Educational Perspectives

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Educational Perspectives

• Chapters 11 12

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Educational perspectives

• Diverse demands on library media center
• Unified approach to teaching?
• Teaching methods similar or varied?
• Do teachers choose methods?

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School purpose

• Mission statement
• Vocational
• College preparatory
• Consult with
• Administrators
• Teachers
• Students
• Parents

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Approaches

• Shift
• From basic reading, writing, etc.
• To critical analysis and problem solving
• See example chart on pg. 191

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Academic approach

• Students
• Develop proficiency
• Master discipline knowledge
• Master major concepts
• Acquire a mode of inquiry
• Gain understanding
• Educational goal
• Improve students abilities to master information

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Personal approach

• Recognizes unique characteristics
• Programs lead to self understanding
• Teachers role help students teach themselves
• Media center
• Broad range
• Multiple formats and reading levels

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Social approach

• Improve students relationships with
• Society
• Other people
• Other cultures
• Learn to work cooperatively
• Problem solving skills
• Economic independence
• Improve social behavior skills

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Curriculum approach

• Schools educational program
• Stated in goals and objectives
• Media specialist should
• Examine curriculum plan
• Identify specific subject areas
• Specific learning situations

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Model approach

• See table, pg. 196.

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Special programs

• Literature based program
• Across disciplines
• Fiction and non-fiction books required
• Accelerated reader
• Books have designated reading levels
• Students then take computer test
• Block scheduling
• May impact media center

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Conclusions

• Examine range of courses
• Curriculum goals
• Know priorities of each department

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Conclusions

• Meet clients needs
• May influence learners
• Clients usually identify their needs
• from The Collection Program in Schools, by Van
  Orden and Bishop, 3rd edition, 2001.

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Individuals and Groups

• Chapter 12

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Library media center

• Meets needs of patrons
• Informational
• Recreational
• Staff
• Professional collection
• General collection items, too
• See pages 208-210 for literature and thematic
  references

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Reference services

• Record books, style manuals, specific
  encyclopedias, etc.
• Guide to reference materials, etc.

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Multicultural

• Materials from or about other nations
• Consider labeling of cultures
• Qualified authors?
• Authentic dialogue and accurate information

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Poor, reluctant, ESL

• Not a reflection of reading potential
• May choose not to read
• Books with high appeal and lower reading level
  may be attractive
• See pg. 214

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People with disabilities

• Special considerations
• May require special items in print and non-print
  collection
• For example, large-print books, audio books,
  optical character recognition systems
• See pg. 216.
• from The Collection Program in Schools, by Van
  Orden and Bishop, 3rd edition, 2001.

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Activities

• Answer the 4 questions at the bottom of pg. 189
  with regard to your current school (Does the
  school have a unified approach to the educational
  process, etc.)

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