Alabama Quality Teaching Standard 1, Content Knowledge: To improve the learning of all students, teachers master the disciplines related to their teaching fields including the central concepts, important facts and skills, and tools of inquiry; they anchor content in learning experiences that make the subject matter meaningful for all students. 1.1 Demonstrates a deep knowledge of the principles of library and information studies and an ability to develop, organize and manage a curriculum-based library collection to promote student achievement. Pre-Service and Emerging Applying Integrating Innovating Beginning …and …and …and …and Demonstrates knowledge Uses knowledge of library Evaluates and uses a Uses expanded Uses comprehensive of the missions, skills, and information studies to variety of resources to knowledge, including knowledge of subject dispositions, gain administrative support motivate and academically primary sources when matter and student responsibilities and self to provide open, flexible, challenge all learners. appropriate, to support development to ensure assessment outlined in and equitable access to the Supports the school’s student understanding of that all students current national, state, and library. key concepts, themes, understand related facts instructional program by local plans and standards Ensures a quality multiple perspectives, and and concepts within and advocating virtual access for librarians to ensure that interrelationships. across content areas. curriculum-based collection to appropriate, high quality students and staff are Works with colleagues to Writes for academic and technologies. digital resources during effective uses of ideas and and outside the school day. plan units and lessons that journals and other outlets, information. immerse learners actively including the Web, to in the discipline and to report successful think analytically and innovations implemented creatively about the by members of the school content. community. Reads academic journals Facilitates professional and other sources to development for the identify research findings learning community. and best practices and shares these with colleagues. 1.2 Activates learners’ knowledge, experience, and interests and uses this information to collaboratively plan lessons that integrate information skills with curricular content and help individual students attain learning goals.
Alabama Quality Teaching Standard 1, Content Knowledge: To improve the learning of all students, teachers master the disciplines related to their teaching fields including the central concepts, important facts and skills, and tools of inquiry; they anchor content in learning experiences that make the subject matter meaningful for all students. 1.1 Demonstrates a deep knowledge of the principles of library and information studies and an ability to develop, organize and manage a curriculum-based library collection to promote student achievement. Pre-Service and Beginning Emerging Applying Integrating Innovating Demonstrates knowledge of the missions, skills, dispositions, responsibilities and self assessment outlined in current national, state, and local plans and standards for librarians to ensure that students and staff are effective uses of ideas and information. …and Uses knowledge of library and information studies to gain administrative support to provide open, flexible, and equitable access to the library. Ensures a quality curriculum-based collection and technologies. …and Evaluates and uses a variety of resources to motivate and academically challenge all learners. Supports the school’s instructional program by advocating virtual access to appropriate, high quality digital resources during and outside the school day. …and Uses expanded knowledge, including primary sources when appropriate, to support student understanding of key concepts, themes, multiple perspectives, and interrelationships. Works with colleagues to plan units and lessons that immerse learners actively in the discipline and to think analytically and creatively about the content. Reads academic journals and other sources to identify research findings and best practices and shares these with colleagues. …and Uses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter and student development to ensure that all students understand related facts and concepts within and across content areas. Writes for academic journals and other outlets, including the Web, to report successful innovations implemented by members of the school community. Facilitates professional development for the learning community. 1.2 Activates learners’ knowledge, experience, and interests and uses this information to collaboratively plan lessons that integrate information skills with curricular content and help individual students attain learning goals.
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