Surrey Schools, School District 36, Surrey, British Columbia

as recipient of the Leading Learning Implementation Award 2022

The Leading Learning Implementation Award has been established to recognize, honour, and applaud school districts, provinces, and territories who have developed and/or enhanced their school library learning commons on a systemic basis, founded on the tenets, principles and continuous growth and renewal focus of the five standards of .

91精选 is pleased to announce Surrey Schools, School District 36, Surrey, BC, as recipient of the Leading Learning Implementation Award 2022.

All 125 elementary and secondary schools in Surrey Schools SD36 are staffed by teacher-librarians in library learning commons, implementing the district’s vision of programs that are aligned with Leading Learning standards.

The outstanding work in the district is driven by the vision of libraries as creative and collaborative hubs of learning that promote transliteracy, innovation, and inquiry.

Surrey Schools teacher-librarians strive to create safe places for all members of the school community to embrace and explore their passions, interests and learning needs. They receive strong support from district administrators and principals, who clearly understand the impact of the library learning commons program on student learning.

91精选 is delighted to share highlights of the outstanding, collaborative school library learning commons work in this district. The Surrey Schools webpages linked below show the significant impact that their library learning commons have on student learning.

• Locally Developed Indigenous People Collection and Classification System
• Surrey Schools One: A Surrey Teacher-Librarian Collaboration

• 鈥淎 Place Where Everyone is Someone鈥�: School Goals foundational to LLC Goals
• Building Connection and a Sense of Belonging to Achieve School Goals

• ADST/Science/Literacy Cross Curricular Learning through TL Collaboration
• Social Justice through TL Collaboration
• Locally developed Collaboration Infographic
• Locally Developed Inquiry for Equity Planning & Process Guide

• Student Voice in Collection Development
• School Wide Read 鈥� Collaboration to Ignite Readers
• Elementary and Secondary Diversity Audit
• Surrey Schools Book of the Year Programs for all ages

• Makerspace in the Secondary LLC
• Spaces invite Participatory Learning
• Whole School Participatory Learning through the LLC
• District Wide Pride Poster Contest

These highlights demonstrate the excitement, rigour, and forward development of library learning commons standards in Surrey Schools SD #36. Additionally, teacher-librarians in Surrey Schools SD #36 are lifelong learners themselves; engaged locally, provincially, and nationally in the field of school librarianship. All of this would not be possible without strong support from district administrators and principals 鈥� if Surrey Schools SD#36 Library Learning Commons want to move forward in standards of practice they are supported to do so as their impact on student learning is evident.

Our LLCs are a focal point of our schools. Students from all areas of our community use the library throughout their school day and beyond. It is a hub of activity where students are encouraged to ask questions and work collaboratively. In addition, our Teacher Librarians work with students to identify their areas of passion and then support them on their learning journey. Our Teacher Librarians are also strong supporters of staff development. Teachers from all departments work with the TL to develop projects and guide inquiry. These partnerships help all our teachers improve their practice and grow as professionals. Our Library Learning Commons are a source of pride for the Surrey School District.

James Johnston, Principal, Clayton Heights Secondary, Surrey Schools SD #36

Given that all elementary and secondary schools have library learning commons that are inherently collaborative and student-centred, Surrey鈥檚 teacher-librarians have been critical in leading, adapting and leveraging their spaces to better support reading motivation. In flexible and inviting spaces, they are fostering reading interest by engaging students in hands- on learning opportunities, offering choices, encouraging student voice, and providing process-oriented feedback. In this regard, Surrey鈥檚 teacher-librarians are supporting the district鈥檚 focus area of Literacy. They are 鈥渕aking makers and readers鈥� who cooperate with their peers, problem solve, and think creatively and critically.

Kathy Puharich, Director of Instruction, Surrey Schools SD #36

Surrey teacher-librarians embody the notion of collaborative engagement. Not only do they meet regularly in person and on TEAMs to share their professional expertise with each other, they have taken on pivotal roles in their individual schools, empowering their teachers and students to work together in the enterprise of learning. Surrey TLs are keenly interested in cultivating collections that reflect the community and provide voice for a range of communities such as Indigenous students and LGBTQ+ learners.

