How We Did It! Writing a K-12 Information Literacy Curriculum Clarkston Community Schools K-12 Media Specialists

History No Information Literacy Curriculum Consistency District Support – Weekly Time

Development Researched Other Information Literacy Curricula Building Blocks – Birmingham and Troy Foundation – CCS Information Literacy Standards and Best Lessons Benefits for Information Literacy Curriculum

Timeline – Marketing Information Literacy within CCS – Curriculum Development Fall 2006 – Kindergarten Class – Release Time Fall 2007 – Information Literacy Class for 3 rd - 5 th Graders / 1 st Grade Media Class – Release Time

Timeline Continued Fall 2008 – 2 nd Grade Information Literacy Class Added Fall 2009 – School Board Approved

CCS Information Literacy Standards Literacy Social, Ethical and Human Issues Application and Productivity Tools Research and Inquiry Communications

Content Expectations

Research & Inquiry

Content Expectations

Content Expectations Application / Productivity Tools

Content Expectations

Content Expectations Grades 3-5

CCS Scope and Sequence Links each expectation to: – ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies GLCE’s for grades 2-5 – NETS* – AASL Skills for the 21 st -Century Learner

CCS Scope and Sequence

Information Literacy Curriculum Map 4 th Grade

Information Literacy Topic Lesson 4 th Grade Media Center Orientation – 3 Information Literacy class overview MC expectations Care of resources Circulation Information Literacy Assessment (beginning and end of year) Genre Studies – 3 Poetry Myths/Legends Fantasy Adventure Award Winning Books – 1 Quality Literature – classical, multicultural, and contemporary literature Caldecott – review Coretta Scott King – focus Great Lakes Great Books – optional

Information Literacy Topic Lesson 4 th Grade Dewey Decimal System/OPAC/Location Skills – 4 Dewey overview – organization, media center map, 10 classes, scavenger hunt, etc. – 1 Review - keyword, title, author, subject, number, and power searches (compare with keyword) – 1 Review - expanded search strategies (bread crumbs, library search, refine search, search title tab, browse title tab, wild card* ) – 2 Reference Resources – 9 Dictionary (P) – guide words, multiple definitions – 1 Thesaurus (P) – purpose, synonyms – 1 Atlas (P) – review of 3rd grade, thematic maps, cardinal and intermediate directions – 2 Almanac (P) – purpose, table of contents, index, tabbed index – 1 Encyclopedia (P) – review 3rd grade, compare/contrast print versus non-print – 1 Encyclopedias (NP) – purpose, search specific entries – 1 Databases, Periodicals (NP) – purpose, format, search specific entries – 1 Search Indexes (NP) – purpose, format, search specific entries – 1 URL (purpose, location) – Integrate Advanced Search (purpose, search format, search specific entries, Boolean searches) – Integrate

Information Literacy Topic Lesson 4 th Grade Internet Safety – 2 Research Inquiry – 3 Big 6 Skills – 1 Note taking, plagiarism – 1 Resource Citation - MLA format (title, author, publisher, copyright, URL and date retrieved, if applicable) – 1 Software Applications Requirement: Desktop Publishing (Awareness) Optional: Kidspiration (Practice) Word Processing (Practice) Power Point (Awareness) Blog/Wiki (Awareness) Podcasting (Awareness) Digital Video (Awareness) Multi-Media Projects Available Options: Digital cameras, video cameras, commercials, digital movies, etc. Project Presentations

Curriculum in Action Reference Resources Research Inquiry Software Applications

Difference between Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Flexible schedule Collaboration between teachers and media specialists Ever changing lessons but still necessary to meet our content expectations

Content Expectations Reflect secondary circumstances Lesson examples include: Yearly orientations to the media center and technology use. Research projects using the Big 6. Technology integration such as movie maker, podcasting, and numerous web 2.0 applications. How to search the web, how to research, web page evaluation, and inquiry learning.

Content Expections Example for 6-12

Content Expections Example

Scope and Sequence Bridging the Gap Not subject specific All strands mastery by graduation except telecommunications

Scope and Sequence

Curriculum Alignment Matched to the AASL standards for the 21st century learner Matched to the GLCE ’ s Matched to the HSCE ’ s

Goals for this year Match curriculum to Common Core Standards Complete MDE's 21st Century Skills Evaluation Create more assessment tools Develop more inquiry learning lessons

Snapshot of Daily Life Elementary Day – Semi-Blocked Schedule - Media Class (K/1 st ) - Information Literacy (2 nd – 5 th ) - Book Check-Out Secondary Day – Flex Schedule

Our Next Steps Align Information Literacy Curriculum with AASL 21 st Century Standards Align Media Programs with MDE 21 st Century Skills Evaluation Create a Student Technology Proficiency Skills Scope and Sequence Chart

Benefits of Creating an Information Literacy Curriculum Consistency Support for Grade Level Content Continuous Evaluation of Curriculum and Lessons Collectively Update and Implement Best Practices

CCS Information Literacy Curriculum Available for Purchase Questions