Tech Ldrshp for School Librarians K-8 Gr. K-8

Catalog description

Teacher librarian candidates engage technology-enabled learning through the use of current technology tools by examining, evaluating, and implementing a variety of technology-enabled resources for use in the school library setting. The course emphasizes librarians’ leadership roles for connecting students and teachers to appropriate instructional models that blend curriculum with communication and media tools. Students will create websites, practice using curation and presentation web tools, and learn advanced online searching strategies, while learning to embed inquiry and digital citizenship skills in K-8 instruction. This lab-centered course assists librarians in creating an accessible, practical and successful media program in which technological instructional tools are a seamless, integral part of the school.