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Library Core Values, Policies, Positions and Best Practices

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Core Values of Librarianship. The Freedom to Read Statement. Advocacy, Legislation & Issues. Why Librarians Care about Intellectual Property Law and Policy. Common Beliefs - National School Library Standards. Home - National School Library Standards. Shared Foundations - National School Library Standards. American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Real Librarians in real libraries remember Core Values of Librarianship. School Librarians Are Real Librarians About fifteen years ago I attended a state library conference as a university library assistant.

Real Librarians in real libraries remember Core Values of Librarianship

At the time I was in the process of getting my Master’s degree in Library and Information Science. I went to a session about career information and the presenter was rather pessimistic about the field of librarianship. Core Values - Choose Privacy Every Day. Library Privacy Guidelines for Students in K-12 Schools. The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) En Español Update: ESSA Consolidated State Plans A New Education Law The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015, and represents good news for our nation’s schools.

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA") Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. Standards Sites and Documents - Librarians - LibGuides at Rutgers University SC&I. Standards and Rubrics - Massachusetts School Library Association.

AASL Standards lesson plan template with dropdown menus​ Sharon Fox from Tuxedo Park, a K-12 school librarian, has to do two full sets of lesson plans every week so...she developed this Google spreadsheet with dropdown menus with all the Standards.Sharon Fox K-12 Library Media Specialist, Tuxedo Union Free School District sharonhesper@gmail.com​AASL Learning Standards and Program Guidelines (Fall 2017) ​Rather than quantitative standards that promote compliance with an inflexible and minimal list, school librarians need the dispositions of deep commitment and inquiry required by continuous program assessment and advocacy with stakeholders.

Standards and Rubrics - Massachusetts School Library Association

AASL offers several tools for program evaluation:The Position Statement on Appropriate Staffing for School Libraries could be of help in thinking through access issues as well as supervisory functions of school library personnel, both laterally and within the school district structure.School Libraries Count! Circ21. Creativecommonsfairusepd. What is Creative Commons?