Grades 6-12
Associations and organizations
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
American Association of School Librarians. AASL/ALA
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslindex.htm
Information Power. AASL/ALA http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/informationpower.htm
Library Instruction Round Table LIRT/ALA
http://www3.baylor.edu/LIRT/
California School Library Association.
http://www.schoolibrary.org/
Partnership for 21 st Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
Directories/Megasites
Calisphere. University of California
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Primary source images and documents, plus "Themed Collections...
primary source sets organized to support California Content Standards."
Checklist of Information Literacy Lessons. Kern High School District and Bakersfield College.
http://www.kernhigh.org/district/instruct/InformationLiteracy/
CSU Systemwide Resources.
http://www.calstate.edu/LS/SystemwideResources.shtml
Checklist of Information Competencies for College Students (Word document)
http://www.calstate.edu/LS/Checklist_may_05.doc
Information Literacy Workshops. Dawn Dobie, East Bakersfield High School
http://www.kernhigh.org/east/library/info_lit_wkshp.htm
Online Resources for School Librarians: Information Literacy and Library Skills Resources.
http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html
Resources for School Librarians. Linda Bertland
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/infoskill.html#models
school-libraries.net
http://www.school-libraries.net/
International directory of links to school library web pages, created by and for school librarians.
School-libraries.org: Online resources for school librarians. Peter Milbury
http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html
Listservs
CalibK12.
Official discussion group for CSLA (California School Library Association).
Subscribe by filling out
submission form at the bottom of the CSLA home page.
http://www.schoolibrary.org/default.htm
Infolit-L.
An electronic discussion list for information literacy, co-sponsored by the American Association of
School Librarians (AASL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). "INFOLIT
is a forum for school, academic and public librarians to exchange ideas on information literacy
programs and experiences that demonstrate a collaborative relationship between K-12 and higher
education institutions." (ALA. ACRL. <http://www.ala.org/ACRLTemplate.cfm?Section=acrl&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=101617>)
To subscribe: Send a blank e-mail message to subscribe-infolit@ala.org with your first and last name
as the subject
LM_NET.
Electronic discussion list for school library media specialists, worldwide (not for general librarians or
educators), focused specifically on school library media programs. To subscribe, To subscribe, send an
e-mail message to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU In the first line of the message,
type: SUBSCRIBE LM_NET Firstname Lastname
Sample Curricula/Lesson Plans/Assessment
Big 6 Lessons
http://www.big6.com/showcategory.php?cid=19
I-Search Process. Make it Happen: the I-Search unit. Educational Development Center
http://www2.edc.org/FSC/MIH/i-search.html
Resources for School Librarians: Information skills instruction. Linda Bertland
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/bookplans.html#top
TRAILS: Tool for Real-Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
http://www.trails9.org/
Geared to high schools; free to library media specialists and teachers.
SOS for Information Literacy.
http://www.informationliteracy.org/default.php
Register for an account; then search lesson plans by grade level or topic.
Student Inquiry in the Research Process
http://pmms.msdpt.k12.in.us/imc/Inquiry/index.HTM
Tips and Techniques for Library Instruction. University of Texas, Austin
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/tips/index.html
Twenty-first Century Literacies
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/
Includes both bibliographic and web-based resources which focus on 4 identified literacies: information,
media, multi-cultural, and visual.
Standards
AASL Information Literacy Standards http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf
The Big6 (1990). Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz
http:// www.big6.org/
The basic information processing cycle with links to explanations of Eisenberg's and Berkowitz' basic 6-step
research model, lessons, and related merchandise (posters, bookmarks).
CAHSEE test standards.
California Department of Education.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/resources.asp
Check the high school exit exam standards and show your faculty exactly where information literacy skills fit.
California School Library Association Information Literacy Standards
http://www.schoolibrary.org/pub/pdf/standardspages.pdf
Checklist of Information Competencies for College Students
http://www.calstate.edu/LS/SystemwideResources.shtml
Developed jointly by California State University and California Community College librarians. Click on "Checklist" to view Word document.
Tutorials
Go Graphic Organizers. Greg Freeman
Mind and concept maps.
http://www.graphic.org/
Mission Critical. San Jose State University
Critical thinking tutorials
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/
Questioning.org: Module Maker. Jamie McKenzie
http://www.questioning.org/
Tutorials. Pennsylvania State University Libraries.
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/tutorials.htm
Twenty-first Century Literacies
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/
Includes both bibliographic and web-based resources which focus on 4 identified literacies: information,
media, multi-cultural, and visual.
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