Through open licensing, Open Educational Resources (OER) enable possibilities for new, more collaborative teaching and learning practices—because the materials can be used, adapted and shared across learning communities. Realizing the potential of OER, school librarians have begun to play an ever-increasing role in enabling its use by working to curate OER to meet specific teaching and learning needs in their schools. (more…)
A powerful shift is in progress where, increasingly, librarian expertise in inquiry, 21st learning skills, and information literacy is becoming critical to STEM learning and classrooms and to the development of cultures of inquiry that extend beyond the boundaries of their schools.
What we’re seeing is the role of school librarians being transformed radically: from reference experts who answer questions and build collections to dynamic advocates and leaders in STEM education whose expertise and influence are sought after and transcend the boundaries of their schools.
An anchor text is the central text around which a lesson or unit is built. This may be, for example, a narrative piece, a data set, or an image. Students across disciplines engage with this anchor text throughout a lesson or unit, using it as base upon which to build skills and knowledge.
Four Criteria Offered by Subject Expert Joanna Schimizzi
