• Learners will explore by connecting to prior knowledge, gaining background knowledge, and surveying sources of information. (Critical Thinking)

• Learners will work with others to develop questions or hypotheses to identify a focus. (Collaboration)

• Learners collect information from reliable sources, take notes and credit sources, and evaluate the credibility of those sources. (Citizenship)

• Learners will demonstrate understanding by constructing knowledge to analyze, organize, synthesize, evaluate, and interpret information. (Critical Thinking)

• Learners will create a product to communicate their new understandings. (Communication)

• Learners will develop emotional intelligence by reading stories that offer mirrors and windows into their worlds. (Citizenship)

• Learners will engage with a variety of texts and sources to spark interest and recognize the value of reading. (Communication, Critical Thinking)

• Learners will explore perspectives through texts and sources to foster cultural competency, global citizenship, and empathy. (Collaboration, Citizenship)

• Building new knowledge through inquiry, critical thinking, identifying problems, and developing problem-solving strategies.

• Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to inclusiveness and respect for diversity in the learning community.

• Working effectively with others to broaden perspectives and work toward common goals.

• Making meaning for oneself and others by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance. Discovering and innovating a growth mindset developed through experience and reflection. Demonstrating safe, legal, and ethical creation of and sharing of knowledge and products independently while engaging in a community of practice and an interconnected world.

AASL. American Association of School Librarians Learners AASL STANDARDS FRAMEWORK For. 2018, standards.aasl.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/AASL-Standards-Framework-for-Learners-pamphlet.pdf. Accessed on November 15, 2023.