Discovering Library Science & Health Literacy: A High School Push-in Program

Raising the awareness of young people to the opportunities within the field of library science is essential for attracting future talent. This webinar will present a curriculum designed for high school students aimed at educating them about the library science profession while also equipping them with foundational skills in health literacy. In this one-hour session, we will review each module of the curriculum, discuss activities we included, share best practices for encouraging student engagement, and reflect on insights from a high school teacher regarding the curriculum’s effectiveness.

This program is ideal for teachers, librarians, other educators, and individuals who work with high school students.

Resource URL: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/discovering-library-science-health-literacy-high-school-push-program

Learning Objectives

• Provide an overview of a freely available curriculum that can be utilized to increase high school students’ awareness of the library profession and teach essential health literacy skills.
• Identify various activities and methods used to enable student-led learning
• Examine best practices for student engagement and why they work

Agenda

• 3 Minutes: Introduction – Grant, partners, & schools, process over 2 years, Toolkit
• 3 Minutes: Objective: Examine best practices for student engagement and why they work
• 2 Minutes: Objective: Identify various activities and methods used to enable student-led learning
• 30 Minutes (total): Objective: Provide an overview of a freely available curriculum that can be utilized to increase high school students’ awareness of the library profession and teach essential health literacy skills. Includes:
  • 5 Minutes: Module 0 – Introduction to the Curriculum
  • 5 Minutes: Module 1- Credible Information and Disease Research
  • 5 Minutes: Module 2- Career Introduction
  • 5 Minutes: Module 3 – Find and Identify Credible Health Information
  • 5 Minutes: Module 4- Health Literacy and Misinformation
  • 5 Minutes: Module 5 – Differentiating Scholarly from Popular Literature & Citing Sources
• 2 Minutes: Closing – Wrap up slides, feedback from students, pictures of final projects, Toolkit
• 15 Minutes: Q & A

MLA CE Credits: 1