Discussions

Your Name and Title:  Joyce Kasman Valenza, Teacher Librarian, Blogger

School, Library, or Organization Name:  Springfield Township High School, School Library Journal

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Country from Which You Will Present: USA

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience (such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc.): Librarians and Teachers

Short Session Description (one line): Curation strategies for teaching and learning

Full Session Description (one paragraph minimum):

Curation belongs in the curriculum.  It should be part of your school’s search toolkit, part of your collection development strategy, part of your professional development plan, part of your effective Web presence! Joyce will define curation as a learning strategy and discuss--what might be curated, the best new tools for curating, students as curators, the role of student work in curation, and using curation as an effective strategy for scaling your practice and flipping the classroom and library.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

Curation is the new search: seven tools you may not know you can search with

http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3418

Curation (School Library Monthly)

http://www.schoollibrarymonthly.com/articles/Valenza2012-v29n1p20.html