Angela Bjork
Professional organizations and the state have developed standards for what skills students will need in the 21st century. Wisconsin is currently revising its content standards to reflect these. 21st-century students need more, not less, instruction to be prepared for the future. New state and national education, technology, and information literacy standards all place an emphasis on learning outcomes.
-- http://merlin.uww.edu/uwsslec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100&Itemid=191
The key elements of 21st century learning are represented in the graphic and descriptions. The graphic represents both 21st century skills student outcomes (as represented by the arches of the rainbow) and 21st century skills support systems (as represented by the pools).
http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120
I feel this graphic would be something that could be included on the standards page so administrators would be lured to learn more about student learning.
"Reading is a window to the world."
"The definition of information literacy has become more complex as resources and technologies have changed."
These two quotes are from a free downloadable document entitled "Standards for the 21st Century Learner" published by AASL (American Association of School Librarians)
The publication looks at the vision of the library in the 21st century and goes into the standards that 21st Century Learners need to have to meet that vision. It is a great resource for librarians and schools to help focus the curriculum and lessons to better meet the needs of the students. It is a starting point to build on when looking at curriculum and changing to better meet 21st Century needs. Definitely a document to add to your IBook collection.
http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards
This link takes administrators to the DPI website and provides them with an overview of Information and Technology Literacy standards. It provides them with the definition of information and technology literacy, the background of the standards, and how they are to be integrated in the school curriculum. The website then provides a link to the 4 content standards.
I feel this website is very easy to use and think administrators will find the information it provides very helpful in learning what the library program should accomplish.
This is a great link, and I cannot find a better one out there. It is from ISTE and takes viewers to the various NETS that are out there. Standards are included for students, teachers, administrators, coaches, and computer science eduators. It is a helpful source that anyone can easily go to and download the pdf of the standards they are searching for.
New Link: http://dpi.wi.gov/standards/elaintro.html
Because of the CCSS this is something that can most likely be taken out of the page. These are being phased out in order to implement CCSS. However, the link above does fix the broken link on the UWSSLEC site. (comment by Jessica Schmitz)
Today students need to be ready to be part of a global community. The Common Core Standards have worked to do this by creating a set of standards being adopted by states across the United States including Wisconsin to better meet all students needs by having a shared based of standards to work from.
These standards look not only at English but also how English can be taught in other subjects across the curriculum. It gives all teachers, students and communities a place to go and know what are the expectations of students and schools when it comes to standards. Take a look at some of the standards and how to use them.
With the implementation of CCSS Library Media Specialists are tryign to figure out where they fit and how they can help. AASL has created this guide to help LMS figure out where their standards and the CCSS meet to hep in planning curriculum to meet all standards.
