1.1 Knowledge of learners and learning
1.2 Effective and knowledgeable teacher
1.3 Instructional partner
1.4 Integration of twenty-first century skills and learning standards
Elements
Standard 1: Teaching for Learning
Candidates are effective teachers who demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and who model and promote collaborative planning, instruction in multiple literacies, and inquiry-based learning, enabling members of the learning community to become effective users and creators of ideas and information. Candidates design and implement instruction that engages students' interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, gain and share knowledge. - 2010 ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians
Artifacts
Accomplishments
As a school librarian, computer teacher, and classroom teacher with inclusion students, I have collaborated with other teachers, learning specialists, instructional technology resource teachers, and librarians to create lesson plans and units of study that support an inquiry-based approach to learning. These plans and units offer differentiation to accommodate the needs, interests, and learning styles of students from kindergarten through middle school, use multiple instructional strategies, technology tools, and print and digital resources to support the WJCC learning objectives and the Virginia Standards of Learning across the curriculum. As a certified school librarian, I have developed lesson plans, instructional units, and support materials with a focus on the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries.