FOSIL, Education and School Libraries

In this episode, Darryl and I continue our conversation about Douglas Knight’s ideas about a library's two major and unique functions, regardless of type. These two functions are:-  * First, it makes possible meetings of mind and ideas not limited by our normal boundaries of time, space, and social or economic level. * To say this is to suggest the second great function of a library. It is the ins...

This month Darryl and I are heading back to something we mentioned briefly at the end of last month's conversation which was about reading and making sense of something…. I know that many people associate school libraries with reading… However, the latest Reading Framework produced by the Government in the UK in July does not mention libraries as much as it should have and librarians even less…Fro...

This month Darryl and I discuss the importance of Blanchelande's Year 9 Signature Work and its impact on student learning. The conversation highlighted the challenges of measuring academic attainment through signature work and explored the difference between student engagement and academic attainment. Key Takeaways from this podcast   • The impact of the year nine signature work on student learnin...

In this podcast we delve deeper into Darryl’s chapter for the IFLA digital literacy book. The highlights of this podcast focus on: * The importance of school librarians gaining clarity about what they do and why. * The importance of school librarians understanding what education is and their role in it.  "Our goal is not to get our children to the end of school but to equip them for what happens b...

Darryl Toerien and I continue our monthly chat, FOSIL, Education and School Libraries. This month we are chatting about the IASL conference, the need to have leadership for school librarians and why inquiry skills should support students learning how to learn, as well as learning knowledge.  IFLA presentation - Digital Literacy necessary but not sufficient https://fosil.org.uk/forums/topic/ifla-20...

Darryl Toerien and I continue our monthly chat, FOSIL, Education and School Libraries. This month we are chatting about what you can find on the FOSIL Group website and developments coming up over the summer. The topics we cover are:- - FOSIL Group website and why you set it up. - What can you find on the website? - Where would you suggest they start? - Why is the discussion forum so important? -...

Once a month I'm going to talk about FOSIL, Education and School Libraries with Darryl Toerien originator of FOSIL. We hope to help you engage with the content on the FOSIL Group Website, introduce you to people who are using FOSIL in schools and most of all just have a conversation about the role of school librarians within education.  The FOSIL Group Website - https://fosil.org.uk/   FOSIL expla...