Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons

I received a lovely congratulatory note from the Saskatchewan Library Association regarding my involvement in the development and publication of  Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada.

Thanks to Carlene Walter and Joanne Beltramini for their assistance in developing this new document for our school libraries.The document represents a national collaboration of school library associaitions and leaders across Canada.  Congratulations, work well done!!

The following is an excerpt from the  Canadian Library Association (CLA):

The Canadian Library Association (CLA) is pleased to announce the launch of its latest publication Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada at the annual CLA National Conference and Trade Show in Victoria, British Columbia, on Friday, May 30th, 2014.

Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada presents a model for the development and implementation of the school library as a library learning commons. It provides educators with a common set of standards of practice for moving forward. CLA President Marie DeYoung stated that the organization considers this publication as a “definitive learning support that is critical for all Canadian schools.

Leading Learning addresses the impact on education of new technologies. The explosion of digital information calls for new working spaces, new networks, and new approaches to supporting learning. Leading Learning is focused on the concept of the new school library learning commons which responds to the needs of 21st century learners. School libraries are measured by the transformative changes in knowledge and learning they encourage and support. In the document, learning commons are positioned as centres of teaching expertise which is achieved through a combination of resources, technologies, collaborative strategies, and physical and virtual learning spaces that support all learners as they evolve.