Module 1: Introduction

Module Objectives

  • Reflect on what makes an effective library spaces and identify strategies to implement positive change

Think

  • Syllabus
  • Professional Growth Project
  • The following chapters from American Association of School Librarians. (2018). National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries. Chicago, IL: American Librarian Association.
    • Chapter 5: Inquire
    • Chapter 6: Include
    • Chapter 7: Collaborate
    • Chapter 8: Curate
    • Chapter 9: Explore
    • Chapter 10: Engage
  • “Alaska Library Standards” from Alaska standards and instruction. (2023). Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. https://education.alaska.gov/standards
  • “Montana Content Standards for Library Media and Information Literacy” from Content standards and model curriculum guide documents. (2021). Montana Office of Public Instruction. https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Teaching-Learning/K-12-Content-Standards/Information-Literacy-Library-Media-Standards
  • Module 23: Transforming Library Space and Policies from Hughes-Hassell, S., Rawson, C. H., & Hirsh, K. (2019). Project READY: Reimagining equity and access to diverse youth [online curriculum]. https://ready.web.unc.edu/

Choose one or more of the following:

Create

Read the Professional Growth Project document so that you have an overview of the entire project.

Step One: Provide Your Information

Submit the following information to your instructor, per their directions:

  • What is your first and last name?
  • What is your current position?
  • If you are currently in a library, how long have you been in that position?
  • Do you have access to a school library?
  • Do you have a relationship with the school librarian in your building?
    • There is no school librarian in my building
    • Yes, a positive one
    • Yes, a neutral one
    • Yes, a poor one
    • No, but I’ll work on that!
  • Which library media courses have you already completed?
    • EDCI 550: Ethics & Advocacy
    • EDCI 546: Administration of the School Library
    • EDCI 522: Information Literacy Instruction
    • EDCI 547: Inquiry-Based Learning
    • EDCI 549: Reading Promotion
    • EDCI 548: Collection Development
  • Who is your assigned mentor?

Share

In the Module 1 forum, add to the discussion around the following prompt. Do not create a new thread, but rather continue the discussion your classmates have started. You may still reply to a specific classmate. 

  • Reflect on one of the six features of effective library spaces. Come up with 3 to 5 specific ways that a library might embody that feature. Try to think creatively. Be sure to consider the library’s physical AND digital spaces.

In the Resource forum, share the item you explored from the Think and then reflect on your choice by answering three of the following questions.

  • How has my prior experience and personal values influenced my understanding of this topic?
  • What are other theories of this topic that might provide me with a different viewpoint?
  • How could my education colleagues support me or collaborate with me in learning more about this topic?
  • What new information did I learn? What questions do I have?
  • How could I apply this information to my practice?
  • If you disagree with the information presented, how so? Why?
  • What opportunities / challenges could this information lead to?

Respond to three or more of your classmates in either discussion forum.

Grow

Resume your Project READY journal from your last semester of the practicum. If you need a new copy, the journal can be downloaded from Project READY Module 1A. Depending on the order of your Practicum Sessions, you may find that you are engaging in the modules out of order; that is fine.