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ACCESS to the myriad print and digital information sources and technologies students need to master to be college ready per the California Technology Plan and California Model School Library Standards. Access is most equitably achieved in school libraries, where all materials are available to all students.

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATE digital and print information with school curriculum. Students master information literacy research skills in well stocked & staffed libraries in tandem with academic research projects in all subjects, not just English, and not in isolation. Teacher Librarians teach print and digital information literacy research and cyber safety skills using the subject specific curriculum as a platform while students use the library resources.

 

ORIGINATE outcomes, or generate products from the information management process. For students it is the process leading to a product turned in for a grade. But as an adult the process of information literacy translates into critical thinking to evaluate medical care, find a lawyer, buy a house, find and test new discoveries...Life decisions and inquiry.

 

USE information in an effective, safe way for academic and lifelong learning.

 

Information literacy is taught by credentialed Teacher Librarians while students engage in research for class assignments. This is known as integrating research and information literacy into the school curriculum. Well stocked and staffed school libraries are perfectly positioned as research hubs for school communities.

 

Rather than the outdated image as repositories of books, school libraries are now gateways to the many formats in which information is found and Teacher Librarians are trained to teach information A E I O U skills to students while they tackle class research assignments. Teacher Librarians still foster a love of reading and offer guidance in reading for pleasure, but TLs also teach the skill set needed for students to effectively find, evaluate, select and use information in print and digital (blended learning) formats using the visiting teacher's curriculum as a platform. Information Literacy skills are not taught in isolation, but in collaboration with classroom teachers using school library resources.

 

Students trained collaboratively in a blended learning environment leave high school with strong Information Literacy skills and are prepared for rigorous research demands of a university education. They have also practiced lifelong learning skills which are the hallmark of successful individuals.

 

Please review research on CDE's webpage showing huge positive impacts on scores attributable to school libraries with credentialed Teacher Librarians. Many of the documents found there are posted as PDFs below.

 

Also see information about California's adoption of Model School Library Standards.
A table form and full text of adopted CA School Library Standards are posted below.

 

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