Presented by: Amy Short MSLA Conference March 2014

-Links for resources from today’s session

 AASL’s current School Library StandardsStandards  Learner Centered  Expand definition of Information literacy to include multiple literacies: digital, visual, textual and technological

 AASL’s initiative to promote the Standards for the 21 st Century Learner, school library program guidelines, and the school librarian’s role in helping students become lifelong learners. Santacroce & Kastelic

 Learners use skills, resources and tools to: 1. Inquire, THINK critically, and gain knowledge 2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and CREATE new knowledge 3. SHARE knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society 4. Pursue personal and aesthetic GROWth Santacroce & Kastelic

Standard Skills Self- Assessment Strategies Dispositions in Action Responsibilities

Skills Key Question: Does the student have the right proficiencies to explore a topic or a subject further? Dispositions in Action Key Question: Is the student disposed to higher-level thinking and actively engaged in critical thinking to gain and share knowledge? 21 st Century Learners Responsibilities Key Question: Is the student aware that the foundational traits for 21 st century learning requires self- accountability that extends beyond skills and dispositions? Self Assessment Strategies Key Question: Can the student recognize personal strengths and weaknesses over time and become a stronger, more independent learner? Rominiecki & Kemps

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 How AASL Standards are incorporated into a school library program  Dispositions in Action  Responsibilities  Self-Assessment Strategies  Benchmarks/Action Examples

STANDARDS STRANDS INDICATORS BENCHMARKS/ACTION EXAMPLES Skills Dispositions in Action Responsibiliti es Self Assessment Rominiecki & Kemps

SKILLS INDICATORS BENCHMARKS GRADE 2GRADE 5 GRADE 8GRADE 10 GRADE 12 Rominiecki & Kemp

DISPOSITIONS IN ACTION INDICATORS SAMPLE BEHAVIORS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT Rominiecki & Kemp

RESPONSIBILITIES INDICATORS SAMPLE BEHAVIORS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT Rominiecki & Kemp

SELF-ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES INDICATORS STUDENT SELF-QUESTIONING EXAMPLES Rominiecki & Kemp

 Collaborative approach  If you cannot find willing partners, still teach these skills and dispositions  Inquiry-based instruction  Give opportunities for students to construct their own understanding  Empower students to be independent inquirers  The social nature of learning is valuable  Assessment is an important component Lowe

Standard Skills Responsibilities Self-Assessment Strategies Dispositions Indicators Benchmarks Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12 Self- Questioning Examples Stages of Development Sample Behaviors Stages of Development Sample Behaviors Lowe

 Direct Instruction of the specific skill to be learned  Modeling and guided practice: learners have an opportunity to see the skill as it is applied successfully  Independent practice: learners apply the skill to their own topics  Sharing and reflection: learners look at their own application of the skill and determine how well it worked Rominiecki & Kemp

 Product  Process  Student self-assessment strategies

 There is much in common between the AASL standards and the Common Core State Standards  AASL & CCSS CrosswalkCrosswalk

 English/Language Arts  Mathematics  Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies  Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects  Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects

 Alignment of MSLA Information Literacy Skills with MA Technology and AASL Standards (begins on page 30)MSLA Information Literacy Skills

 Think of a lesson that you taught within the last month  Look at the AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner and identify up to 3 indicators that you addressed in the lesson

The AASL Lesson Plan Database aasl.jesandco.org

 Is part of L4L initiative  A tool to support school librarians and other educators in teaching the essential learning skills defined in the AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learnertool

 No account needed to search for and use lessons  Anyone can submit lessons; first must set up free account

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 Search the database using the search box or the options under Browse All Lesson Plans.  Let’s take a look at two examples….  Zoo Animal Experts – Kindergarten Zoo Animal Experts  Finding Your Way Using QR Codes – Grade 9 Finding Your Way Using QR Codes

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 Once you are registered you will be able to:  Create your own AASL Lesson Plan content and publish it on the web for others to use  Have your lesson plans aligned with the AASL Standards for 21 st Century Learner and crosswalked with the Common Core Standards Standards for 21 st Century Learner crosswalked with the Common Core Standards  Rate lessons and see how others have rated them  Read and post comments  Bookmark and save any lesson plan on this site for future reference

 Print lesson plans as a PDF to use anywhere  View other user profiles and follow what content they post  Vote and rank other published lesson plans  Leave comments and feedback on published lesson plans  Share lesson plans with others through and social media

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 Submit your own lesson plan!  You do not have to be an AASL member.  Your work will be published in a national database. Rominiecki & Kemp

 All lesson plan submissions are vetted using the lesson plan rubric below. Be sure to review your lesson plan against this rubric before submitting.  Lesson Plan Rubric Lesson Plan Rubric  Lesson Plan Checklist Lesson Plan Checklist

Throughout the form, click on “What’s the difference?” for more information. Lowe

 Help make a national tool more useful.  Bring attention to Massachusetts.  Publication of lesson as Goal.  Build your resume.  AASL will send a letter of recognition to your principal.  AASL will give you an eBadge to display on your website, blog and signature. Rominiecki & Kemp

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 Explain the AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner to administrators. ◦ PowerPoint PowerPoint ◦ Brochure Brochure  Explain the value of school library programs to a variety of audiences through AASL Advocacy brochures.audiences Rominiecki & Kemp

Best Apps for Teaching and Learning Best Websites for Teaching and Learning

 New ALA Task Force on School Libraries  Campaign to launch with focus on “School the Core of Education”  Materials supporting parents, community members, local policy makers and leadership, and statewide policy makers

 Kathy Lowe Executive Director, MSLA  Amy Short Director of Library & Media Services, Boston

 Lowe, Kathy. Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database. MSLA/SCSLA Feb abase/lessonplandb abase/lessonplandb  Rominiecki, Amy and Nina Kemps. Taking it to the Next Level: Using the Common Core and AASL Standards to Develop Lessons, Units and Curriculum. NJASL Conference. 15 Feb Powerpoint Presentation.  Santacroce, Vicki and Diane Kastelic. School Libraries Count: AASL Resources to Author Our Stories. WEMTA libraries-count-wemta-2012http:// libraries-count-wemta-2012  “Think Pair Share”