Gordon Powell, Retired District Principal (Surrey SD#36), Public Library Trustee (City of Surrey)

Surrey School District has been a leader in implementing changes to transform our libraries to Library Learning Commons (LLC) for the past decade. Over the years, Surrey Schools has exhibited leadership by hosting numerous groups of administrators and teacher-librarians coming from out of district, province, and country. Our schools have opened their doors, sharing our experiences and advice, allowing visitors to spend time touring our LLCs and meeting with our administrators and teacher-librarians. In addition to financial support in the LLC transformation, Surrey Schools has also provided countless hours of release time for teacher-librarians to collaborate on everything from inquiry to technology (i.e., Maker space equipment).

This district has been a huge supporter of forward thinking and 21st Century Learning. Surrey Schools understands the need for a Library Learning Commons to provide for their school communities and has spent time and money to help it come to fruition.

Sheila Hammond Principal, Surrey, SD #36

91精选’s Leading Learning Implementation Award will be presented as part of the Kick-Off Dinner, Friday October 21, in New Westminster, BC.

Pembina Trails School Division
Winnipeg, Manitoba

as recipient of the Leading Learning Implementation Award 2020.

The Leading Learning Implementation Award has been established to recognize, honour and applaud school districts, provinces and territories who have successfully developed and/or enhanced their school library learning commons on a systemic basis founded on the tenets, principles and continuous growth and renewal focus of the five standards of Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada.

Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been involved in the creation and implementation of Leading Learning since the idea for a renewed set of Canadian standards for school libraries began in Ottawa at Treasure Mountain Canada 2 in 2012. When the call came to form a Manitoba committee as part of the collaborative cross-country working group tasked with developing the new standards, Pembina Trails School Division鈥檚 employees, students and community members willingly volunteered their time to ensure that Manitoba school libraries were well represented on the national school library level.

In 2014 every school library team in Pembina Trails was asked by the Library Media Consultant to evaluate where their school library fell in each of the Leading Learning five standards and themes. These evaluations helped library staffs understand where they were at, where they wanted to go and how they were going to get there. Due to the work all schools have done with Leading Learning, every school library in Pembina Trails is now called, and functions as, a learning commons. Since 2014, each of the five standards in Leading Learning have served as the foundations from which they operate.

鈥淲ithin the first month of my new role [as Pembina Trails School Division鈥檚 Library Consultant] I presented the concept of the Learning Commons to our administrative community of superintendents, principals, vice-principals and consultants at their monthly meeting. For this presentation I extracted the key concepts, standards of practice and exemplars from the Leading Learning document to help our Pembina Trails administration to re-envision not only their school libraries into a Learning Commons but the role of their teacher-librarians. The 91精选 Leading Learning document played an imperative role in my ability to implement the necessary changes to the mindsets of our school leaders and teacher-librarians to create the participatory and creative spaces we now see in our school division Learning Commons. I found our school teams referring frequently to the live links within the document and using the planning sheets at the back, to guide our thinking and actions in transforming our school libraries to the Learning Commons model. As a division, we planned a series of workshops over the course of that year with our teacher-librarians to elevate their role and embed the ideals and standards of the document into their practice. Now, over 5 years later, I am thrilled with the changes that I have witnessed in our division鈥檚 learning commons. Pembina Trails School Division has embraced the Leading Learning document and continues to work towards the ideal 鈥淟eading鈥� example within the growth stages of the document. As a division moving forward, we recognize and welcome opportunities to work with our school communities, principals and teacher librarians for the success of all learners. I am proud to nominate our school division for this award.鈥�

Heather Eby, Vice Principal, Dalhousie School, Pembina Trails School Division, Winnipeg, MB

As a direct result of the Leading Learning document, school libraries in Pembina Trails have embraced the learning commons model. Collaborations between classroom teachers and teacher-librarians occur on a regular basis, multi-modal literacies are embraced, and learners are driven by their own questions and curiosities led by the library learning commons team. Pembina Trails library learning commons impacts and empowers learners by designing learning opportunities that allow students to become constructors of knowledge, to find their own voices, to become global collaborators seeking justice and environmental stewardship, and to creatively communicate their learning and passions with others.

