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How do I reach them all? Meeting the needs of diverse learners in the school library

How do I reach them all? Meeting the needs of diverse learners in the school library. Dr. Karla B. Collins Assistant Professor School Library Media Program Longwood University www.ReachThemAll.weebly.com. The Research Says…. *Study of over 100,000 parents children ages 3-17.

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How do I reach them all? Meeting the needs of diverse learners in the school library

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  1. How do I reach them all? Meeting the needs of diverse learners in the school library Dr. Karla B. Collins Assistant Professor School Library Media Program Longwood University www.ReachThemAll.weebly.com

  2. The Research Says… *Study of over 100,000 parents children ages 3-17. ** Centers for Disease Control.

  3. Virginia Statistics • In Virginia – • 88,000 students ELL/LEP • 162,000 students with IEP • 385,000 eligible for free lunch • 117,000 identified gifted (2000 data) ~ National Center for Education Statistics, 2010-11.

  4. Information, please? • Are librarians given information about conditions in the school? • Nurse • Parent • Special Educator • Classroom Teacher • Other (i.e.: student, special area teacher, administrator) Collins, 2013.

  5. Include Me! • Dentist analogy • “I need you here!” • Presume Confidence • Assume participation • Determine barriers…and fix them! “The more doors and pathways we provide, the more children we will reach.” -- Banks, p. 65 Banks, C. S. (2014). Including families of children with special needs. Chicago: ALA. Haberman, M. (1995). STAR teachers of children in poverty. West Lafayette, IN: Kappa Delta Pi. PSA - LDOnline

  6. Universal Design for Learning • Background • UDL at a Glance video • “Minimizes barriers and maximizes learning for all students.” • Three principles: Multiple means of… • Representation • Action and Expression • Engagement “In designing to make something accessible to one group, we make it easier for many groups.” – Banks, p. 61

  7. Representation • Include Technology • Pathfinders

  8. Little Miss Muffet Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away. Scrapbook

  9. Tuffet Curds and Whey – Moment of Science Make your own!

  10. Action and Expression • Include Technology • Collaborative Lessons • Note taking • Simple example • Manatee

  11. Engagement • Provide choice in all parts of the activity • Participatory culture • Maker Spaces

  12. Call of the Wild • Klondike History – Discovery Channel • Google Maps • Personalize the research

  13. Two main questions to ask • What is the learning goal? • What are the barriers?

  14. Talk about it… • What are some challenges in your library space?

  15. Plan it… • Redesign a lesson • Think of a lesson you currently teach. How can you improve the lesson in each of the three UDL categories: • Representation • Action and Expression • Engagement

  16. What Can You Do? • Be proactive! • Find out how information is shared • Get to know the specialists • Be prepared! • Seek out student information • Attend professional development sessions • Be flexible! • What are the students learning? • What is the important concept of the lesson?

  17. For more information… • www.ReachThemAll.weebly.com • CAST: http://www.cast.org/ • UDL DIY Template: http://www.udlcenter.org/sites/udlcenter.org/files/UDL%20DIY%20Figure.pdf • UDL Toolkit: http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/ • The IRIS Center: http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/udl/#content

  18. References • Blumberg, S. J., Bramlett, M. D., Kogan, M. D., Schieve, L. A., & Jones, J. R. (2013) Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007 to 2011–2012. National Health Statistics Reports, 65, 1-11. Hyattsville, MD: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. • Boyle, C. A., Boulet, S., Schieve, L. A., Cohen, R. A., Blumberg, S. J., Yeargin-Allsopp, M., ... Kogan, M. D. (2011). Trends in the prevalence of developmental disabilities in US children, 1997-2008. Pediatrics, 127(6), 1034-1042. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2989 • National Center for Education Statistics. (2010-11). State education data profiles [Data file]. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/programs/stateprofiles/sresult.asp?mode=full&displaycat=1&s1=51

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