The document outlines the vision of the Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology, aiming for every public school in Washington to be served by a full-time certified teacher-librarian and fully-funded library resources. It emphasizes the urgency of addressing educational disparities, technological access, and the need for a robust curriculum that includes 21st-century skills. Additionally, it highlights the importance of innovative approaches in education to prepare students for a rapidly changing information landscape.

1. www.fundourfuturewashington.orgPartnering to Shape 21st Century LearnersThe Coeur d’Alene CharretteIdaho Regional Conferences, 2010Lisa LayeraBrunkanSusan McBurney

2. [shuh-ret] -nouna gathering of people for an intense period of brainstorming and design. Faced with a problem or a challenge, the participants pool their talents to produce plans to achieve a goal.The word "charrette" means cart or chariot in French, and was used to describe the cart that was wheeled through Paris to pick up the senior projects of students at the `Ecole des Beau Arts’. It came to mean “hectic work required to meet a deadline”. Solution-oriented

3. Collaborative

4. Involves a cross-section of community stakeholders

5. Evokes a sense of urgencyOur story - in three chapters

6. Spokane, WAChapter 1Spring, 2007Spokane District 81 Budget Cuts

8. “Swim upstream to Olympia.”

9. “Does anyone else care?”Chapter 2

10. a citizens’ army, nearly 15,000 strong

11. They did care, and here’s why …Achievement GapAccess to theInformation AgeEquityLibrary Programsas Basic Education21st Century SkillsI Libraries !WorkforceReadinessLiteracyGlobalPreparednessDemocracy

12. Coalition VisionWashington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology (WCS-Lit)Full-time certified teacher-librarian in every schoolFully-funded library materials and technology resourcesThe Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology (WCSLit) envisions a future where every public school or small district in Washington state is served by a full-time, certified teacher-librarian who manages a fully-funded library and technology resource collection. The coalition looks to a future where students from across the state have the same access to technology, the same chance for literacy, and the same opportunity to receive a world-class education. It is our hope that Washington state standards for library and information technology education become the benchmark for library and information technology instruction across the nation. Equitable access to technology, literacy, and opportunityWA State LIT education standards become a benchmark

14. Coalition Success✓49-0 Senate vote for emergency bridge fundingWA State Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, floor speech

15. Coalition Success✓$4 MM emergency bridge funding First ever line-item for school library programs✓Policy recommendations to codify teacher-librarians and library programs as part of Washington’s Basic Education Act.

24. The Mom’s Choice Awards® Magazine

25. 40+ articles

26. Chapter 3incongruity

27. Technology Trends Cloud computing

28. Advanced analytics

29. Virtualization

30. Notebook / netbook adoption

31. Mobile applications

32. Open source software

33. Online social networkingA sampling of tools that have come out in the last three years ….

34. Cutting Edge College MajorsMicrotechnologyNanotechnologyVisual Representation of Complex DataHuman-Computer InteractionGreen MajorsForensic sciencesService scienceHealth Infomaticscarbon nanotubes

35. Emerging Industriesvisual representation of complex data

36. human-computer interaction

37. loud computing

38. video gaming

39. forensic accounting

40. health information management

41. IT networking / systems management

42. data mining

43. digital mapping nanotechnologydigital forensicsstrategic intelligencegenomicsopticspharmacogenomicsrenewable energycleantechemerging mediaimage semanticstissue engineeringbiotechnology

44. The world was changing.What would the school library look like… if it were invented today?

45. THE WALL STREET JOURNALU.S. Falls to No. 2 in Global Competitiveness RankingsAsia Gains Edge Backing Tech Start-UpsWorld's Smallest Computers Made of DNA and Other Biological Molecules Made to 'Think' LogicallyScientists decode human genome's instruction manualCANADA VENTURE: Building A Better Medical Robot

46. THE WALL STREET JOURNALBill Gates Says Innovation Can Leverage ChangeTest Results Question if Students are Ready for College As colleges add green majors and minors, classes fill upJobs of 2030: Memory Augmentation Surgeon, Waste Data Handler, NarrowcasterThe end of the office... and the future of work

47. THE WALL STREET JOURNALThe Grid: A New Way of Doing ScienceToday's Threat: Computer Network TerrorismEven in a Recovery, Some Jobs Won't ReturnSkype's Share of International Calls Jumps 50%A Deluge of Devices for Reading and Surfing

48. THE WALL STREET JOURNALSocial Media Among Haiti's First RespondersSocial media a lifeline after quake struck: A post, a tweet, a text from Haiti was often the only way those affected could reach out.Learning the Art of Creating Computer Games Can Boost Student SkillsIf Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably OnlineKids pack in nearly 11 hours of media use daily

49. What do kids really need in order to flourish in the world they inhabit?

51. WA State - Prioritization for Funding Phase-in100% in 2018

52. Status quo - no longer an option. Money without integration = money not well-spent.

53. Is our education system preparing kids for the future and the information landscape they'll reside in?How will we know when it is?

54. Did You know 4.0

55. Take a break.

68. Partners for 21st Century Learning

69. Eric Conti, SuperintendentBurlington Public Schools

70. Information OverloadAccelerated Rate of Change

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72. Library + Laboratory = Libratory“A place to do stuff, create stuff, not just get stuff.”