Standard: Designing Learning Environments to Support Participatory Learning
Theme: Designing for a Participatory School Culture
Growth Phase: Leading
Growth Indicator: LLC invites the school community to participate in building school culture.
The Ontario Library Association offers a Human Library Toolkit, with advice and resources for libraries, including school libraries, to help people connect with individuals in their community.
Ontario Library Association. (n.d.) Human Library Toolkit. Retrieved from https://accessola.com/
Follow the reflections, suggested resources and ideas of teacher-librarian Jennifer Casa Todd in developing cultures of kindness in schools.
Casa Todd, J. (2017, September 4). Creating a Culture of Kindness [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://jcasatodd.com/?p=2260
Read about how two teacher-librarians from secondary schools in Ontario honoured the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, specifically, those related to Education for Reconciliation through project-based learning. Successful grant endowments enabled each school to have an ELL class guided by an Oneida artist to create a dynamic art piece “ that accurately reflects and celebrates the students and their “stories” or pasts, a First Nations point of view, and our present”.
Weber, K., & Dewar, B. (2019, November 4). State of the Art: Project-Based Learning in the Library with ELL Students and A First Nations Artist. Canadian School Libraries Journal 3 (3). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/state-of-the-art-project-based-learning-in-the-library-with-ell-students-and-a-first-nations-artist/
Through partnering and teaching collaboration, this Ontario teacher-librarian embeds ecological literacy throughout her teaching in the library. Includes inspiring projects and themes to consider, student initiatives centred on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and recommended books/resources.
Donaldson, T. (2024). Librarians as eco-literacy leaders: Creating a culture of environmental learning in the library. Canadian School Libraries Journal, 8 (3). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/librarians-as-eco-literacy-leaders/