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Category 1-StudentAchievement and

Instruction

Basic Proficient Exemplary

1. Information Literacy

Standards, as defined inQCC Standards, are

integrated into content

instruction(Information Power;

Principle 2; Pg. 58)

Information Literacy

Skillscurriculum is comprised

of

basic library mediaorientation

skills and instruction onhow to find information.

Information literacy skills are

integrated into the curriculumthrough the collaborative efforts of

the library media specialist and

teachers.

The library media program fosters

critical thinking skills andindependent inquiry so students can

learn to choose reliable information

and become proactive and thoughtfulusers of information and

Resources. The library MS andclassroom teacher collaborate using

GA Performance Standards to plan

and teach the units of study.

2. Collaborative planning

includeslibrary media specialists and

teachers to ensure use oflibrary media center

resources that support on-going classroom instruction

and implementation of state

curriculum(IFBD 160-4-4-.01)

Library media specialist

participates incollaborative

planning when initiatedby the

teacher.

Library media specialist

encourages collaborative planningamong teachers who are teaching

units of similar content. Thelibrary media specialist is familiar

with the Georgia Standards.org

(

http://www.georgiastandards.org/

) web site and encourages teachers

to use the resources available onGSO

Library media specialist actively

plans with and encourages everyteacher to participate in the design of

instruction. Learning strategies andactivities forall students are

designed with all teachers who arewilling to plan collaboratively. All

students with diverse learning styles,

abilities, and needs are included incollaborative plans. The

library media specialist isknowledgeable about the Georgia

Performance Standards and can

assist both teachers and students inorder to enhance andsupport

teaching and learning

3. Professional library

media staff is engaged inactive teaching role/s.

(Information Power;Principle 4, p. 58)

The library media

specialistmakes recommendations

tostudents for class

projects and

pleasure reading. Thelibrary

media specialistprovides basic

orientation and

instruction oninformation location

skills.

The library media specialist and

teachers plan and teachcollaboratively so that the library

media program is an extension ofclassroom instruction.

The library media specialist uses a

variety of teaching styles to meet thediverse needs of students.

Collaborative planning determineswhere and how student assessment

takes place, and whether the teacher,

the library media specialist orboth does the assessment.

4. The library media center Bulletin boards and The library media center offers The library media center is a critical

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