School Librarian in Action
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Kuwentong Bangtan: What If
Because “What If” is the track I am most intrigued about in JHope’s “Jack In the Box” it is also my most awaited track in HOTS Volume 1 and in the upcoming documentary. The song is peppered with doubts and possibilities.
The first two lines begin this way:and it ends with a question:“Can I do that shit?”
Monday, March 25, 2024
ARMY Glow-Up Goal Recreation: Work in Progress
Seeing the glazed and fired projects give me a sense of accomplishment. Making them is my therapy. An act of creation that leads me to a quiet space to listen and just be. I trust the potters who walk me through this journey of healing through engagement with the elements: water, earth, air and fire (yes, mala-Avatar levels — not kidding) until I get my own studio with glazes and kiln. I ask for your continued prayers .
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Giyeok, Kim Namjoon's First Precious Memories
March 21 is World Poetry Day. It is an international celebration of the diversity present in languages and multicultural understanding which UNESCO spearheads since 1999. For this reason, I’m sharing a video clip of Namjoon reading aloud his poem, “Giyeok”, (which became Giyeok Memories as Jimin called it, towards the end of the show) in Episode 56 of Run BTS (circa 2018).
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The Asian Literacy Conference: A Proposal for Themed Panel
Themed Panel: Research and Academic Writing, Information Literacy Skills, Literacy Skills Assessment, Library and Research Skills Instruction
Proponent: Zarah C. Gagatiga, Teacher Librarian, The
Beacon Academy
The Pioneer: The Research Skills Hub of the Beacon
Academy Library
The Diploma Program (DP) of the International Baccalaureate
has three capstone projects requiring students to apply skills in research and
academic writing. These are the Extended Essay (EE), the Theory of Knowledge
(TOK) Essay and the Creativity Action and Service (CAS) project. Known as the
DP Core, it is an exercise on creativity and critical thinking. The Beacon
Academy (BA) Library, being an academic department facilitating research and
reference programs conducts a yearly assessment of students’ research
skills.
Using TRAILS, Tools for Real Time Assessment of Information
Literacy Skills by the Kent State University (KSU), the BA Library adapted and
adopted TRAILS to identify and determine strengths and areas of improvement of
students’ research and information literacy skills. TRAILS have six areas or
skills for assessment which are: (1) narrowing and broadening topics of research,
(2) selecting and locating appropriate sources of information, (3) evaluating
sources, (4) identifying and following research steps, methods and processes,
and (5) documentation, referencing and citing of sources.
The results of the assessment inform the Teacher Librarian
in crafting Reference and Research programs and services that meet the needs of
the DP students; creating Information Literacy Skills modules that builds and
enhances research and writing skills. The programs, services and modules are on
a Google Site known as The Pioneer, the Research Skills Hub of the Beacon
Academy Library.