K-12 Media Belief Statements
K-12 Media Belief Statements
It is the belief of the Keokuk Community School District library media program that in order for children to achieve their full potential as active participants in our increasingly complex and technologically driven society they must:
•think rationally and creatively•solve problems
•access, evaluate and manage information
•communicate effectively
Therefore it is the mission of the library media program to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. Achievement of this mission requires:
•intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats.•instruction which stimulates interest in reading and develops competence in accessing, evaluating, and managing information and ideas.
•integration of the library media program into the curriculum through the cooperative efforts of library media specialists and classroom teachers.
To provide physical access to information by providing a carefully selected, systematically organized, up-to-date collection of materials on topics which reflect the information needs of students and faculty.
To provide access to contemporary technologies, software, and telecommunications.
To provide leadership, instruction, and consulting assistance in the use of instructional and informational technology.
To provide resources and activities that contribute to lifelong learning, while accommodating a wide range of differences in teaching and learning styles and in instructional methods, interests, and capacities.
To provide a facility that functions as the information center of the school.
To provide resources and learning activities that represent a diversity of experiences, opinions, and social and cultural perspectives, supporting the concept that intellectual freedom and access to information are prerequisite to effective and responsible citizenship in a democracy.
To meet the national information literacy standards for student learning.
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