Library+Learning+Commons

What IS a Library Learning Commons? David V. Loertscher, Carol Koechlin, and Sandi Zwaan in their article **//The Time is Now: Transform//** **//Your School Library into a Learning Common//**s describe the learning commons as. . . the showcase for high-quality teaching and learning, a place to develop and demonstrate exemplary educational practices. It will serve as the professional development center for the entire school, a place to learn, experiment with, assess, and then widely adopt improved instructional programs. It is the keystone of literacy and technological programs of the school and the place where classroom teachers can collaboratively design, build, implement, and assess knowledge building learning activities.[|[1]]

Below is a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation the Office of Library Services created after a visit to the learning commons at Chelmsford High School in Chelmsford, Massachusetts where Valerie Diggs is the librarian.

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[|[1]] Loertscher, David V., Carol Koechlin, and Sandi Zwaan. �The Time is Now: Transform Your School Library into a Learning Commons.� Teacher Librarian 36, no. 1 (October 2008): 10.