Five Year Horizon for My Library Learning Commons

 


My two questions are:

1. Why do you think many teachers no longer see the library as the hub of the school and therefore, it is a constant challenge to advocate for more funding?

2. How can schools make access to learning opportunities around computational thinking equitable to all students?



References

Educause. 2023. 2023 Educause Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition. Available online at: https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2023/4/2023hrteachinglearning.pdf?la=en&hash=195420BF5A2F09991379CBE68858EF10D7088AF5 [Accessed May 13 2023]

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 14, 2023 at 1:14 PM

    Hi this is Julia.
    Question 1: I think some teachers still view the library as a place to borrow books. In my district, they use the TL as a prep teacher, so it's more or less a place for the students to go to spend time outside of the classroom. It's always a challenge because funding is short everywhere and there's a lack of time that TLs have to do more collaborative activities as the prep time demand gets higher with the number of students.
    Question 2: I think a way to make it more equitable is by allowing students to access the library at different times of the day along with having devices that can support independent learning (along with time for TLs to simply be in the library to assist students instead of teaching a whole class).

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  2. HarmeetMay 14, 2023 at 4:37 PM

    Rachel,
    I agree with what Julia said. I feel teachers who aren't collaborating with the TL as much see the library as a place to borrow books. If regular collaboration was happening, perhaps, the outcome would be different. I do believe it has a cyclical effect - more collaboration leads to more support of the LLC, and possibly more funding, since the whole school community sees the benefits of using the LLC and its resources.

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  3. PhilMay 15, 2023 at 8:38 AM

    Hi Rachel,
    For Q1, I don't actually find that. In most of the Canadian schools I have worked in, the library has been a real hub of the school. The only exception to that is my current school where the library is so small (and the school is so big), that it just wouldn't be practical. In my previous schools, where the library was central and spacious, it would be used for staff meetings, extra curricular workshops and a general meeting place which meant there was always a buzz around the library.

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  4. Sara CMay 17, 2023 at 5:42 PM

    Hi Rachel,
    I think that often the library is seen as separate or a thing to cross off the list. There are definitely some teachers who will never be interested in collaborating. But once you start building a culture of collaboration in your school, you will have more and more teachers wanting to partner with you.

    I think students have equitable access to technology and CT lessons when the school has a designated person who teaches ADST. They can ensure that every class has a chance to learn a little about coding and computational thinking. And they can choose to offer clubs or extra lessons for students who have extra interest in these subjects. While it would be amazing if every teacher learned about CT, many aren't interested in adding something extra to their plate.

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