Crockett, Lee. Literacy Is NOT Enough: 21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age. Thousand Oaks: Corwin, 2011.
The author contends that students must be keen independent and creative thinkers if they are to thrive in their academic and careers in the 21st century. Students must master a unique set of skills to succeed in a culture that is technology-driven and global. The author presents a compelling framework for integrating information, creativity, and collaboration fluencies into the traditional curriculum – which well suited for learning commons environments.
D’Acquisto, Linda. “Museums at School”. Creativity Now! 70.5 (2013): n. pag. Web. 8 Nov. 2015.
According to education consultant, Linda D'Acquisto, school museums combine 21st century
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This paper develops a concentric framework for media literacy education and the learning commons model for school libraries. This new model positions the school library as a dynamic media literacy learning hub, anchoring entire schools around knowledge, expression, collaboration, and creation in both virtual and physical spaces. The learning commons stands to become vibrant, interactive, and fundable space where learners are active and engaged participants.
Murvosh, Marta. “Partners in Success: When School and Public Librarians Join Forces, Kids Win”. School Library Journal. SLJ. 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 8 Nov. 2015.
The Institute for Museum and Library Services and the American Library Association’s Public Library Data Service Statistical Report do not keep track of the number of joint-library projects. In response, Murvosh has created a review of collaborative library-school projects to provide a sampling of what is happening around the country. Each of these programs has its own distinct approach, but they all work on parallel paths and find ways to interact and pool collective resources and talents to make genuine differences in kids’ lives and in the communities that they
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Libraries, which play a crucial role in making these skills and information available, are at risk. In order to survive our rapidly modernizing world and dwindling government funding, libraries must make the transition to a digital future as soon as possible. As Palfrey argues, these modifications are vital if we hope to save libraries and, through them, the American democratic ideal
Prince, Katherine. “Glimpses of the Future of Education”. Building the Future of Education: Museums the Future of Museums. Center for the Future of Museums. 2014. PDF file.
There are two possible learning ecosystem scenarios that are predicted to fully unfold in the near future. One is a vibrant learning grid in which those who care about learning create a flexible and personalized learning ecosystem that meets the needs of all learners. The other is a fractured landscape in which only those families that have the time, money, and resources can meet all of their learning needs. Museums, libraries, and other community-based learning promise to serve as exciting nodes within an expanding learning ecosystem.
Robinson, Jeri. “Empowering Stateside Museums and Libraries as Integral Education Partners”. Building the Future of Education: Museums and the Learning Ecosystem. Center for the Future of Museums. 2014. PDF