So, how might a media coordinator support student interest and practice in writing? It also answers such critical questions as how do the strands - the skills, dispositions in action, responsibilities, and self-assessment strategies - relate to one another? The second thing that went well was giving students the rubrics. These learning standards can shape the library program and serve as a tool for school librarians to shape the learning of students in their schools. The AASL Standards frame-work reflects a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning by demonstrating the connection between learner, librarian, and library standards. http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/303021180> ; http:\/\/purl.oclc.org\/dataset\/WorldCat> ; Copyright © 2001-2020 OCLC. that require writing as their baseline. DISPOSITIONS IN ACTION --- 4. 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Action Example: Grade 4 --- 3. The colorful pages are full of graphics and charts that make for easy reference. (2009). These tools will be of high interest to any librarian or school support staff wishing to support a culture of student-centered learning practices at their school. 5.0 out of 5 stars for all school librarians Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2011 This book is a must for all school librarians in North America as it describes the latest AASL ALA standards. Source Organization: American Association of School Librarians. Lots of people know how to read but don’t – which means that more, or even better, skills instruction won’t help. All Rights Reserved. With the launch of AASL's new National School Library Standards the content of the Standards for the 21st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database have been archived. Creating a 21st Century Skills Survey Instrument for High School Students. Student-made ebooks: A beautiful way to demonstrate learning. That being said, I have some adjustments to make. Action Example: Grade 7 --- 3. To fight for what matters requires us to fight against what gets in the way. The AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner address this point repeatedly. This time, since I had not set up centers (not anticipating so many finishing), I had my early-finished first graders draw a bee on their paper (they were answering the question, “Are bees good or bad?”). An educational YouTube video, such as “The Case of the Vanishing Honeybee” by Emma Bryce (below) will include all of the above, plus animation (I say all- even if the text isn’t on the screen, someone had to prepare a “script” of some kind). This is a practical book with examples of how to maximize the application of the learning standards at different grade levels. Gonzalez, J. So will AASL take a public stand against reading incentives, narrow reading-instruction curricula, and testing? In both cases, students are creators- the makers of (potentially) real-life products. 1. The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for the 21st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database (AASL Database) is a free, Open Access, interactive tool recently (2011) developed by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, to assist librarians, teachers and other educators in implementing the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner (AASL Standards) and the Common Core State Standards. American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, The Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative, American Association of School Librarians, Structured Collaborative Inquiry for Today’s Hybrid Learning Environments, Lesson Study: Resources for Administrators, Educators and Guardians, Disrupting Inequity: Having Brave Conversations About Bias, PeerGrade Lets Students Conduct Peer Review Online. For instance, in her April 10, 2016 blog post, Gonzalez discusses some of the different ways that students can use ebooks to express their learning. Image provided by: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM. The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) developed Standards for the 21st-Century Learner to guide school library curricula and programs. Action Example: Grade 3 --- 2. Permission must be obtained in order to reprint this article in a published work or in order to offer it for sale in any form. American Association of School Librarians. OCLC’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus issues in their communities. Action Example: Grade 9 --- 2. One last mischievous thought:  Shouldn’t documents like this one be created withstudents rather than just for them? Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. ACTION EXAMPLES TEMPLATE --- 8. Instead of a report, they might make a mini-textbook. District Wide Approach. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. 1. The third thing we discussed was what to do with the students who finished early. © 2020 KnowledgeWorks Foundation. Benchmarks are provided along with examples that show how to put the learning standards into action.