1. Living the Dream: “The Library Connects it all and Makes it Happen” Dr Ross J Todd Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) School of Communication & Information Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey [email_address] www.cissl.rutgers.edu www.twitter.com/RossJTodd www.facebook.com/RossJTodd

4. Fundamental Questions … Digital Youth. Information Worlds. Creative Technologies. Inquiry Learning. School Futures

5. Gen Next: An Information and Learning Future That is Better Than Today

7. Mary Gaver: 50 Years of Research “ With the school library literally the heart of the educational program, the students of the school have their best chance to become capable and enthusiastic readers, informed about the world around them, and alive to the limitless possibilities of tomorrow.” Mary Gaver, 1958 Gaver, M. Every child needs a school library. Chicago, ALA, 1958 Gaver, M. Effectiveness of Centralized Library Service in Elementary Schools. Rutgers University, 1963

8. One Common Goal: Student Learning New Jersey Research Study

12. Conceptual Framework

16. Top 10 Information Literacy activities

17. Lowest Ranked Information Literacy Instruction

18. Information Technology for Students

28. Top 10 reading/writing activities

32. Kennedy’s Dream “ The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men (and women!) who can dream of things that never were”.

39. Inquiry-Based Pedagogy Prof. Carol Kuhlthau

46. Digital Citizens DIGITAL YOUTH INFORMATION WORLDS ETHICAL CREATORS OF INFORMATION

57. How do Educators Envision their Future School Libraries

60. Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) “ Look for me in the Whirlwind” Garvey, Marcus; Jacques-Garvey, Amy (ed.) (1986). The philosophy and opinions of Marcus Garvey or Africa for the Africans . Dover (Mass.): Majority Press. p. 163.