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= School Librarians and the new Content Standards: =

Taking the Lead With 21st Century Skills What role are you playing in the implementation of Colorado’s new content standards and the identified 21st century skills embedded in them? = Resources = Standards Roll Out Wiki - Academy D20 - Created by Linda Conway, Information Literacy Specialist Academy District 20 21st Century Skills Brochure Electronic Brochure for 21st century skills Example of Science Standards with embedded 21st C skills (in red): 

**Common Core Standards**
Common Core Standards Website - The Standards
 * Common Core Standards for English Language Arts - Items of particular interest to school librarians:**

Revised Colorado Standards
New Colorado P-12 Standards Searchable by grade level and Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

**AASL Standards**

 * **AASL Benchmarks by Standard** || **AASL Benchmarks by Grade** ||
 * AASL Standards (all) || AASL Grade 2 Benchmarks ||
 * AASL Standard 1 with grade level progression || AASL Grade 5 Benchmarks ||
 * AASL Standard 2 with grade level progression || AASL Grade 8 Benchmarks ||
 * AASL Standard 3 with grade level progression || AASL Grade 10 Benchmarks ||
 * AASL Standard 4 with grade level progression || AASL Grade 12 Benchmarks ||

ISTE NETS Standards
ISTE NETS Standards for Students Profiles for ICT Literate Students

= Discussion / Ideas =

How can you help your staff with the 21st century skills? Website Story Joyce Valenza Manifesto for 21st Century School Librarian Curriki Wiki - Khan videos here!
 * Be identified as the expert on 21st century skills
 * Let the emphasis on research in Common Core Language Arts standards be your "hook"
 * Share Point and Web 2.0 tools like Skype, wikis, blogs, to collaborate, make contact with experts
 * How do you change teaching and learning with the technology? Librarians need to have this vision and share it.
 * Every librarian should read Joyce Valenza's Manifesto for a 21st Century Librarian
 * Teaching kids to sift and filter and evaluate resources - make sure they have this skill! (information literacy)
 * Google form to put in URLs that the class then group evaluates (Becky)
 * What can CDE to help us with 21st century skills? (from Eugene Hainer)
 * Central library on CDE's website of best practices, lessons, video clips,
 * District 20 is working on this: http://asd20inthe21st.wikispaces.com/
 * Assessment tools aligned to 21st century skills

Phil: How can we tap in to iTunes University as school librarians? CDE is looking at this. 250 schools must sign up to get a license.