Literacy and Learning
021:248

Spring 2009

Mondays 9:30 – 12:00

If you are seeking an endorsement to work in a K-12 school library, this class can meet the following state requirements for content:

Curriculum development and teaching and learning strategies.
Methods for instruction and integration of media skills into the school curriculum. (together with School Library Administration)
Information literacy, reference services and networking (together with Search and Discovery).

You should choose a topic for your research that is relevant to a K-12 school setting, and choose a lesson for your teaching presentation which might be taught in a K-12 library or other classroom setting.

It may become possible to seek an original endorsement as a school teacher librarian. If that should be the case, the following aspects of this class would apply to your professional core standards. Please note that you would be required to write reflections on your class readings, and the course instructor may review them.

Standards Student Assignments
a. Student Learning Reflections on class readings and final paper.
c. Instructional Planning Teaching presentation.
d. Instructional Strategies Reflections on class readings and evaluations of instructional sessions.
e. Learning environment/classroom management Reflections on class readings and evaluations of instructional sessions.
f. Communication Reflections on class readings.
l. Methods of teaching w/ an emphasis on the subject area & grade level endorsement desired Teaching presentation.
Reading in the content areas Reflections on class readings.