Transcript PPT - Glacier Peak High School

Student Learning Through the
SFC Library Media Center
Peter G. Mohn, LMS
Snohomish Freshman Campus
Library Media Center
October 14, 2004
SFC LMC Survey
Background Research
State-wide School Library studies
10 state-wide studies since 1999
Over 3,000 schools
Over 3 million students
Significant Academic Achievement regardless of:
Race
Social economic status
Size of school
Urban, suburban, or rural schools
Education background of parents
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Introduction
Surveyed 112 students
Surveyed 27 classroom teachers
Survey
Looked at 48 ways libraries impact learning
3 open ended questions
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Research Methodology
Student Learning through Ohio School Libraries
SFC surveys based on Ohio faculty survey
48 Statements came from
Information Power
School library research literature
Open ended questions
Specific library use
What LMC services people would like to see
Additional comments
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Findings
99.1% of students indicate the LMC have helped
students with their learning in and out of school
50% say the LMC helps students on all 48 statements
63.4% say the LMC helps students on 43 statements
37 of the statements at 90% or above
47 of the statements at 80% or above
The LMC plays a major role in helping students
with their learning
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Findings continued
No surprises here
The LMC helps students with information needs
The LMC helps with using computers
The LMC impacts student achievement
Some surprises
99.1% - The LMC helps work out main ideas
95.3% - The LMC helps students organize their homework
92.7% - The LMC helps students find information from home
90.6% - The LMC helps students be better writers
Same rank order of categories by students & teachers
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Conclusions
The LMC is an agency of resources
Traditional roles
The LMC is an agency of active learning
Information Literacy agents
Knowledge Construction agents
Academic Achievement agents
Independent Reading & Personal Development agents
Technological agents
Rescue agents
Individualized Learning agents
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Recommendations
Formalize collaborative process with teachers
Improve computer technology in LMC
Create a LMC web page
Promote more reading opportunities
Survey the Class of 2008
Recommendation 1
Formalize Collaboration Process
1 week advanced notice for class sign-ups
Meet with Peter to plan research project
Select research rubrics for project
Adapt rubrics to research goals
Teach information literacy skills before class
arrives, or give students more research time
Peter will create pathfinders to help students
Place research project on the web
Recommendation 2
Improve LMC Computer Technology
Place LMC technology on 5-year cycle
Purchase three new computers a year
Reconfigure LMC to house more workstations
All computers will have appropriate applications
Internet ready
Microsoft Office
Inspiration 7
Future applications
Work with District to provide temporary one hour overrides of filter for appropriate web sites
Recommendation 3
LMC Web Page
Provide access to research materials from home
Provide access to homework web sites
Provide access to teacher’s research assignments
Including rubrics and LMC pathfinders
Recommendation 4
Promote More Reading Opportunities
Evergreen & YRCA Book Awards
Student selected
Work with English Resource teachers
Provide Lexile scores for fiction books
Classroom book talks
Expand English Departments novel choices
Recommendation 5
Survey the Class of 2008
Use the Ohio student survey this year
Compare understanding of LMC with actual use
Compare SFC & Ohio student surveys
Recommendations for the Class of 2009
Building Partnerships for
Learning
… Because Student
Achievement
IS
THE BOTTOM LINE