Information Literacy-From Preschool to High School (Feb. 1 - March 12)

Date, Location

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 10:00am to Mon, 02/01/2010 - 6:00pm

online,

Cost: ALSC Personal Member: $95, ALA Personal Member: $145, Nonmember: $165

To Register:

To register for this course, visit the ALA online registration site or fax a complete registration form to ALA Member and Customer Service.  Questions?  Please call 1-800-545-2433 ext. 5.Class size is limited to 25 students.

 

About the Event

This is a six week Moodle course that will begin the week of February 1, 2010 and end March 12, 2010.

To register for this course, visit the ALA online registration site or fax a complete registration form to ALA Member and Customer Service.  Questions?  Please call 1-800-545-2433 ext. 5. 

Course Description

Learn how to conduct information literacy instruction for all ages from preschool to elementary school to middle school and beyond.  Participants will be encouraged to examine their local schools’ and state’s requirements pertaining to library skills, and to develop methods of using the library to complement those requirements.  Participants will learn about examples of successful programs, appropriate skills for appropriate ages, creation and presentation of programs as well as marketing of those programs; also, participants will discuss ways that information literacy instruction can be a useful “outreach” tool to increase library and database usage and develop their own information literacy instruction program. 

Empirical evidence indicates that information literacy does lead to increases in library usage, and participants will be encouraged to develop evaluations for determining their own results based upon the programs they develop (and hopefully!) present at their libraries. Through course readings, class lectures, group projects and individual “research,” participants will acquire the skills they need to prepare and present their own information literacy instruction courses for whatever ages they choose to instruct.
 

Goal

Participants will be able to:
1. understand their state and local school requirements pertaining to information literacy and/or library skills
2. realize ways libraries (school and public) can collaborate with educators to present information literacy instruction
3. examine child development and ways that children of varying ages can grasp library skills appropriate for their ages
4. develop information literacy programs and courses for varying ages (from preschool through middle school)
5. consider ways that information literacy instruction can be used as an outreach tool to increase usage of libraries and databases
6. implement information literacy instruction programs and courses at their libraries

Course Requirements

    Participants will:

    1. be expected to participate interactively in the online discussion forums
    2. complete recommended and/or required reading assignments

 

Who should take this course

Children’s and young adult librarians in public libraries and schools; library paraprofessional and support staff who are working with students, parents and teachers.

Instructor/Designer

Maryann Mori, Director, Waukee Public Library, (email: maryannmori@aol.com )