“Laws” to Remember: Implementing the New AASL Learning Standards
Written on October 30, 2008 – 9:34 am | by erniec
Thursday 8:30-9:30am
Implementing the new standards brings changes in emphasis and relevance to evolving 21st century concept-based curriculum and technologies. This session will highlight some of the standards and how they might be implemented in your program.
The American Association of School Librarians has recently launched National Plan for Implementation of the new AASL Learning Standards called Learning 4 Life.
North Carolina’s State Board of Education is busy working to revise the state’s approach to teaching and learning that will incorporate standards such as AASL’s. This is expressed in the new Framework for Change.
All of this connects to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework
Standards are not curriculum, they support the development of curriculum.
Information literacy is one of the many educational goals we are addressing as educators.
Ending Topical Research. Are we ready to change the research process to meet the demands of the 21st Century? Here’s a quote to think about
If we keep assigning topics, students will drive their earth moving equipment through the
information landfill, pleased by the height and depth of the piles.
Putting an End
to Topical Research
By Jamie McKenzie
read the full article here: http://www.fno.org/feb07/topic.html
This article addresses the problematic nature of easily answered topical assignments. There is a wealth of information that can be found on most topics – if students are just finding the facts we aren’t asking them to critically think about the information they are finding and put it into a unique product.
One participant mentioned the need for student responsibility and accountability as being vital to achieving these Learning Standards. The new Learning Standards address this through ethical behavior, reflective practice, and group based work.
“the library is a growing organism” – Ranganathan from the Five Laws of Library Science.
All of the presentations from DPI staff should be available at http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/professional/Conferences/Spring08/default.htm
