2004 National Research Grants
Eight
National Grants Awarded
For Research Projects Enhancing Collaboration
Between School Library Media Specialists and Teachers
The Institute for
Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE) is pleased to announce
the awarding of $5,000 research grants to eight projects that will study
the effectiveness of model approaches and techniques for enhancing collaboration
between school library media specialists and teachers.
The funded research projects represent efforts by faculty and graduate
students in schools of library and information science and in colleges
of education, as well as practitioner research by K-12 educators. Award
winners are from eight different states (Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia).
Grant award winners include:
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Dominican
University SLIS [River Forest, IL]
Ask-Plan-Acquire-Co-teach-Assess (APACA):
A Simple, Low-cost Model of Classroom Teacher/Librarian Collaboration
Fort Belvoir
Elementary [Ft. Belvoir, VA]
“We have this great library, but how can it be used?”
Promoting Library Awareness, Information Literacy Skills and
Teacher/Librarian Collaboration through Systematic Teacher Training
Niagara University
[Niagara University, NY]
Preparing Pre-service Teachers to Use
Library and Information Resources to Enhance Teaching:
Studying the Collaboration Between an Education Faculty Member and
School Library Media Specialist
Final Grant Report
Eastern Michigan University [Ypsilanti, MI]
Infusing Science into Middle School Media Centers:
Obstacles and Strategies
Rocky River
High School [Rocky River, OH]
TPL2:
To Promote Learning Using the Test Preparation Lab
University
of Texas at Austin [Austin, TX]
Promoting Information Literacy & Teacher-Librarian Collaboration through
Social Marketing Strategies
University
of New Haven [West Haven, CT]
Powerful Partnerships:
The Role of Library Media Specialists in Pre-service Teachers’ Acquisition
of
Information Literacy Skills
Woodbridge
Township School District [Woodbridge, NJ]
Creating Partnerships:
A Collaborative Information Literacy Program
Results of these research efforts will be presented at an ILILE Spring
2005 National Research Symposium (to be held at Kent State University;
date to be announced). In addition, ILILE will widely disseminate the
results, both on its web site and through print publications. It is also
anticipated that the availability of a second round of grants will be
announced next fall.
ILILE is a demonstration project funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and was established to provide local, regional, and national leadership in fostering successful collaboration among K-12 teachers and library and media specialists who are concerned with advancing library and information literacy in the PK-12 school curriculum.
Grant partners at Kent State University include the School of Library and Information Science, the College and Graduate School of Education, and Libraries and Media Services. Co-directors of ILILE are Dr. Carolyn S. Brodie and Mary H. Tipton. ILILE Executive Board members include Dr. Greg Byerly, Dr. Cindy Kovalik, Mary Lee Jensen, and Dr. Barbara Schloman. The Project Coordinator is Michelle Baldini.
ILILE is undertaking a variety of initiatives beyond these national grants including: Academic Content Standards Workshops for Teachers and Librarians; Statewide Workshops for School Library Media Specialists; Electronic Resource Toolkits; Development of an Information Literacy Skills Assessment Tool; Collaboration Activities for Administrators and Teachers; Development of Electronic Portfolios for Pre-service Students; and Preparation of College Bound Students.
Information about ILILE and all of the Institute’s activities can be found at the ILILE web site (www.ilile.org).
Funding for this
project is provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
For questions or comments, please contact:
Michelle Baldini, ILILE Project Coordinator
mbaldini@kent.edu
330-672-4048 -or- 330-672-2255