Pembina Trails School Division library staff members continue to use Leading Learning as a guide for continual improvement. To help guide their practice, every year new teacher-librarians in the division receive a copy of Leading Learning. During the year, every teacher-librarian in Pembina Trails uses Leading Learning to guide their practice based on the theme that the Library Learning Commons Consultant has chosen for that year and the needs of their learning.

鈥淚n the four years that I worked at Pacific Junction School, I saw a remarkable shift from a Library to a Learning Commons.The Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada document was an anchor for the change. Today, Pacific Junction LLC is an established vibrant, collaborative environment that emphasizes student and staff learning through the model of inquiry and exploration. The library collection has a wide and varied selection of quality reading materials, available in a variety of formats. The abundance and variety of physical and technological supplies allow for deep and rich student learning and exploration. Located at the centre of the school, the Library Learning Commons is a beautiful meeting place and the heartbeat of Pacific Junction school.鈥�

Kathy Bru, Principal, Pembina Trails School Division, Winnipeg, MB

91精选 is proud to honour Pembina Trails School Division as the first recipient of the 91精选 Leading Learning Implementation award.

on the Pembina Trails School Division website.

Canadian School Library Day: Monday October 28, 2019

91精选D 2019 Theme: Celebrating 鈥檚 5th Anniversary! 

Canadian School Library Day (91精选D)  2019 is coming up on Monday October 28. As Leading Learning celebrates five years since first publication this year we hope schools will focus 91精选D events and celebrations to profile how has helped libraries in schools/districts/provinces/territories to grow as vibrant library learning commons.

Preparing for 91精选D: Celebrating Your School鈥檚 Progress with Leading Learning

The advances you are making with Leading Learning are worth celebrating! Celebrating with evidence of your successes and making that evidence visible reinforces the value of the library learning commons. 

 Ideas to get you started: 

• Make use of the  Leading Learning badge in all your promotions. (flyers, posters, bookmarks, buttons, website etc.)
• Link Leading Learning/L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te websites to your virtual learning commons.
• Feature one or more Leading Learning standards in your 91精选D events and celebrations. For example: 
  • Designing Learning Environments to Support Participatory Learning: Invite students to share stories of the many ways the LLC environment helps them to explore their own interests and also collaborate with others in school and virtually.
  • Fostering Literacies to Empower Life-Long Learners – Engaging Readers: Organize a virtual author visit; invite the school community to participate in a day of creativity and innovation in the LLC.
  • Designing Learning Environments: Designing for a Participatory School Culture: Put your 91精选D celebrations in the hands of the students: Have a student committee design a day to celebrate the role of the library in the culture of the school. 
• Create a poster celebrating a vision statement for your school LLC and the standards of practice. Share the poster widely, in print and virtually.
• Create a video or infographic of how you have addressed each standard of practice or one particular standard in the LLC. Share the product widely via your virtual library learning commons, the school website / newsletter, etc.

And the serious (but extremely important) stuff! 

• Correlate your school goals to the standards framework in a presentation to share with administration and staff and parents.
• Organize your budget proposal and annual report using this correlation. 

Celebrating on the Day

What can you do on the date marked to celebrate Canadian School Library Day, October 28, 2019? Be sure to make the connection to your Leading Learning successes!

At Your School: 

• Host a library open house
• Host a special school-wide event related to a particular program in your library: 
  • Maker event
  • Reading event
  • Info-literacy event
• Share your celebrations with the district / province / country / world through social media using the hashtag #91精选D2019

In Your School District:

• Declare 91精选D district-wide and support schools in their celebrations
• Write a media release highlighting 91精选D and connections to learning using Leading Learning and invite local media to a school for an event / interviews, etc. 
• Take advantage of the day to seek out opportunities to highlight the work of the school library to senior administrative and instructional leaders in the school district, and to elected school board members
• Share your celebrations with the district / province / country / world through social media using the hashtag #91精选D2019

In Your Association: 

• Declare 91精选D in your province / territory and support schools and districts in their celebrations
• Collect ideas and stories from your members 
• Submit your good news stories to 91精选 for publication 
• Share your celebrations with the province / country / world through social media using the hashtag #91精选D2019

Moving Forward with Leading Learning

How can you continue to use Leading Learning to advance the library learning commons in your school / district / province / territory? Use this 91精选D celebration of Leading Learning to inspire your future planning. 

