Forum 5.3 – 1  Discuss either Lupton’s or Bonnano’s  analysis and their potential impact on the need for an IL model in your school.

Bonanno (2015) has clearly outlined the Australian Curriculum content descriptors, general capabilities and suggested the introduction of inquiry skills for F-10 in the curriculum areas of History, Geography, Science, Civics & Citizenship, Economics & Business, Design & Technology and Digital Technology, in an easy to read table format.  Included in the reading is the core skills and tools of the Guided Inquiry Design Framework with suggested web tools to assist implementation.  The progression of implementation of a school based approach to information literacy is evident in all areas.

 

When there is an information literacy model in place in a school, students would develop and build their inquiry skills to the point that the process becomes natural and transfers across curriculum areas.  Unfortunately, not all students are experiencing this progression.  Assignments tend to be topic based with little range of choice.  When the student identifies the problem or question that they want to answer on the topic they would be more deeply engaged in their learning.  However, if method of information literacy is only deployed sporadically across year levels and departments the process would be daunting, for both the teachers and the students.

 

Bonanno, K. with Fitzgerald, L. (2014) F-10 inquiry skills scope and sequence, and F-10 core skills and tools. Eduwebinar Pty Ltd.

Are school librarians and endangered species?

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Are School Librarian’s and endangered species?

In Karen Bonanno’s (2011) speech at ASLA conference she addresses the issue of how many teacher librarians are viewed within the education sector as the “invisible profession” and the steps we as a profession need to take to change this by implementing a 5 finger plan for success.

THUMB – Strength of Character – establish preeminence, blog

POINTER – F.O.C.U.S – Follow One Course Until Successful

  1. Know your outcome
  2. Take Action
  3. Test
  4. Realign
  5. Go until you reach your goal.

MIDDLE – Brand – Who are you?  Know what you stand for?  Are you who you say you are?

RING –  Relationships – Build them and work with those who will work with you.

LITTLE – Little things you do – do the things others cannot do.

 

Thank you Karen for your words of wisdom that I will treasure.

CSU-SIS Learning Centre. (2011). ASLA 2011. Karen Bonanno, keynote speaker: A profession at the tipping point: Time to change the game plan [Video file]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/31003940