Common+Core

 The **//Model School Library Standards//** were //adopted by the State Board of Education in September 2010,// and are the only state standards that are completely aligned with the **//CCSS//**. In addition, the //American Association of School Librarians// (AASL) is a member of the Strategic Council of **//P21//** (another focus of the district). The 4 C's stated in the P21 mission statement are the core of the ** //Model School Library Standards.// ** CCSS Resources: http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/elaresources.asp

**The P21 4Cs include: critical thinking and problem solving; communication, collaboration; and creativity and innovation.** > ==CA Model School Library Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/schlibrarystds.asp ==  //This is an overview including the overarching standards under the four concepts.// **Organization of the Standards** **1. Students __access__ information** The student will access information by applying knowledge of the organization of libraries, print materials, digital media, and other sources. 1.1 Recognize the need for information. 1.2 Formulate appropriate questions. 1.3 Identify and locate a variety of resources online and in other formats by using effective search strategies. 1.4 Retrieve information in a timely, safe, and responsible manner. **2. Students __evaluate__ information** The student will evaluate and analyze information to determine what is appropriate to address the scope of inquiry. 2.1 Determine the relevance of the information. 2.2 Assess the comprehensiveness, currency, credibility, authority, and accuracy of resources. 2.3 Consider the need for additional information. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">**3. Students __use__ information** <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">The student will organize, synthesize, create, and communicate information. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">3.1 Demonstrate ethical, legal, and safe use of information in print, media, and digital resources. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">3.2 Draw conclusions and make informed decisions. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">3.3 Use information and technology creatively to answer a question, solve a problem, or enrich understanding. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">**4.** **Students __integrate__ information** **literacy skills into all areas of learning** <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">The student will independently pursue information to become a lifelong learner. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">4.1 Read widely and use various media for information, personal interest, and lifelong learning. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">4.2 Seek, produce, and share information. <span style="background-color: #f3e9c8; color: #403b34; display: block; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">4.3 Appreciate and respond to creative expressions of information.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">You can also find other <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Cambria,serif;">documents that <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">support school libraries on the cde web site:

<span style="color: #003366; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/schlibrarystds.asp <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> or <span style="color: #003366; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/ <span style="color: #003366; font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The attached documents show the COMPLETE alignment of the Model School Library Standards and the ELA CCSS.

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**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To read the whole article ** http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/09/12/03librarians_ep.h32.html?tkn=OWOFOB2ZK50v48prrUSCbx5CKHpkFgwhhSOv&cmp=clp-edweek =<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Common Core Thrusts Librarians Into Leadership Role = <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;">Media specialist Monique German works with students, from left, Destiny Beacham, 11, Chelsie Lee, 12, and Amber Ellis, 11, as they conduct research for a report for a technology class at Powdersville Middle School in Powdersville, S.C. Schools are looking at librarians to help them implement the common-core standards. —Kendrick Brinson for Education Week

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Educators help teachers acquire inquiry-based skills integral to standards
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;">By Catherine Gewertz ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It's the second week of the school year, and middle school librarian Kristen Hearne is pulling outdated nonfiction books from the shelves. She is showing one teacher how to track down primary-source documents from the Vietnam War and helping a group of other teachers design a project that uses folk tales to draw students into cross-cultural comparisons. With the common standards on her doorstep, Ms. Hearne has a lot to do. Her library at Wren Middle School in Piedmont, S.C., is a nerve center in her school's work to arm both teachers and students for a focus on new kinds of study. She's working to build not only students' skills in writing, reading, research, and analysis, but also teachers' skills in teaching them. She and other librarians say they view the common core, with its emphasis on explanation, complex text, and cross-disciplinary synthesis, as an unprecedented opportunity for them to really strut their stuff. "When it comes to the common core, librarians can be a school's secret weapon," said Ms. Hearne, who blogs as **"The Librarian in the Middle."** <span style="display: block; font-family: garamond,'new york',times,serif; font-size: 24px;">OER Commons

<span style="display: block; font-family: garamond,'new york',times,serif; font-size: 24px;">http://www.oercommons.org/