Ideas to get you started: 

• Explore the standards, understanding them as a catalyst for change. Leading Learning is a catalyst for igniting the design of futures oriented learning. The document positions the school library learning commons as critical to innovative pedagogical approaches for the new century. 
• Explore the new section of the Leading Learning website to discover how to use the standards to advance learning for all. 

In this section, discover how Leading Learning can be utilized as:

• A Diagnostic Tool:  Use the standards to determine where your current library is functioning and then as a growth tool to set deliberate goals for improvement. 
• A Professional Learning Tool: Enrich your own professional learning about the Learning Commons approach and then help administration, staff, parents and students understand the potential for whole school improvement. 
• A Framework for Action Research: Use Leading Learning to identify areas of focus for teacher action research. Establish an LLC team and make research collaborative. Use the 91精选 Research Toolkit to make your plan. 
• An Implementation Guide: Use the standards as a solid guide for planning your ongoing transitions from library to library learning commons.
  • Read and consider the questions found in to help you target an area of need for your LLC.
  • Use other to help with the transition process.

Have a great Canadian School Library Day!
Be sure to share using the hashtag #91精选D2019 

Journ茅e nationale des biblioth猫ques scolaires canadiennes: Lundi, le 28 octobre, 2019

Th猫me de la JNBSC 2019: C茅l茅brer le 5e anniversaire de

La Journ茅e canadienne des biblioth猫ques scolaires (JNBSC) 2019 aura lieu lundi, le 28 octobre. Comme L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te c茅l猫bre cette ann茅e ses cinq ans depuis sa premi猫re publication, nous esp茅rons que les 茅coles organiseront des 茅v茅nements et des c茅l茅brations JNBSC pour montrer comment aide les biblioth猫ques dans les 茅coles, les districts, les provinces et territoires 脿 se d茅velopper en tant que communaut茅s d鈥檃pprentissage de biblioth猫ques dynamiques.

Se pr茅parer pour la JNBSC: C茅l茅brer les progr猫s de votre 茅cole gr芒ce 脿 L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te

Les progr猫s que vous faites avec L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te m茅ritent d鈥櫭猼re c茅l茅br茅s! C茅l茅brer avec les preuves de vos succ猫s et les rendre visibles renforce la valeur des ressources communes d’apprentissage de la biblioth猫que. 

Des id茅es pour vous aider 脿 d茅marrer:

• Faite usage du symbole de L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te dans vos promotions. (prospectus, affiches, signets, boutons, sites web, etc.)
• Pr茅sentez une ou plusieurs normes de L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te dans vos 茅v茅nements et c茅l茅brations JNBSC. Par exemple:
  • Cr茅er des environnements d鈥檃pprentissage qui soutiennent l鈥檃pprentissage participatif: Invitez les 茅l猫ves 脿 partager des r茅cits illustrant les nombreuses fa莽ons dont l鈥檈nvironnement LLC les aide 脿 explorer leurs propres int茅r锚ts et 脿 collaborer avec d鈥檃utres 茅l猫ves dans l鈥櫭ヽole et de fa莽on virtuelle.
  • Favoriser les litt茅raties afin de former des apprenants pour la vie 鈥� Lecteurs engag茅s: organiser une visite virtuelle d鈥檜n auteur; invitez la communaut茅 scolaire 脿 participer 脿 une journ茅e de cr茅ativit茅 et d’innovation au sein de la LLC.
  • Cr茅er des environnements d鈥檃pprentissage 鈥� Inscription du carrefour d鈥檃pprentissage dans la culture de l鈥櫭ヽole: Mettez vos c茅l茅brations JNBSC entre les mains des 茅tudiants: Demandez 脿 un comit茅 d’茅tudiants de concevoir une journ茅e pour c茅l茅brer le r么le de la biblioth猫que dans la culture de l’茅cole.
• Cr茅ez une affiche c茅l茅brant la vision pour le  LLC votre 茅cole et les normes de pratique. Partagez l鈥檃ffiche largement, en imprim茅e et en virtuelle.
• Cr茅ez un vid茅o ou une infographie montrant comment vous avez abord茅 chaque norme de pratique ou une norme particuli猫re de la LLC. Partagez le produit largement via votre biblioth猫que d’apprentissage virtuelle, un site Web / bulletin de l’茅cole, etc.

