DuMont's Library

Introduction “ School library programs should be a force for change at the centre of teaching and learning with a focus on enabling student achievement and growth as productive citizens in Canada" ( Leading Learning Framework – Leading Learning, 2014, p. 6). Reference resources and services are an essential part of these programs in a library learning commons (LLC), allowing for resource-based learning which involves students in the effective use of a wide range of materials and resources (Beaudry, 2023). This report will evaluate the reference services of the LLC at Ecole KLO Middle School and outline the improvement plan. Evaluation of Reference Resources and Services Resources Currently, the print reference collection consists of one set of Merit Students Encyclopedia , a handful of dictionaries, one thesaurus, and one atlas. We also have access to EBSCO Middle Schools Explora , Gale In Context Series, World Book Online , and National Geographic Kids . The following is an evalu...

I spend a lot of time in inquiry. My current school goal is around learner agency ; allowing students to choose what they want to learn is a big part of agency, and inquiry-based learning is a great way to organize this for students and teachers. As teacher-librarian, I help many colleagues build inquiry-based lessons so their students can achieve a sense of agency. Traditionally, almost all of this work has been around structure. Teachers are willing to jump if they know they have a landing place, and students still require structure as they build skills within the curricular and core competencies . The teachers and I co-teach critical literacy skills so they are thinking about what they are reading online, skills around analysis and synthesis, communication skills, and how to ask questions. These classes run well, the students are highly engaged, they learn new skills and progress in others, and they drive deeper into content as well. My favourite inquiry-based pedagogy comes from Ka...