AASL Standards

Unit 1

AASL Standards

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—Albert Einstein

“The only thing that you absolutely have

to know, is the location of the library”

Essential Question for
Lesson 1

Why are libraries still
relevant?

In this lesson, we look at
the American
Association of School
Libraries (AASL)
Standards for Learners.

​Essential Question

Purpose of this Lesson

The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize yourself with the American Association of School Libraries Standards for
Learners, which forms the
basis of the curriculum for
this class.

Multiple Choice

The purpose of this lesson is...

(1 point)

• To understand the circulation desk

• To learn how the Modern Classroom works

• To explore the AASL standards that form this class's curriculum

• To learn the syllabus in this class

What is the American
Association of School

Libraries?

01

What is the AASL

Background

The American Association of School Libraries and Librarians was established in 1951 as a separate organization from the American
Library association, where previously it was a section of it. It is a professional membership organization focused on the unique issues of school libraries and acts like an advocate for
them.

What is the AASL

Activities

The AASL hosts special communities such as school
librarians of color, town halls for all school librarians to
discuss and look for solutions to the problems that school
libraries face, and offers a number of resources for
school librarian curriculum. It redeveloped the school
library learning standards in 2017.

Multiple Choice

The American Association of School Library's main purpose is...

(1 point)

• to provide funding for public libraries
• to organize book fairs for students
• to create online courses for teachers
• to support school librarians and promote school libraries' role in education

Overview of AASL

Standards
02

Shared Foundations and Crosswalks

Shared

Foundations

Inquire (I)
Include (II)

Collaborate (III)

Curate (IV)
Explore (V)
Engage (VI)

A. Think
B. Create
C. Share
D. Grow

Domains (of
Implementation)

Crosswalks

Crosswalks show how the foundations and domains cross to
form learning objectives

So the standard IA I (Inquire) A (Think) results in the learning
objective: 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

​The next slide has a live link to the crosswalks table OPEN IT IN A NEW WINDOW FOR REFERENCE and scroll briefly through them.

AASL-framework-for-learners-2.pdf - Google Drive

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Label the correct spot for the SHARED FOUNDATION I - INQUIRE on the Standards Frameworks Table

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Label the correct spot for the DOMAIN B - CREATE on the Standards Frameworks Table

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Label the correct spot for the CROSSWALK OF SHARED FOUNDATION IV AND DOMAIN A THINK on the Standards Frameworks Table

This lesson's standard

ID (Inquiry/Grow)

Learners participate in ongoing inquiry-based processes by
continually seeking new knowledge … and enacting new
understanding through real world connection

Your Turn

Explore the standards crosswalks document and
answer the 3 open ended questions here in
Wayground

• 3 pts Fully answered the question

• 2 pts Patially answered

• 1 pt Attempted to answer

​Your Rubric for these questions

​1. Which shared foundation interests you the most and why?

2. Which domain do you think takes the most effort to implement and why?

3. Looking at the standards, see if you can decide one that would be satisfied with the research process you use in school and tell why.

​The questions will be:

​The Guiding Framework Link (Again)

Open Ended

1. Which domain interests you the most and why?

Open Ended

2. Which domain do you think takes the most effort to implement and why?

Open Ended

3. Looking at the standards, see if you can decide one that would be satisfied with the research process you use in school and tell why.

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