of the school, there are ample opportunities for the Media Specialist to collaborate with teachers and unique learners within the community.
With the integration of technology in the curriculum, learning styles have changed over time. I am prepared to meet unique learning styles through my authentic learning experiences at Georgia Southern University.
In FRIT 7234 I created Information Fluency mini-lessons for ninth-graders that taught about diverse topics in an inquiry-based framework. Learning about plagiarism within the framework of politics was a focus of this lesson, as well. For this course, I also created a blog where I discussed several aspects of information fluency and inquiry-based learning. Further, as part of this blogging experience, I created a bag the web listing of my classmate’s blogs so that I could learn from seasoned veteran educators.
In FRIT 7332, I created a Banned Books Week lesson that expressed how I would collaborate with other teachers in order to teach about censorship and banning of books. This lesson allowed me to understand a higher level of collaboration in the role of Instructional Partner. During FRIT 7765, I was afforded the opportunity to work collaboratively with an English teacher for a lesson on finding scholarly resources and incorporating brainstorming with the assistance of technology. Collaboration with teachers is one of the most critically important roles of the Media Specialist. A quality Media program lives and dies by effective collaboration.
Just as collaboration is essential to a Media Center’s success, so is effective use of technology tools within the Media Center is essentially important. During my Georgia Southern Education I have learned about a wide variety of technology tools, created lessons related to the implementation of technology within the curriculum, and drafted documents related to BYOD/BYOT. The implementation of technology within the curriculum is crucially important to prepping students for the Real World, or to be effective Twenty-First Century Learners.
Media Centers are well known as the heart of the school. This largest classroom caters to diversity of learning within the school setting. Given that the Media Center is the heart of the school, there are ample opportunities for the Media Specialist to collaborate with teachers and unique learners within the community.
With the integration of technology in the curriculum, learning styles have changed over time. I am prepared to meet unique learning styles through my authentic learning experiences at Georgia Southern University.
In FRIT 7234 I created Information Fluency mini-lessons for ninth-graders that taught about diverse topics in an inquiry-based framework. Learning about plagiarism within the framework of politics was a focus of this lesson, as well. For this course, I also created a blog where I discussed several aspects of information fluency and inquiry-based learning. Further, as part of this blogging experience, I created a bag the web listing of my classmate’s blogs so that I could learn from seasoned veteran educators.
In FRIT 7332, I created a Banned Books Week lesson that expressed how I would collaborate with other teachers in order to teach about censorship and banning of books. This lesson allowed me to understand a higher level of collaboration in the role of Instructional Partner. During FRIT 7765, I was afforded the opportunity to work collaboratively with an English teacher for a lesson on finding scholarly resources and incorporating brainstorming with the assistance of technology. Collaboration with teachers is one of the most critically important roles of the Media Specialist. A quality Media program lives and dies by effective collaboration.
Just as collaboration is essential to a Media Center’s success, so is effective use of technology tools within the Media Center is essentially important. During my Georgia Southern Education I have learned about a wide variety of technology tools, created lessons related to the implementation of technology within the curriculum, and drafted documents related to BYOD/BYOT. The implementation of technology within the curriculum is crucially important to prepping students for the Real World, or to be effective Twenty-First Century Learners.