CU Boulder Symposium Keynote: Literacies for Every Season of Their Lives April 2015 from Buffy Hamilton (Slide player may take a few seconds to load)
Wow! What a great Slideshare Keynote from teacher-librarian,
Buffy Hamilton! I am just one of many librarians and teachers in her PLN who have
been following, learning, and practicing in our libraries from all her innovative
posts on technology, literacy, books and reading. Buffy Hamilton has been blogging for over twelve
years and is the voice of The Unquiet Librarian. I have been avidly following Buffy since she
was a high school librarian and teacher at Creekview High School in Canton,
Georgia. Buffy spent time as the Learning Strategist for the Cleveland
Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio. Now,
she continues moving and shaking at Norcross High in the Gwinnett County Public
School District where she models and blogs to the world of educators,
students, parents, and librarians her passion for literacy and learning in all
of its forms. There is so much to be excited about in this SlideShare,
Literacies for Every Season of their
Lives. Buffy and an English teacher collaborate
to enhance student learning and literacy step by step through a presearch and (re)search
process, refining inquiry through questions, information source evaluation, writing,
and collaborative work (individual, small group or large group.) This Slideshare
encompasses great ideas, documents, and photos illustrating the curiosity of
her students, how they scaffold their information literacy skills, and their
reflection on their skills and learning--how they become their own information
filters.
Buffy Hamilton’s work is important for all of us. She uses
many models of inquiry and learning in education (Stripling, Kuhlthau, Pappas
and Teppe, UBD, etc.). Buffy’s teaching
and learning translates into collaborative knowledge building for her students.
Her collaboration and work is easily tailored for K-12--hence the title, Literacies for Every Season of their Lives. Hamilton’s methods of teaching and learning
in the classroom and library empower students for learning, college readiness,
and life. Students are excited and rewarded through the many literacies explored
in their projects! Take the time to revel in this timely post and Buffy’s Links of Interest under the SlideShare
post.
BJ Neary
Retired Teacher Librarian
ISTE Literacy Network
