Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

Builds Instructional Partnerships

Partners with educators to design and implement evidence-based curricula and assessments that integrate elements of deeper learning, critical thinking, information literacy, digital citizenship, creativity, innovation, and the active use of technology.

Curates Digital Resources

Leads in the selection, integration, organization, and sharing of digital resources and tools to support transformational teaching and learning and develops the digital curation skills of others.

Empowers Students as Creators

Encourages and facilitates students to become increasingly self-directed as they create digital products of their learning that engage them in critical thinking, collaboration, and authentic real-world problem solving.

Current Practices & ARTIFACTS

Pull curricular materials for classroom teachers.
Meets, plans and co-teach with Literacy Specialists.
Collaborate on selection and assignment of eBooks and digital audio to meet learning needs of IN person, remote, and virtual students.
Collaborative planning and team teaching of lessons incorporating research skills into the curriculum.
Teach digital citizenship skills (including lateral reading, copyright, citing sources using Noodle Tools, Creative Commons, etc.)
Provide eBook and digital audio assignments for teachers allowing continuous access for students.
Participate and promote use of Sora to access the Overdrive collection. Part of WSDLC.
Provide access information for students and staff.
Subscriptions to a variety of online encyclopedias and databases at all levels, utilizing Google Single Sign On (SSO) to open access from home and school with one login through the library page.
Provide eBook and digital audio assignments for teachers allowing continuous access for students.
Incorporate weekly Maker Spaces and Center activities into the library. Examples: Cover it Workshop, Orange Shirt Day Build Community, Book Turkey, Wrap it Up!, Gnome Workshop, Fiber Arts February, Book it Bookmarks!

OPPORTUNITIES for Growth

Participate in PLC meetings to help inform instruction and provide support for students and teachers.
Enhancing lessons to be more future ready and learner friendly, with less direct instruction and adding in formative assessments.
Update annually Library Scope and Sequence - collaboratively with PLC groups.
Integrate information and technology literacy skills into the library curriculum to support the Strategic Plan for Continuous Improvement.
Collect data annually about circulation and digital resources.
Collaborate and develop a district scope and sequence for research and citations.
Encourage students to use maker spaces to create products for their projects in class.
Increase tool availability for the creation of artifacts and content. (purchase microphones, tripods, cameras, etc.)

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