[aisle] Standards Alignment Project HELP

Tracy Hubbard hubbardt at district65.net
Mon Sep 13 13:16:50 CDT 2021


I am interested in supporting the ISAIL standards and aligning with AASL.

We have been working on curriculum and use mainly ISAIL (which is dated)
and pulling in Social Justice Standards and others.
Our district wants us to be using the language of our state standards which
is using ISAIL.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 12:17 PM sia p via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I am excited to see people engaged with our standards and starting the
> discussion of unpacking them!
>
> Please be on the look out for an email to the list serv calling for
> volunteers to join a Standards Task Force (pending approval). We will be
> working on aligning with AASL.
>
> Personally, I unpack standards in my content teams using common core and
> then look for commonalities/crosswalks with our ISAIL standards. Our state
> standards do have documents by grade level which I find helpful.
>
> I also use IL SEL Goals, ISTE Standards for Students and WIDA. My admin
> really don't know our library standards so I try to focus on what they are
> familiar with and add in library standards that relate.
>
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Sia
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 11:06 AM Wyatt, Paula via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I have been pondering the same question so I am anxious to hear what
>> others are doing and using as their guidelines.
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>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 10:55 AM Renee Brown via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Illinois Library Teachers,
>>> I need help with the standards, please.
>>>
>>> My district is having all teachers work on aligning the standards among
>>> the grade levels. They are having us unpack the standards by identifying
>>> the nuances between grade levels and prioritizing specific standards. For
>>> my own evaluations, I have been using AASL Standards Framework or Learners
>>> (2018).
>>>
>>> I'm getting confused. I am being asked to unpack the standards by grade
>>> level. As far as I can tell, the library standards are not broken down by
>>> grade levels like Common Core ELA or Math standards. The only tool that *breaks
>>> down standards by grade level *is I-SAIL by providing Library
>>> Benchmarks and Library Objectives but its standards are different than AASL
>>> standards or the National Library Standards. See the example below:
>>>
>>> 1ST GRADE
>>>
>>> Standard 1 - Access information efficiently and effectively to inquire,
>>> think critically, and gain knowledge
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Recognize the need for information
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Formulate questions based on information needs
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Identify various potential sources of information
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Develop and use successful strategies for locating information
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Seek information from diverse sources
>>>
>>> LIBRARY BENCHMARKS
>>>
>>>
>>>    1.
>>>
>>>    Locate parts of a book
>>>    2.
>>>
>>>    Understand basic organizational pattern of library
>>>
>>>
>>> LIBRARY OBJECTIVES
>>>
>>>
>>>    1.
>>>
>>>    Identify the difference between fiction and nonfiction
>>>    2.
>>>
>>>    Locate picture books and easy books on the shelves
>>>    3.
>>>
>>>    Locate groups of nonfiction on the shelves
>>>    4.
>>>
>>>    May use library catalog to locate books
>>>
>>>
>>> Please help me understand why these (printed) standards differ from each
>>> other.
>>>
>>> AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner
>>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ymkSuUW3U99n0YzoS8Lg70oBwEqvzLLE/view?usp=sharing>
>>> (2007) - pdf
>>>
>>>    1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge
>>>    2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new
>>>    situations, and create new knowledge.
>>>    3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as
>>>    members of our democratic society.
>>>    4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
>>>
>>> AASL Standards Framework for Learners
>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fstandards.aasl.org%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGhRSuVx1Z00LnyCe-JGPov2Co4gQ>
>>> (2018)
>>>
>>>
>>>    1. Inquire
>>>    2. Include
>>>    3. Collaborate
>>>    4. Curate
>>>    5. Explore
>>>    6. Engage
>>>
>>> AASL Crosswalks
>>> <https://standards.aasl.org/project/crosswalks/https://standards.aasl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/180828-aasl-standards-crosswalk-future-ready.pdf>
>>>
>>> When I look at the crosswalks, it references the National School Library
>>> Standards that don't match the AASL or I-SAIL standards.
>>>
>>> *National School Library Standards* - Where can I find a link to these
>>> (other than the Crosswalk)?
>>>
>>>
>>>    1. Learners display curiosity and initiative by:
>>>    1. Formulating questions about a personal interest or a curricular
>>>    topic.
>>>    2. Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new
>>>    meaning.
>>>    2. etc.
>>>
>>> I-SAIL (2018)
>>> <https://www.aisled.org/isail.htm#:~:text=%C2%A0-,2018%20ISAIL,-ISAIL%20Task%20Force>
>>>
>>>    1. Access information efficiently and effectively to inquire, think
>>>    critically, and gain knowledge
>>>    2.
>>>
>>>    Evaluate information critically and competently
>>>    3.
>>>
>>>    Use information accurately, creatively, and ethically to share
>>>    knowledge and to participate collaboratively and productively as a member
>>>    of a democratic society
>>>    4.
>>>
>>>    Appreciate literature and other creative expressions of thoughts and
>>>    ideas and pursue knowledge related to personal interests and aesthetic
>>>    growth
>>>    5.
>>>
>>>    Understand and practice Internet safety when using any electronic
>>>    media for educational, social, or recreational purposes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Is I-SAIL outdated? *
>>> *Are the National School Library Standards different than the AASL
>>> Standards Framework for Learners?*
>>> *Which standards provide grade-level distinction?*
>>>
>>> *Thank you for your guidance.*
>>>
>>> *Renee Brown*
>>> District Librarian
>>>
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