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Susan Ballard for the AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force

Standards Survival Kit … and Seven Things School Library Media Specialists Can Do in their Communities to Build Awareness and Develop Support for AASL’s Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. Susan Ballard for the AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force.

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Susan Ballard for the AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force

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  1. Standards Survival Kit …and Seven Things School Library Media Specialists Can Do in their Communities to Build Awareness and Develop Support for AASL’s Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Susan Ballard for the AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force

  2. The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has launched a national initiative to support states, school systems and individual schools in implementing the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the soon-to-be completed Guidelines for the School Library Media Program

  3. This Plan is entitled Learning4Life (L4L) and is now available online at http://www.ala.org/aasl/learning4life. The Standards for the 21st-Century Learner can be downloaded at http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards.

  4. The Implementation Plan: • Identifies Guiding Principles and an Overarching Position/Branding Statement • Identifies Target Audiences (internal and external) • Identifies Training Opportunities and Resources • Provides a Communication Plan • Provides a Plan for Continuous Feedback, Evaluation and Sustainability • Provides a Plan for Endorsements and Support • Provides Supporting Documents

  5. Guiding Principles • One Size Does Not Fit All • Common Vocabulary and Message is Mission Critical

  6. Responsibilities • AASL • State Affiliates • SLMS Educators-ELMSS section • District Coordinators - SPV Section • Building-level SLMS

  7. Eighteen Objectives • Strategies and Activities • who, what when where and how • Resources and Training • Communications • Evaluation

  8. What are we aiming to achieve? • Introduce and build awareness • Create understanding of the standards/guideline and commitment • Develop a “shared” vision

  9. Why is it important to achieve it? …and Seven Pictures say it all

  10. How will we know if we have succeeded? At the completion of the initiative, AASL envisions school library media programs that prepare learners to thrive in a complex information society, seek diverse perspectives, gather and use information ethically and use social tools responsibly and safely.

  11. What Can You Do Now?

  12. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work.” #1 Recognize the opportunity Thomas Edison

  13. Download the standards fromhttp://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm • Take a deep breath. The new standards were designed to build on and further develop the values and goals set out in the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning, published in 1998http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf

  14. “Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the fundamentals.” #2 Start laying the groundwork Jim Rohn

  15. Start by reading the Common Beliefs statements on pages 2 and 3. These are the beliefs upon which the new standards were built. • Consider convening a book club or discussiongroup to explore the standards more deeply.

  16. “Ah, mastery ... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills ... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing.” #3 Scaffold and Build Gail Sheehy

  17. If your district already has school library media learning standards, correlate them with the Standards for the 21st Century Learner. Identify areas for professional development. • If your district does not yet have school library media learning standards, consider using these standards as a starting point.

  18. “It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, 'What are we busy about?” #4 Create a Flexible Framework Henry David Thoreau

  19. Prioritize which areas of the standards you will address first if full implementation is not feasible at this point in time. For example, you might start by addressing the skills only.

  20. “A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.” #5 Pay attention to details Frank Lloyd Wright

  21. Assess where you are and what needs to be done in your community to begin to ensure that all those responsible for student learning are aware of the new standards and look for points of alignment with school goals and objectives, current school initiatives and curriculum

  22. “Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever devised.” #6 Use the best tools to inform best practice Babe Didrikson Zaharias

  23. Check in frequently at the AASL website http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aasl where strategies and tips will be provided, updated and refreshed regularly as the Implementation plan is rolled out.

  24. “Energy and persistence conquer all things. ” #7 Have Persistence of Vision Benjamin Franklin

  25. Feedback/evaluation/sustainability learning4life@ala.org

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