AASL+Standards

= AASL Standards = = ﻿ =

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for 21st Century Learners outlines four different areas for learning and breaks down each of the four into sections identifying skills, actions, responsibilities, and strategies for self-assessment. As they relate to this plan, the following standards are aligned and explained:

1. **Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.** 1.1 Skills 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. 1.1.9 collaborate with others to broaden and deepen understanding

//Students will practice these skills while exploring and evaluating online sources for vocabulary together.//

2. **Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.** 2.4 Self-Assessment Strategies 2.4.3 Recognize new knowledge and understanding

//As students explore and review vocabulary, there will be more than just an understanding of definition but a deepening of term meaning in context which will allow for comprehension at another level. Students will understand that knowing words exists beyond isolated definitions and will recognize that new understanding.// 3. **Share Knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.** 3.3 Responsibilities 3.3.1 Solicit and respect diverse perspectives while searching for information, collaborating with others, and participating as a member of the community. 3.3.5 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within and beyond the learning community

//While working on the digital story project and when posting it to the collaborative blog, students will be active and participating members of a learning community both within their group and club, and also within the larger system between the two schools//. //﻿// 4**. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth**. 4.2 Dispositions in Action 4.2.4 Show an appreciation for literature by electing to read for pleasure and expressing an interest in various literary genres. //As students develop deeper understandings of terms and can see how the various facets of definition add layers of meaning through developing a digital story, working on vocabulary with peers in groups and on the blog, and in exploring other websites, it is the hope that this will translate into interest in reading in a new way with a beginning appreciation for what has been learned.**﻿**// //﻿//