AASL Unveils New Learning Standards for School Library Media Programs
RSSBy SLJ Staff -- School Library Journal, 10/28/2007
The wait is over. The America Association of School Librarians (AASL) officially unveiled its "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" on October 25 during its 13th National Conference and Exhibition in
AASL President Sara Kelly Johns says the highly awaited publication was “developed by some of the best minds in the school library field," and that she hopes the new standards will provide a foundation for a strong library media program in every school, “where our students will research expertly, think critically, problem-solve well, read enthusiastically and use information ethically. They really define how your library media program makes a difference for students.”
The AASL Learning Standards Rewrite Task Force had been hard at work since last year to develop new standards for student learning in the 21st Century. The task force—which included co-chairs Cassandra Barnett and Gail Dickinson, Eugene Hainer, Melissa Johnston, Marcia Mardis, and Barbara Stripling presented two drafts—in November 2006 and at the American Library Association midwinter meeting in
“The new AASL 'Standards for the 21st-Century Learner' are both a reflection of the current landscape and a vision for the future," says
Attendees at the
