Information Skills Instruction

Information Skills Instruction

Information Skills Curriculum and Standards

National Standards

Standards for the 21st Century Learner - New standards by American Association of School Librarians. These standards were published in October, 2007. You may download a copy or purchase multiple copies at this site.
A Planning Guide for Empowering Learners With School Library Assessment Rubric - "a program evaluation, planning, implementation and advocacy tool that will ensure school library program planners go beyond the basics to provide goals, priorities, criteria, and general principles for establishing effective library programs."
Building Level Toolkit: Implementing AASL’s Learning Standards and Program Guidelines in Your School Library - Ideas and references to helpful materials for implementing the standards. It is part of the Learning 4 Life initiative.
Crosswalk of the Common Core Standards and the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner - From the AASL.
Understanding the Common Core State Standards - This is help in understanding the standards from EduTopia.
All Aboard!: Implementing Common Core offers school librarians an opportunity to take the lead - An article in School Library Journal, April, 2012 by Rebecca Hill. This will help you understand and use the common core standards.
Common Core and School Librarians: An Interview with Joyce Karon - An article by Pamela K.Kramer in School Library Monthly, Sept/Oct. 2011. School librarians need to understand the standards and take a lead in their implementation.
AASL Essential Links - Links to various guides including some on program integration and literacy
School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come - An ebook edited by Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton. This a compilation of essays by librarians, teachers, publishers, and library vendors on what is next for school libraries. The publication date is October 15, 2011. It is available for free in pdf, epub, and Kindle formats,
SLIP: The School Library Information Portal - Documents and web links for many aspects of school libraries by the Canadian School Library Association and the Association for Teacher-Librarianship in Canada.
Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth - This set of competencies has been developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

State and Province Standards

Alabama's School Library Media Plan for the 21st Century Learner - This is a pdf document.
Alaska Content Standards for School Libraries
The Model School Library Standards for California
Colorado's Highly Effective School Library Programs - The Colorado State Library. This is a pdf document.
Information and Technology Literacy Framework - The Connecticut State Department of Education. 2006.
Information Literacy: Florida's Library/Media Connections - This is in pdf format.
The Correlation of the Library Information Literacy Standards and Indiana's Academic Standards
Sample Information Literacy Curriculum Framework - by the State Library of Iowa.
Beyond Proficiency @ Your Library - By the Kentucky Department of Education, 2010.
Standards for School Library Media Programs - Maryland State Department of Education
Massachusetts School Library Media Program Standards for 21st Century Learning - This is in pdf format.
Guidelines for Michigan School Library Media Programs
Minnesota Standards for Effective School Library Media Programs. - This is a pdf file.
Standards for Missouri School Library Media Centers - By the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Montana Library/Media Content Standards - These are in pdf format and may be accessed from this page.
Standards for New Mexico School Libraries - 2004. This is in pdf format.
IMPACT: Guidelines for School Library Media and Instructional Technology Programs - North Carolina.
North Dakota Library/Technology Literacy Standards - Available in pdf format.
Ohio Guidelines for Effective Library Media Programs
Building Information Literacy - Prince Edward Island Department of Education.
School Library and Information Literacy Framework - State of Rhode Island.
South Dakota School Library Standards
Texas School Library Standards and Guidelines
Library Media Core Curriculum - State of Utah.
Teacher-Librarian Standards - State of Washington.
Model Academic Standards for Information and Technology Literacy - State of Wisconsin. Apparently, you must pay for these.
State Staffing Requirements - for school library media specialists. This is from Doug Johnson's wiki.
State Resources - Links to State Departments of Education and library associations. From the Institute of Study and Development of School Library Information Centers at Clarion University.

School District Standards

Modesto (CA) Information Literacy Standards
Cecil County (MD) Public School Library Media Curriculum
Library Media Learning Expectations - Cambridge, MA, Public Schools. In pdf format.
Information and Technology Literacy Standards - Minneapolis, MN Public Schools. This is in pdf format
South Brunswick, NJ, School District Curriculum Guide for Library Media Programs - This is a pdf file.
Library Media Skills Curriculum - Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake School District, NY. This is in pdf format.
Information Fluency Continuum - 2010 - New York City Schools. This is in pdf format.
Library Information Skills Curriculum - Georgetown Independent School District, Georgetown, TX.
Information Skills Curriculum, Gds. 1 - 4 - Charlottesville city Schools, VA.
Library Media Curriculum - Hannover County (VA) public schools.
Catholic High School Library Standards - Catholic School Librarians Association, Archdiocese of Seattle, WA.

Information Literacy Websites and Research

Information Literacy - an overview of design, process and outcomes. By Debbie Abilock
The National Forum on Information Literacy - Formed to meet the challenges of teaching information literacy on both the K-12 and college levels.
SOS for Information Literacy - a web site to assist media specialists in preparing motivating lessons for students. You are invited to submit your successful lesson plans, as well as searching for plans which you may use. You need to register to access the web site, and registration requires that you complete their survey form.
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education - Information literacy standards for college students by ACRL.
Information Age Inquiry - This is the web site for a course in student inquiry. This site is by the School of Library and Information Science, University of Indiana Indianapolis.
How Today's College Students Use Wikipedia for Course Related Research - A study by Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg, March, 2010. "Wikipedia meets the needs of college students because it offers a mixture of coverage, currency, convenience, and comprehensibility in a world where credibility is less of a given or an expectation from today’s students".
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age - This is a study by Alison J. Head and Michael Eisenberg which was published on December 1, 2009. The students used course reading and Google for class assignments, and Google and Wikipedia for personal questions. They did not ask for help from librarians. This is in pdf format.
The Information Literacy Movement of the School Library Media Field: A preliminary survey of the research - By David V. Loertscher and Blanche Woolls, 1997. An extensive look at the history, research and practise of information literacy in school libraries since the 1980's.

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