ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparations for School Librarians
Standard 1: Teaching for Learning: Candidates are effective teachers who demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and who model and promote collaborative planning, instruction in multiple literacies, and inquiry-based learning, enabling members of the learning community to become effective users and creators of ideas and information. Candidates design and implement instruction that engages students' interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, gain and share knowledge.
Standard 2: Literacy and Reading: Candidates are effective teachers who demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and who model and promote collaborative planning, instruction in multiple literacies, and inquiry-based learning, enabling members of the learning community to become effective users and creators of ideas and information. Candidates design and implement instruction that engages students' interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, gain and share knowledge.
Standard 3: Information and Knowledge: Candidates model and promote ethical, equitable access to and use of physical, digital,and virtual collections of resources. Candidates demonstrate knowledge of a variety of information sources and services that support the needs of the diverse learning community. Candidates demonstrate the use of a variety of research strategies to generate knowledge to improve practice.
Standard 4: Advocacy and Leadership: Candidates advocate for dynamic school library programs and positive learning
environments that focus on student learning and achievement by collaborating and connecting with teachers, administrators, librarians, and the community. Candidates are committed to continuous learning and professional growth and lead professional development activities for other educators. Candidates provide leadership by articulating ways in which school libraries contribute to student achievement.
Standard 5: Program Management and Administration: Candidates plan, develop, implement, and evaluate school library programs, resources,and services in support of the mission of the library program within the school according to the ethics and principles of library science, education, management, and administration.
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Standard 2: Literacy and Reading: Candidates are effective teachers who demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and who model and promote collaborative planning, instruction in multiple literacies, and inquiry-based learning, enabling members of the learning community to become effective users and creators of ideas and information. Candidates design and implement instruction that engages students' interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, gain and share knowledge.
Standard 3: Information and Knowledge: Candidates model and promote ethical, equitable access to and use of physical, digital,and virtual collections of resources. Candidates demonstrate knowledge of a variety of information sources and services that support the needs of the diverse learning community. Candidates demonstrate the use of a variety of research strategies to generate knowledge to improve practice.
Standard 4: Advocacy and Leadership: Candidates advocate for dynamic school library programs and positive learning
environments that focus on student learning and achievement by collaborating and connecting with teachers, administrators, librarians, and the community. Candidates are committed to continuous learning and professional growth and lead professional development activities for other educators. Candidates provide leadership by articulating ways in which school libraries contribute to student achievement.
Standard 5: Program Management and Administration: Candidates plan, develop, implement, and evaluate school library programs, resources,and services in support of the mission of the library program within the school according to the ethics and principles of library science, education, management, and administration.
More information.