Et les choses s茅rieuses (mais extr锚mement importantes)!

• Associez vos objectifs scolaires au cadre de normes dans une pr茅sentation 脿 partager avec l鈥檃dministration, le personnel scolaire et les parents.
• Organisez votre proposition de budget et votre rapport annuel en utilisant cette corr茅lation.

C茅l茅brer le jour

Que pouvez-vous faire 脿 la date indiqu茅e pour c茅l茅brer la Journ茅e nationale des biblioth猫ques scolaires le 28 octobre 2019? Assurez-vous de faire le lien avec vos r茅ussites dans le domaine de l鈥檃pprentissage avec le document L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te.

脌 votre 茅cole:

• Organiser une journ茅e portes ouvertes 脿 la biblioth猫que 
• Organisez un 茅v茅nement sp茅cial 脿 l’茅chelle de l’茅cole li茅 脿 un programme particulier dans votre biblioth猫que:
• 脡v茅nement Maker
• 脡v茅nement de lecture
• Activit茅 d’alphab茅tisation
• Partagez vos c茅l茅brations avec le district / la province / le pays / le monde via les m茅dias sociaux en utilisant le hashtag (mot-di猫se) #91精选D2019

Dans votre commission scolaire:

• D茅clarer JNBSC 脿 l’茅chelle du commission et soutenez les 茅coles avec leurs c茅l茅brations
• R茅diger un communiqu茅 de presse mettant en avant JNBS et inviter les m茅dias locaux 脿 un 茅v茅nement dans une 茅cole
• Pr茅senter le travail de la biblioth猫que scolaire aux principaux responsables de l鈥檃dministration et de l鈥檈nseignement du district scolaire
• Partager vos c茅l茅brations avec le district / la province / le pays / le monde via les m茅dias sociaux en utilisant le hashtag #91精选D2019

Dans votre association:

• D茅clarer JNBSC dans la province / au territoire et soutenez les 茅coles et les commissions scolaires avec leurs c茅l茅brations
• Recueillir des id茅es et des histoires de vos membres
• Soumettez vos bonnes nouvelles au 91精选 pour publication
• Partager vos c茅l茅brations avec le district / la province / le pays / le monde via les m茅dias sociaux en utilisant le hashtag #91精选D2019

L鈥橝pprentissage en t锚te: Prochaines 茅tapes

Comment pouvez-vous continuer 脿 utiliser L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te pour faire progresser la biblioth猫que de votre 茅cole / district / province / territoire? Utilisez cette c茅l茅bration JNBSC pour inspirer votre pr茅paration future.

Bonne Journ茅e nationale des biblioth猫ques scolaires canadiennes
Assurez-vous de partager en utilisant le hashtag #91精选D2019

Download and use these graphics / T茅l茅charger et utiliser ces graphiques

Use these badges to celebrate your examples of Leading Learning in action!

The development of Leading Learning brought together input from every province and territory in the country, and successfully developed standards for growth that are meaningful within this very disparate context. The process of writing the standards was very unique and modeled the benefits of working collaboratively in a networked world.

With the dissolution of CLA in 2016, responsibility for the standards was transferred to 91精选. Leading Learning is a foundational document for the work of 91精选 and is a catalyst for transformations in school libraries in Canada from coast to coast to coast. 91精选 invites schools to join us in celebrating the impact these standards have made in the growth of the learning commons approach in schools and the potential for leading learning for the future.

Celebrating 5 years of Leading Learning Growth:

• was translated into French, , and both are live on the web.
• Since first publication in 2014 hundreds of new See it in Action exemplars have been added to each standard from schools and organizations across the country, keeping the promise that the national standards site would continue to evolve as living documentation of authentic implementation and outreach exemplifying the transformations and innovations of school library learning commons

• is a new addition to Leading Learning providing schools with ideas and tools to help them get the most from the standards document and lead learning for the future. introduces new professional resources from 91精选 that are designed to compliment standards and themes from Leading Learning. is a 91精选 project to support schools in work to build culturally relevant and responsive school library learning commons.The 91精选 Research Toolkit supports school library practitioners as they explore their own practice through research.

