Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits. Released: October 23, 2012 By Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden and Joanna Brenner Summary of findings More than eight in ten Americans between the ages of 16 and 29 read a book in the past year, and six in ten used their local public library. At the youngest end of the spectrum, high schoolers in their late teens (ages 16-17) and college-aged young adults (ages 18-24) are especially likely to have read a book or used the library in the past 12 months. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project has taken a special look at readers between the ages of 16 and 29 because interest in them is especially high in the library world and the publishing world.
The main findings in this report, including all statistics and quantitative data, are from a nationally-representative phone survey of 2,986 people ages 16 and older that was administered from November 16-December 21, 2011. Among the main findings: General reading habits When to borrow, when to buy Prev Next. When the Common Core=Teaching Reading Strategies 2.0. By Rachel Levy According to its advocates, the Common Core Standards will usher in an era of equal opportunity to higher quality education via better, richer, and more career and college relevant standards.
But if the account presented in this post on Education Sector’s The Quick & The Ed is any indication, I fear the Common Core ELA standards will keep us in the same era we’ve been in. I first came across Susan Headden’s post, “Getting Complicated With Texts: Understanding the New ELA Standards,” describing a hands-on workshop she attended on the Common Core ELA standards, via a John Thompson post “Does Common Core Have It Backwards?” In This Week in Education . “The group was left with the overarching message that mastering text complexity is the secret to reading success.” . . . .Teachers were told that “the problem with questions based on experience is that they exclude students who haven’t had those experiences. Thompson says that’s wrong : Why You Need Your School Librarian | Kentucky Teacher. Posted on 12 July 2012. Tags: Kentucky Teacher of the Year Kimberly Shearer Think about the “Like” button on Facebook. With just one push of a button, people are able to communicate a great deal of information.
We are able to express ourselves and our opinions. We are able to share in a community and to make connections with others through the similarities we discover. And we are able to evaluate the claims of others, judging information to be credible each time we push “Like.” Now, think about the Common Core Standards. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of creativity and know-how to generate such connections for our students. Students must be able to evaluate information. We’ve all been working hard this past year to implement the Common Core Standards in our classrooms, but it is important to remember we don’t have to go it alone.
Kimberly Shearer, an English teacher at Boone County High School, was named the 2012 Teacher of the Year on Oct. 18, 2011. Common Core Thrusts Librarians Into Leadership Role. Lms+evaluation+ideas.pdf (application/pdf Object) Being a Digital Native Isn’t Enough | Guest Blog. I never realized how hard it would be to limit my toddler’s screen time. Despite my efforts, he has developed a proficiency with my iPhone that is, as far as I can tell, standard for his peers. He has even taken to calling it “my phone” and is flummoxed when the old solar calculator that was given to him as a plaything does not do what it is “supposed” to do (i.e., play music, play games, make calls, etc.). Whether it is through a phone, a tablet, a laptop, or a television, kids can do so many things with technology–and it is intuitive and easy to navigate.
One of our friend’s children even tried swiping at a magazine page, and was frustrated when it did not turn electronically. The split between what Marc Prensky called “digital natives” and “digital immigrants” in his landmark 2001 article has grown wider every year of this century. We, as “digital immigrants,” remember writing research papers by reading through piles of journals, books, and archives of periodicals. References cited: Are Librarians Still Important?
Source: Administrator Magazine Three years ago, an elite private school in Massachusetts shocked the education world by banishing its 20,000-volume library collection in exchange for digital resources, Amazon Kindles, and flat-screen televisions. The reaction was immediate. Some applauded the school for recognizing the new way children learn; others sharply criticized the school for going too far, too fast.
While almost all high schools still have libraries, the changes at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham reflect a transformation that's taking hold across the country, with more students than ever either using their own digital devices or working on school-issued laptops or tablets. With books being cleared out of the library, folks wondered back in 2009, what would happen to the person in charge of the room? For a while, the forces seemed aligned to make this happen.
But a funny thing seems to be happening to librarians on the way to extinction. "We research. NY's Libraries: Essential.