Instruction

Collaborates with stakeholders to teach the Colorado Academic Standards (including the Colorado Essential Skills), meet learners' diverse needs, and prepare students for the future.

Program Standard 4--LIBRARIAN AS TEACHER/COACH

Component A--INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

A highly effective teacher librarian collaboratively develops authentic learning experiences that integrate library skills/standards,promote Colorado Essential Skills, and accomodates students' unique learning needs. Library skills/standards include but are not limited to information literacy, media/news literacy, digital citizenship, and reading.

The teacher librarian plans instruction that reflects learners' goals and interests and prioritizes learner agency and engagement.

Component B--COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS

A highly effective teacher librarian regularly collaborates with other teachers as a co-teaching partner and enhances students' learning experiences through co-teaching, curated library resources, and library programming.

Component C--MEASURING IMPACT AND GROWTH

A highly effective teacher librarian regularly collects evidence that measures learner impact and growth; evidence includes both formative and summative assessments of learners and feedback from teachers.

The teacher librarian analyzes this evidence, engages in self-reflection, adapts instruction, and communicates instructional improvements to educational staff, including building administrators.

CITE 6 is 24% of the yearly teacher evaluation in Douglas County. A student learning objective (SLO) is developed and collaboration with the classroom teacher begins. This data measures targeted student outcomes and skills from PLOs (standards), and allows the opportunity to intervene or enrich instruction. The following is a data sample of how collaboration with the classroom teacher allows the teacher librarian to be a part of the growth process.

SLO Writing Prompt

SLO Rubric

SLO data

Student Samples

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