I had the honor of serving on the South Dakota School Library Content Standards committee to revise the standards. These standards are in the draft phase and need to go to other committee to pass before becoming a tool for librarians to use in the fall of 2011. It was very crucial to update these standards to coincide with the 21st Century Learning Skills. Preschool students also needed to be involved, as they are a crucial component of our school audience. By viewing the standards, the librarian/teacher can see that they follow and integrate into the language arts curriculum. The standards are developed in a chunk format so students will develop skills in a 2-3 year progress. This provides opportunity to master library skills. The standards are integrated with the Bloom’s taxonomy, 21st Century technology skills along with the language arts curriculum standards. Many resources were used in the development of these content standards and can be seen at the website below. There are also sample lessons for the librarian to use that are developed by other librarians.
The standards are not intended to evaluate the library or librarian – they provide the librarian guidance in which to teach library skills to students. They reflect what students need to know in order to prepare them for their future in the work place and college environments.
The School Library Guidelines Introduction gives school and administration a guide to follow when developing the library. The three areas of guidance are: place, program and professional.
Please take a look at: http://schoollibrarystandardsguidelines.wikispaces.com/School+Library+Content+Standards+Introduction for more information.
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