Please be sure to sign up for the webinar "Connecting Competencies: Learner, School Librarian and School Library" - presented by Susan Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns
When? Thursday, February 22, 2018 | 6:00 p.m. Central Participants will be introduced to the language of competencies as part of the structure of the National School Library Standards (NSLS). The intentional shift from outcomes to competencies in the standards is designed to better align the AASL framework with other education standards and provide increased opportunities for learners, school librarians, and school libraries to thrive in a more personalized learning environment. Learning Outcomes Learning Objective: Learner Competencies Participants will examine the role of competencies within the six Shared Foundations as a continuum on which school librarians and school libraries empower learners to master competencies in the domains of Think, Create, Share, and Grow. Learning Objective: School Librarian Competencies Participants will explore how the school librarian competencies parallel those of the learner, and emphasize the integrated nature of a comprehensive learning environment. Learning Objective: School Library Competencies Participants will recognize the school library as an environment for learners and school librarians to develop competence and achieve mastery relating to educational content and tools. Learning Objective: Assessment/Evaluation of Competencies Participants will recognize the importance of the assessment and evaluations processes as described in the NSLS that measure progress toward competency for learners, school librarians, and the school library. Cost is FREE! To register, please use this link: Register via GoToWebinar. A certificate of participation will be provided to attendees of the live webinar by request. To request a certificate of participation after the webinar, please email Jennifer Habley. Certificates will be sent as PDFs via email within one week of the webinar. For more information, please click here.
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To understand where we have been, in terms of school library standards, and how we arrived at the point where we are today, please take a moment to reflect upon the following timeline of events.
* 2017 - National School Library Standards (AASL 2017):" School Library"
* 2007 - Standards for the 21st Century Learner (AASL 2007): Think, Create, Share, Grow! "School Librarian"
"School Library Media Specialist"
"School Library Media Program"
"Media Programs: District and School (AASL and AECT 1975), reflected a greater emphasis on the librarian's role in teaching learners to communicate ideas through media creation as well as through information use (ALA 2018)." * 1920 - 1959: Foundational Work. 1920's - "The Certain standards' focus on high-quality instruction and student engagement placed school librarians at the center of teaching and learning (ALA 2018)." 1945 - School Library Standards - School Libraries for Today and Tomorrow: Functions and Standards (ALA et al. 1945)...In these standards, school librarians were expected to have deep knowledge of their collections and to be knowledgeable about their learners' reading abilities and preferences (ALA 2018).
View the video below, to hear first reactions of the
NEW AASL Standards.
The new American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards were released in November, 2017. According to the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries, (ALA 2018) "The AASL Standards frameworks are composed of Shared Foundations, explanatory Key Commitments, competency Domains, Competencies, and Alignments." These "...core components" (ALA 2018) are part of each of the three separate frameworks...one for Learners, the second for School Librarians, and the third for School Libraries.
The new standards were developed with these Common Beliefs in mind.
Please view the video below to learn how the standards have evolved, but yet, are still familiar to us all.
Please view the video below, to learn about the new standards structure.
Any questions? Please contact me at: [email protected]
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