AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner

AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Big Ideas: n n Why these standards? Connecting to Colorado Active Learning Primary Sources provide an avenue to achieve these standards

From Information Power to the 21 st Century Learner n Information Power (AASL) 1998 n What students need to be effective users of information n n Standards for the 21 st-Century Learner 2007 -08 n High skills to succeed in a global information world n

Connecting to Colorado n Draft* 21 st Century Skills and Abilities: Colorado's description of 21 st century skills is a synthesis of the essential abilities students must apply in our fast changing world. These essentials skills are: n Critical thinking and reasoning (for example, but not limited to: problem solving, analysis, logic, cause/effect) n Information literacy (for example, but not limited to: knowledge acquisition, source discernment, systems management) n Collaboration (for example, but not limited to: synergy, team resourcing, social skills, leadership) n Self-direction (for example, but not limited to: adaptability, initiative, personal responsibility, work ethics, self-advocacy) n Invention (for example, but not limited to: creativity, innovation, integration of ideas) *Colorado department of Education: http: //www. cde. state. co. us/cdeassess/documents/OSA/stand_rev. html

AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Inquire n Create n Participate n Grow n

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Standard 1: Skills “Unwrapped”

Standard 1: Dispositions “Unwrapped”

Standard 1 Responsibilities “Unwrapped”

Standard 1: Self-Assessment Strategies “Unwrapped”

Strands n Skills n Dispositions in Action n Responsibilities n Self-Assessment Strategies

AASL Standards in Academy 20 What is the essence? n Share a story n What is new and different? n How do we model them? n How do we get buy in? n

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Learn and Explore More n AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner n n Comparing old and new AASL standards n n http: //www. janetsinfo. com/big 6 info. htm Standards for the 21 st Century Learner in Action (2009) n n http: //workshops. rrlc. org/documentview. asp? doc. ID=760 Big 6 skills and AASL standards n n http: //www. schoollibrarymedia. com/articles/correlations 2008 v 24 n 6. html Exploring the AASL standards (powerpoint) n n http: //www. ala. org/aasl/standards http: //www. ala. org/ala/mgrps/divs/aaslproftools/standardsinaction/st andardsinaction. cfm ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) n http: //www. iste. org/AM/Template. cfm? Section=NETS