2016 Concern- Quality Library & Information Science Instruction
Concern: Instruction is a pivotal component of most librarian evaluation models. While some school librarians have served as regular classroom teachers previously, a great number have not. Those same librarians may also be isolated in their districts with only a small network of librarians and little time or opportunity to shadow other teaching librarians. A video database of high-quality lessons in action, specific to library and information science instruction in a K-12 setting, would be beneficial to improving instruction based on the Standards for the 21st Century Learner in school libraries.
Action Requested: The Tennessee Association of School Librarians requests that the AASL Board of Directors take further action to foster/support quality library and information science instruction based on the Standards for the 21st Century Learner in the K-12 setting.
Status: The Affiliate Assembly body approved this concern. It was sent to the AASL Board where it was approved and then shared with Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force for consideration as new standards and guidelines implementation tools are developed.
