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Your Library Learning Commons Team
Your Library Learning Commons Team
Mrs. van Leeuwen, Teacher Librarian
Mrs. van Leeuwen, Teacher Librarian
available in the Library during periods 1, 3 and 4 for Library assistance and help with research, referencing, reading and writing skills.
available in the Library during periods 1, 3 and 4 for Library assistance and help with research, referencing, reading and writing skills.
Ms. Wilkans, Technical Resource Assistant
Ms. Wilkans, Technical Resource Assistant
available in the Library every morning for Library assistance and help with iPads, chromebooks, laptops, logins, etc.
available in the Library every morning for Library assistance and help with iPads, chromebooks, laptops, logins, etc.
“The hallmark of a school library in the 21st century is not its collections, its systems, its technology, its staffing, its buildings, but its actions and evidence that show that it makes a real difference to student learning, that it contributes in tangible and significant ways to the development of meaning making and constructing knowledge.”
(Todd, R., Transitions for Preferred Futures of School Libraries: Knowledge Space, Not Information Place; Connections, Not Collections; Actions, Not Positions; Evidence, Not Advocacy, 2001, Canadian Library Association, http://llsop.canadianschoollibraries.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/llsop.pdf page 7)“The hallmark of a school library in the 21st century is not its collections, its systems, its technology, its staffing, its buildings, but its actions and evidence that show that it makes a real difference to student learning, that it contributes in tangible and significant ways to the development of meaning making and constructing knowledge.”
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Our vision for the LLC going forward:
Our vision for the LLC going forward:
The library learning commons functions as the hub of the school, where teachers and students collaborate, inquiry-based learning is promoted, and teacher-librarians provide instructional support to every teacher in the school while fostering a thriving reading culture.
The library learning commons functions as the hub of the school, where teachers and students collaborate, inquiry-based learning is promoted, and teacher-librarians provide instructional support to every teacher in the school while fostering a thriving reading culture.
The School Library Learning Commons will
The School Library Learning Commons will
-provide students and staff with access to a wide range of print and electronic learning resources to support curriculum, meet provincial expectations, foster learning and improve student achievement.
-provide students and staff with access to a wide range of print and electronic learning resources to support curriculum, meet provincial expectations, foster learning and improve student achievement.
-teach students the essential literacy, information management and communication skills they need to succeed in secondary school and beyond.
-teach students the essential literacy, information management and communication skills they need to succeed in secondary school and beyond.
-encourage reading for pleasure to improve literacy and empathy.
-encourage reading for pleasure to improve literacy and empathy.
-provide opportunities for student learning and innovation to be demonstrated, shared and showcased.
-provide opportunities for student learning and innovation to be demonstrated, shared and showcased.
The mission of our School Library Learning Commons is to offer a school library environment that is safe, equitable, respectful, nurturing, and conducive to collaboration, imagination, critical thinking, academic growth and personal well-being.
The mission of our School Library Learning Commons is to offer a school library environment that is safe, equitable, respectful, nurturing, and conducive to collaboration, imagination, critical thinking, academic growth and personal well-being.
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