A Redesigned Library

 

Please enjoy this video communicating some of the ideas for a redesigned library. These ideas are informed by the work I have done in my Teacher Librarian as Tech Leader course, by a questionnaire of my colleagues and through discussions with my peers.

The assignment asks us to imagine a new name for the space. This reminded me of the L!brary Initiative Project in New York, and the TED talk by Michael Bierut. In the talk, he speaks of rebranding the library space. He was looking for a new name, and in the end, the group decided on The L!brary.  In an elementary school, the term library is not an old worn out term, but an exciting place. I will continue to call it The Library, but work towards creating a culture that values the library as a place of  creating and learning and doing.

Questions to ponder: 

How does the layout of a library drive the culture in your school?

How does your library deal with storage of teacher materials like novel studies and leveled reading?

Additional References:

Kafai, Y. B. (2016). From Computational Thinking to Computational Participation in K-12 Education. Communications of the ACM, 59(8), 26–27. https://doi-org.proxy.queensu.ca/10.1145/2955114

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Burns, M. (2018). Tasks before apps: Designing rigorous learning in a tech-rich classroom.

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https://www.pentagram.com/work/the-lbrary-initiative

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Sonics Podcast:  How to make a DIY podcast recording booth  https://medium.com/podcast-101/how-to-make-a-diy-podcast-recording-booth-a260f1e8a23b

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_bierut_how_to_design_a_library_that_makes_kids_want_to_read?language=en

YALSA Makerspace Resources Task Force. “Making in the Library Toolkit.” Young Adult Library Services Association. January 2015. Young Adult Library Services Association, Web. Accessed Oct. 2021

https://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/MakingintheLibraryToolkit2014.pdf

PowerSchool Retrieved from:

https://www.powerschool.com/resources/blog/samr-model-a-practical-guide-for-k-12-classroom-technology-integration/