HIT: elem. objectives

[Sherri Frieze Kilby <kilby@VNET.NET>]

Many people asked me to pass along the information shared.  Below are the
many responses I received.  Thank you to everyone who contributed
information.  It was really helpful.  I'm excited about getting started,
unfortunately I have to wait until August!

Sherri Kilby
Teacher/MLIS student
Royal Oaks Elementary
Kannapolis, NC 28083
Kilby@vnet.net

See the following:
http://www.usd259.com/curriculum/standards/standards-elem.html
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Ideally, your school district should provide you with a curriculum.  If not,
be proactive and let them know that you need one.  It is important that your
administration see you as a teaching professional and that your program is
academic in nature.  Use Information Power in the creation of that
curriculum.  If your district already has a curriculum check it against
Information Power.  If the curriculum does not align, promote the idea that
it needs to be updated.
    My book Information Skills Toolkit: Collaborative Integrated Instruction
for the Middle Grades has 49 lessons that are aligned to the standards &
indicators in Information Power, but it is geared towards middle schools.
Deb Logan
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I use the Oregon benchmarks for all of my lessons.  The books that I
read, the info/research lessons are all based on what the students will
need to know on the tests.  I have mapped out for each grade the specific
info.  I find that I don't even look at the Info Power book at all.  By
matching up to the Benchmarks, I find that I have already met most of the
info Powers objectives.  My teachers love the fact that I let them know what
skill or topic that I taught that day.
JaKay Greer
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Alabama has a great document called "Literacy Partners" and in this document
you will find "K-12 Information Objectives" which I think if very helpful.
Here is the site for their PDF file:
http://www.alsde.edu/26/librarians/literacypartners.pdf
Diane Culbertson
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I have my curriculum on my web page at
http://www.waseca.k12.mn.us/sch/es/mediahome.htm
Kathy Mentjes

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Sherri, there are example of what a student who meets the information
literacy standards does, looks like in the information power book. Also
check of the MCREL site-- I think it is www.mcrel.org for ideas.
Darlene Yasick

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Things are not only different from state to state but from school to
school.  Luckily nobody has yet put into black and white what and when we
should teach.  I am on the other end of the scale--retiring next year and in
my almost 30 years I have never done the same thing consistently twice.
I've never been impressed with district or state
"curriculums".  The imporant thing is to first visit with
teachers--collaboration is still the key.  Once you have a handle on what
kids need to know you fit what you can in when you can--that's a
mouthful.  I have a coworker at a school that is very invested in
literature and that is what she does.  I, personally am very vested in
research skills and that is where I focus all my time.  What I am saying I
think, is that there is no one right way.  Trial and error is the best
teacher.  Look at all those lists of skills and make up your own mind
about what is important.
Carol Harma

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