Fostering Literacies: Exemplar D4

Standard: Fostering Literacies to Empower Life-Long Learners

Theme: Critical Literacy

Growth Phase: Leading

Growth Indicator: Students construct and share new personal meaning using knowledge building technology tools.



A Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, secondary school library virtual commons provides students with tips for creating powerful infographics.

Walter Murray Collegiate (2014). Infographics.
http://secondarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/content.php?pid=303882&sid=2627547


An elementary school teacher-librarian in Ontario has designed a unique and joyful approach to the JK-grade 2 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award 2022 by pairing Blue Spruce books with a selection of books from the First Nations Communities Reads list and other anchor texts as they explore big ideas. Each book has a designated page with links, activities, maker prompts and more.

Larkspur Public School.  (2022).  Tinkering in the Forest – BLUE SPRUCE 2022.  Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/pdsb.net/tinkeringintheforest/blue-spruce-2022