Information Literacy and Research Strategies

Catalog description

Focusing on the instructional role of teacher librarians, candidates develop units of instruction and individual lesson plans and delivery strategies for library programs, to deepen institutional collaboration between the classroom teacher and teacher-librarian and increase student learning. Using curriculum mapping tools, candidates develop standards-based instructional plans around school-wide and individual classroom curricular needs as well as single or small group student instructional needs. Candidates also develop the assessment and evaluation tools that demonstrate the library’s role in student achievement. The course includes strategies of leadership to maximize the library program’s role in increasing student achievement.