LRC Curriculum Work Update

Gwen Box - Henry Puffer & Indian TrailRebekah Sorensen - Highland

Tasha Squires - O’Neill

LRC Update

● Monthly Meetings with LRC Team○ September, October, November,

January, February● Update Curriculum

○ Identification of Current Standards - I-SAIL

○ Develop Curriculum Blueprint - common instructional objectives at each grade level

○ Continuity of Instruction Grade K - 8● Review Roles and Responsibilities

○ Seeking more consistency

I-SAIL (Illinois Standards-Aligned Instruction for Libraries)

Developed by The Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA)

Aligned with...● Common Core State Standards● American Association of School

Librarians● International Society for

Technology in Education● Next Generation Science

Standards

I-SAIL (Illinois Standards-Aligned Instruction for Libraries)

I-SAIL (Illinois Standards-Aligned Instruction for Libraries)

● Standard 1: Access information efficiently and effectively to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge (Finding Information)

● Standard 2: Evaluate information critically and competently (Evaluating Information)

● Standard 3: Use information accurately, creatively, and ethically to share knowledge and to participate collaboratively and productively as a member of a democratic society (Using Information)

● Standard 4: Appreciate literature and other creative expressions of thoughts and ideas and pursue knowledge related to personal interests and aesthetic growth (Literature Appreciation)

● Standard 5: Understand and practice Internet safety when using any electronic media for educational, social, or recreational purposes (Internet Safety)

Roles and Responsibilities

(Draft - Work in Progress)Library Management● Collection Development

● Organization of Library Space

● Interlibrary Loans

● Circulation Reports

● Instructional Assistant - support &

training

● Working with Volunteers

Roles and Responsibilities

(Draft - Work in Progress)Primary Educational Role● Direct Instruction of ISAIL Standards

● Readers Advisory

● Collaboration w/Teachers

● Curating Resources to support direct

instruction

● Lesson Planning

Roles and Responsibilities

(Draft - Work in Progress)Secondary Educational Role● Co-Teaching, follow-up lessons ● Schoolwide Reading and Literacy Events● Supporting RTI groups● Support Classroom Teachers with

Technology Integration ● Innovation and Technology -

STEM/Maker/Coding/Genius Hour

Implemented in 2016-2017● Preschool - Each student has 20 minutes of

weekly LRC time● K-6

○ Each student has a 30 minutes weekly lesson provided by the LRC teacher

○ Each student has a 15 minute weekly checkout time with the LRC and classroom teachers

● Middle School ○ Lessons focused on I-SAIL (through ELA)

- 4 times per year○ Co-taught lessons (LRC & ELA teachers) -

4 times per year

Next Steps

● Continue Work on Curriculum Blueprint○ Refine curriculum objectives○ Share and align instructional resources

● Further Define Roles and Responsibilities