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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