Welcome to the Practitioner’s Guide to Understanding and Implementing State and National Information Literacy Standards. This guide was created as a practical tool for educators, librarians, and school leaders who want to deepen their understanding of key information literacy standards and explore ways to integrate them into library programming and classroom instruction.
This guide focuses on three main sets of standards:
AASL National School Library Standards (American Association of School Librarians)
ISTE Standards for Students (International Society for Technology in Education)
North Dakota State Standards
Together, these standards promote inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, ethical information use, digital citizenship, and collaboration across disciplines.
Use this guide to plan collaborative lessons with content-area teachers.
Refer to the standards sections when designing research or media literacy instruction.
Explore the sample lessons for adaptable ideas aligned with middle school curriculum.
Share with colleagues or use during professional development to build common understanding.
This guide grows with your practice. Whether you're new to these standards or seeking to deepen your implementation, you will find tools, ideas, and inspiration here.