FYI,

 

The Four Pillars of Information Literacy in New Jersey

 

Join Jen Nelson, Linda Braun and Ang Coxen for a series of workshops designed to familiarize you with the core principles driving New Jersey’s emerging K12 information literacy student learning standards. While all librarians, especially school library media specialists, know something about information literacy, this series will introduce you to the skills-based foundation for information literacy standards being established by the state of New Jersey. In the sessions, the four pillars developed by the NJ Department of Education– information use, identification and evaluation, need, and creation and distribution – will be explored. Sessions will give you the chance to engage with colleagues and practice skills you can bring back to the classroom/library. A fifth session will be an informal introduction to Creativity, AI, and Information Literacy. This session will also introduce the Learning Activities you will be piloting in the classroom or library. 

 

Hosted on Teams, sign up for one or all sessions using the links provided. Please contact Jen Nelson ...@njstatelib.org" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">jnel...@njstatelib.org with any questions. Each session will offer 1.5 professional development hours.

 

All sessions will be held from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST.

 

Session 1- July 16^th Information Need

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1ecd0830-e2db-4098-87be-e0933b0db619@794ba110-1a07-44b3-8e5a-d1972f9130b1

 

Session 2- July 30^th     Information Identification and Evaluation

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/996fefed-9bc2-4b34-8099-c1457e42535e@794ba110-1a07-44b3-8e5a-d1972f9130b1

 

Session 3- August 13^th Information Use

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5a14356e-24d4-454d-8a14-547a636879a5@794ba110-1a07-44b3-8e5a-d1972f9130b1

 

Session 4- August 27^th Information Creation and Distribution

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5902bad8-bca6-4f2e-b3e8-df4e00bc8ff5@794ba110-1a07-44b3-8e5a-d1972f9130b1

 

Session 5- September 17^th Creativity, AI and Information Literacy

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7e44e9e4-31da-4ca0-9bd5-61204d16d7e7@794ba110-1a07-44b3-8e5a-d1972f9130b1

 

*We anticipate repeating the series, with some modifications, in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.

 

This project is made possible, in whole or in part, by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant for Libraries: Teaching Information Literacy, LG-255048-OLS-23.

 

 

 

All the best,

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS (she/her/hers) Youth Services Specialist Library Development New Jersey State Library P.  609-278-2640 x116    E.  ...@njstatelib.org%0b" style="color: #2199e8; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">sraw...@njstatelib.org W.  www.njstatelib.org   185 West State Street P.O. Box 520, Trenton, NJ  08625