Flexible Scheduling, Instructional Models, and Assessment in the School Library

Flexible Scheduling - Web Sites

AASL Position Statement on School Library Scheduling - June, 2019
Fixed/Flex Schedules in the Elementary School Library - The Solution - This is an article by David Loertscher in The Canadian School Libraries Journal, Nov 26, 2023. It contains a link to his ebook on the subject which you can read online.
Responsive Scheduling in the School Library - How does responsive scheduling fit into your library? This an article from the No Sweat Librarian, Feb. 27, 2020.

Research and Instructional Models

The Big Six Homepage - A commercial site which does have some free materials.
The I-Search:Guiding Students Toward Relevant Research - Four step process for research. This is an article by Judith Zorfass and Harriet Copel.
Promoting Student-Directed Inquiry with the I-Search Paper - This is a lesson plan for 8 - 12 grades.
The Research Cycle - Plans for student research in the new technological age from Bellingham, WA public schools.

Assessment

Assessing Information Problem-Solving Skills - Rubric developed by Jamieson McKensie and the school library media specialists of the Oak Harbor(WA) schools.
Rubrics for Assessment - There are rubrics here for assessment of research projects. This site is by the University of Wisconsin.
School Library Media Curriculum - Grades 6 - 8. Harford County MD Schools. This has an assessment section at the end of the document.
The Top Tech Tools for Formative Assessment - From Common Sense Education.
Assessment of Project Based Learning - From EduTopia.

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