Vision: Read. Inquire. Create. Share.
Mission: The Media Department inspires all learners to read, inquire, create and share as ethical citizens of the world.
Goals:
Students explore the media center to discover a wide variety of resources for pleasure and personal growth.
Students ask questions and use critical thinking skills to evaluate information and deepen their understanding.
Students view themselves as readers and understand that they are part of a broad, inclusive reading community.
Students use resources in a safe, responsible, collaborative, and ethical manner.
Students pursue self-directed topics of interest.
Students develop a growth mindset while engaging in media center activities.
Students become effective users of digital tools to create and share information.
These standards are based on the AASL Standards Framework for Learning (2018) and ISTE Standards for Students (2016).
The ITEM Standards are divided into seven strands:
Strand 1: Inquire & Design - Students will develop strategies and/or design processes to find information/solutions relevant to their question or personal need.
Strand 2: Connect Globally - Students will work effectively with others to broaden perspectives and work toward common goals.
Strand 3: Collaborate, Communicate, and Create - Students will participate effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.
Strand 4: Collect, Organize, and Curate - Students will access and gather information efficiently and effectively.
Strand 5: Discover, Read, and Reflect - Students will gain an increased enjoyment of literature and informational text and grow in their ability to locate and select appropriate reading materials independently.
Strand 6: Engage as Digital Citizens - Students will demonstrate safe, legal, and ethical creating and sharing of knowledge products independently while engaging in a community of practice.
Strand 7: Problem Solve - Students will develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of computational thinking, cycles of design, implementation, and reflection.
*taken from mnitem.org