Philosophy
The purpose of the policy and procedures manual is to provide a guide for the operation of the Learning Commons program. The manual will be updated as changes are made in the Learning Commons.
Belief Statements
To provide materials and services appropriate to the curriculum of the school.
To provide materials and services that meet the information and recreational needs of the learning community.
To provide opportunities for collaboration between the library media specialist, technology integration specialist, and classroom teachers to incorporate information literacy into instruction.
To provide age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate resources in all formats to meet the information needs of all users.
To promote information literacy.
To implement the integration of the Learning Commons program into the curriculum through collaboration among all members of the school community--teachers, students, parents, and administrators.
Objectives
The Learning Commons will provide print and non-print resources that support the curriculum of the school and meet the information and recreational needs of the learning community.
The library media specialist and technology integration specialist will seek opportunities for collaboration with classroom teachers.
The Learning Commons will foster a safe, collaborative environment that promotes effective teaching and learning.
Belief Statements
- The Learning Commons is a resource that supplements and complements the educational program of the school through the interaction of professional personnel and other members of the learning community.
- The Learning Commons should provide a wide range of materials on all levels of difficulty, with diversity of appeal and different points of view.
- The Learning Commons should provide an atmosphere in which students can become skillful, discriminating users of all available media.
- The Learning Commons can assist each student toward the attainment of his or her maximum potential, assist each student in preparing to assume a responsible role in our society, and help students develop the skills necessary to face the challenges of a changing world.
- The Learning Commons is an ever-changing resource area that extends and supports the core curriculum of the school through the interaction of professional personnel (including the library media specialist, teachers, and administrators), students, and interested members of the community.
- The Learning Commons should provide intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats; provide instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, and using information and ideas; and should work with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students.
- The overall purpose of the Learning Commons is to ensure that all library patrons are effective users of information and ideas.
To provide materials and services appropriate to the curriculum of the school.
To provide materials and services that meet the information and recreational needs of the learning community.
To provide opportunities for collaboration between the library media specialist, technology integration specialist, and classroom teachers to incorporate information literacy into instruction.
To provide age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate resources in all formats to meet the information needs of all users.
To promote information literacy.
To implement the integration of the Learning Commons program into the curriculum through collaboration among all members of the school community--teachers, students, parents, and administrators.
Objectives
The Learning Commons will provide print and non-print resources that support the curriculum of the school and meet the information and recreational needs of the learning community.
The library media specialist and technology integration specialist will seek opportunities for collaboration with classroom teachers.
The Learning Commons will foster a safe, collaborative environment that promotes effective teaching and learning.