Celebrating Implementation Highlights:

• Ministries of Education apply the principles of Leading Learning in designing policies and province wide learning commons approaches:

• Leading Learning is foundational in transformations and long range planning for schools and districts:
  • by Beth Lyons
  • by Kathy Conroy
  • by Goldie Weiser, Heather Wilson & Anita Brooks Kirkland
• Leading Learning is an inspiration for teacher research:
  • BCTLA conduct a three year teacher inquiry and publish an important guide for library transformations in British Columbia schools.
  • 鈥淭o become instructional leaders focusing on reconciliation, it stands to reason that a teacher-librarian鈥檚 journey has to begin with their own learning about Canadian history and Indigenous culture from an Indigenous perspective.鈥� By Jo-Anne Gibson
  • 鈥淗ow students鈥� cultures mesh in the Library Learning Commons and the whole school to create our own unique school culture. Environments, partnerships and your lifelong learning counts!鈥� By Vivianne Fogarty
• Leading Learning is integrated into teacher-librarian training in Canada

Announcing a Celebration Award

The Leading Learning Implementation Award has been established to recognize, honour and applaud school districts, provinces and territories who have successfully developed and/or enhanced their school library learning commons on a systemic basis, founded on the tenets, principles and continuous growth and renewal focus of the five standards of / .

The first presentation of the Leading Learning Implementation Award will take place at 91精选 Treasure Mountain Research Symposium dinner in 2020. For more information, please contact Judith Sykes, Chairperson at judith.sykes[at]shaw.ca.

October 2018

In this edition:

91精选 announces new resources to support the Culturally Relevant and Responsive School Library Learning Commons

Canadian School Library Day / Journ茅e nationale des biblioth猫ques scolaires is on Monday October 22!聽 Share your events and ideas on social media with the hashtag #91精选Day2018

Ce site pr茅sente le document L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te : Principes relatifs 脿 la transition de la biblioth猫que scolaire vers le carrefour d鈥檃pprentissage au Canada. Dans le futur, il comprendra des ressources pour la mise en place des carrefours d鈥檃pprentissage gr芒ce 脿 du contenu et des exemples en fran莽ais.

L鈥橝ssociation canadienne des biblioth猫ques a publi茅 la version anglaise du document (Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada) en 2014. Elle a 茅galement financ茅 la traduction fran莽aise, mais s鈥檈st vue incapable de la publier avant sa dissolution. Toutefois, avant la fin de ses activit茅s, l鈥橝ssociation a transf茅r茅 le projet 脿 la toute jeune pour qui la publication de la traduction a 茅t茅 une priorit茅. Nous sommes donc tr猫s fiers d鈥檃voir r茅ussi 脿 lancer le site au cours des premiers mois de notre existence, et nous vous invitons 脿 visiter, 脿 explorer et 脿 utiliser cette nouvelle ressource.

We are very pleased to announce the publication of the website,

The website presents the national standards document L鈥檃pprentissage en t锚te : Principes relative 脿 la transition de la biblioth猫que scolaire vers le carrefour d鈥檃pprentissage au Canada. Future development of the website will include resources for implementation, with a particular emphasis on developing French language content and examples.

The English-language version of the national standards document (Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada) was published by the Canadian Library Association (CLA) in 2014. CLA funded a French translation, but was unable to publish it before the dissolution of the association. Upon its dissolution, CLA transferred the standards project to , and publishing this French translation has been a priority for the fledgling organization. We are very proud to have accomplished this within the first few months of our existence, and invite you to visit, explore and use this new resource.

