There are some 'Learning Commons' ( new North American term for Libraries) where students can self checkout books. It was such a coincidence that one of our Librarians had commented on a post we had written and asked about the School Library system in Calgary and the first Learning Specialist we met at the CTC was a Librarian! This ended up being a theme for the day. They have more of a virtual element and are ensuring they have more of a social presence where they can have 24/7 access, online data base and tweeting. Rene said it would be interesting to look at the literacy rates of people as a result of fewer books More of a relaxed feel - couches, round tables etc. There are less books in high school, rather there is more focus on online resources. It is a place for cross-curricular study. It's no longer a quiet space for individual study. The Learning Common is now a space that you come in to create. Library assistants - no official training Librarian or learning commons must have a masters degree. Libraries are called Learning Commons (change in the structure of a library)
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Canadian Educators are certainly a warm, generous and professional bunch who are very willing to share, for that we are most grateful. We could not have asked for anything more and would love to return the favour if the opportunity arose. Special thanks to Colleen from The Calgary Board of Education who coordinated our visit and to all of the principals and staff who so willingly gave their time to ensure we gained a thorough insight into their system. Loxton High School is a special place, we just hope we can enhance our fine culture by adapting and learning from these experiences. We three know it will be something we will never forget, our approach to education (mindset) has been impacted as a direct result of being immersed in the Calgary system. It will be interesting to see what evolves as a result of this amazing opportunity. The blog will be in recess until we present our findings and then share the, hopefully positive and enthusiastic, response from staff within our school. Anyone out there who has been following and would like to indicate their 'nugget' / 'pearl'.could help share in this process!! We are more than happy to make this an inclusive activity.Įaster will be a holiday for all three of us and believe me will not be feeling guilty! Tara and Skye are excited to be meeting up with 'English Jo' and I am keen to spend time with my sister, Lisa, in Cambria. The hardest part will be narrowing / refining our rambling blog into a coherent and succinct report. There is nothing worse than someone telling someone else what is good for them! A guaranteed way to put them off! While we have certainly gained ideas that we think would work well in our system, we would like to present more of an overview to staff so that they can then make up their own minds.
We have a couple hours to kill so there will be an opportunity to gather our thoughts in regard to how we will present our findings once arriving home. So here we are at Calgary airport, all 'tagged up' and ready to move on to the next adventure.
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