Information Centers
Information Centers
Students must acquire information literacy skills, which include the ability to access information efficiently and effectively, to evaluate information critically, and to use information accurately and creatively. An effective information center program contributes to the life-long learning skills needed in the twenty-first century.
Information Center Program Guide
The DoDEA Information Center Program focuses on information literacy, the ability to find, evaluate and use information, in order to assist students to become life-long learners. The program combines effective learning and teaching strategies and activities with information access skills. DoDEA has adopted the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) guidelines, Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs.
The Information Center Program gives students the opportunity to encounter information in formats as simple as a picture book, as complex as a multimedia package or an electronic study trip, and as diverse as a literary classic, an eBook or a Web site on the Internet. The DoDEA learning community (students, teachers, administrators and parents) is interconnected in this ongoing effort to understand and meet constantly changing information needs.
The Information Specialist promotes this student-centered program by working collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and others to facilitate student success as citizens of the 21st century.
Information Centers
Contact Information:
DoDEA Information Centers
4040 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