See it in Action: Designing Learning Environments to Support Participatory Learning

By Judith Sykes and Carol Koechlin

It is hard to believe that Leading Learning: Standards for School Library Learning Commons, celebrates its second year since publication this June. Over this time we have enjoyed helping in facilitation of the standards and also endeavored to track and share the many ways this document is helping to build awareness of the evolution of school libraries and spark positive renewal. We think it is valuable at this time to share with our school library community the many ways Leading Learning is already making a difference in the improvement of school libraries and programs in Canada. We have kept the original writing network together through email news updates and recently developed a news flyer to keep our growing community informed and involved. Now that we have a new national organization and a website established we have a more formal platform to build future updates from. We will keep the site in place for the foreseeable future and eventually transfer relevant news items, article links and presentation material to the new site for (CVSL).

See it In Action: One of the Standards where we have seen dramatic growth in the last two years is Designing Learning Environments to Support Participatory Learning. Not only an explosion of stories about transformed physical spaces but a real resurgence of Learning Commons professionals taking the lead in creating virtual spaces to work, learn, play and create. The design of innovative spaces and programs to embrace self-directed learning such as maker spaces is also making waves across Canada. Here are a few inspiring examples:

• Not Just Furniture – Lisa Dempster, teacher-librarian at Riverdale Collegiate in Toronto Ontario shared her annual report virtually to highlight the impact of transformation from library to Learning Commons. Another Funtastic Year!

• Student Engagement – Listen to the students at William Aberhart’s New Learning Commons in Calgary Alberta, share how transitions have changed the way they work and learn. ABC Learning Commons.

• Posting to a Global Fridge – Anna Crossland, teacher-librarian at George Vanier LLC in B.C., has not only created a VLC to curate and share resources but also to celebrate the accomplishments of her students by posting their work to what Anna calls the 鈥楪lobal Fridge鈥�.

• Growing a Virtual Makerspace – Jo-Anne Gibson, teacher-librarian at Fort Richmond Collegiate LLC in Manitoba, has extended library support 24/7 by creating a VLC where students and teachers can find ongoing and archived units and projects complete with marking rubrics, resource links and student work spaces . Check out how Jo-Anne has used Symbaloo to build a virtual makerspace.

• Flipped Library Orientation – Consultant for Libraries and Learning and Teacher-Librarian at Waterloo C.I. in Ontario have developed a series of workshops called 鈥淔lip Your Library Orientation鈥�. Learn how Anita and Carlo make use of virtual tools and spaces to build a 24/7 orientation learning environment.

• Making Maker Leaders – Curriculum Leaders in Upper Grand Distrct School Board have partnered with Teacher Librarians to develop collaborative approaches to integrate coding into Learning Commons maker spaces and classrooms.

• Creating Maker Mindset – Monica Berra, the District Vice Principal Learning Innovations-Learning Commons, Prince George B.C. intrigued principals with a maker poster to get them on board with the LLC in their schools to lead a maker movement and consequently create whole school 鈥榤aker mindset鈥�. Read about how Monica got principals on board and follow the journey in her TMC4 paper.

• Now check the maker kits ready for circulation that have been developed centrally to support schools getting started.

• Partnering for Inclusive Resource Collections – Also on Monica鈥檚 TMC site page open the PowerPoint called TMC Table Talk to discover how Monica partnered with the Aboriginal Department in District 57 to develop 鈥渁 collection of learning resources to support the blending of Indigenous knowledge into our daily learning鈥� Here is an example:

• Building Virtual Participatory Learning Projects for Professionals – Quebec School Librarians Network have built a virtual Digital Badges program to empower professional learning based on Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada. . Study their Digital Badges for Professional Development: Supporting Library Personnel with the CLA School Library Standards.

• Teacher Research in Action – The focus of TMC4 2016 papers was to explore the growing impact of Leading Learning. The papers were divided into three themes and are archived for your study. :
  • Co-teaching for Deeper Learning
  • Innovation for Learning
  • Building a Learning Community

Moving Forward with Best Practice Examples of Leading Learning Implementation

These new examples of implementation of the standard, Designing Learning Environments to Support Participatory Learning, and many more new 鈥楽ee it in Action鈥� examples will be integrated into the new web version of Leading Learning as it develops on the new school library organization site CVSL . We invite everyone to share what鈥檚 working well in their transitions to Library Learning Commons so we can continue to keep Leading Learning alive with fresh indicator examples. Watch for a form on the new site soon to submit your See it in Action example.