Standards and Curriculum

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner

Stripling Model of Inquiry 

Information Fluency Continuum  The Information Fluency Continuum provides a framework for the instructional aspects of a library program. The framework is based on three standards that form the basis for the skills and strategies that are essential for students to become independent readers and learners.

Information Fluency Continuum 2010 Priority Benchmark Skills and Assessments The documents in this guide include:

• Information Fluency Continuum
• Information Fluency Continuum Benchmark Skills
• Grade-by-Grade Information Fluency Benchmark Skills
• K-12 Information Fluency Continuum Priority Benchmark Skills Brochure
• Information Fluency Continuum: Priority Benchmark Skills and Assessments
• REACTS Taxonomy
• Information Fluency Continuum and Common Core Learning Standards  NEW
• Samples of Student Work NEW

Mini Common Core/Information Fluency Continuum Alignments to meet Citywide Instructional Expectations (Grade by Grade K-12)NEW

• GradeKAligned.pdf
• Grade1Aligned.pdf
• Grade2Aligned.pdf
• Grade3Aligned.pdf
• Grade4Aligned.pdf
• Grade5Aligned.pdf
• Grade6Aligned.pdf
• Grade7Aligned.pdf
• Grade8Aligned.pdf
• Grade9Aligned.pdf
• Grade10Aligned.pdf
• Grade11Aligned.pdf
• Grade12Aligned.pdf

Grades K-12 Citywide Instructional Expectations: Instruction Planning Worksheets for Informational Text Reading NEW

• GradeK.pdf
• Grade1.pdf
• Grade2.pdf
• Grade3.pdf
• Grade4.pdf
• Grade5.pdf
• Grade6.pdf
• Grade7.pdf
• Grade8.pdf
• Grade9.pdf
• Grade10.pdf
• Grade11.pdf
• Grade12.pdf

Project-Based Learning: Inspiring Middle School Students to Engage in Deep and Active Learning
This edition of Project-Based Learning: Inspiring Middle School Students to Engage in Deep and Active Learning is a major revision and update of the Exit Project Guide that was originally published for Science and Social Studies in 2000. This newly revised guide provides an overview of Project-Based Learning, guidance on planning projects, assistance on creating an optimal learning environment to teach skills and content, and supports to structure the project around an Inquiry Process.