School Library System: Instruction
New York State Archives
Use the New York State Archives to teach with New York State's historical records.
NovelNY
- NOVELny: New York Online Virtual Electronic Library
Resources, books, magazines, newspapers, and more...
PBS Learning Media
- PBS Learning Media
PBS LearningMedia™ is your destination for easy, instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital resources including videos and interactives perfect for the Interactive Whiteboard, plus audio and photos, and even in-depth lesson plans. You can search, save, and share with ease. Best of all, PBS LearningMedia™ is free for educators.
TeachingBooks.net
- TeachingBooks.net
TeachingBooks.net brings books and authors to life!
If you read fiction and nonfiction books in any discipline or setting TeachingBooks.net's database of instructional materials will enliven your K–12 reading and library activities.
- Learn anytime from authors in your classroom or library with exclusive movies and audio interviews
- Instantly enrich book discussions with prepared questions and background information
- Automatically have teaching materials correlated to the titles and booklists you are reading
Monroe One Overdrive Library (SORA)
OverDrive is a leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video.
Students & teachers have access to digital books & audio books anytime with through the SORA app. Titles can be viewed online via computer or offline using a mobile device such as a smart phone, eBook reader, MP3 player and other portable devices.
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- Simultaneous Use eBooks in SORALibGuide categorizes our collection of Simultaneous Use ebooks. Simultaneous Use (aka Always Available) means any number of students can check out books at the same time, which can be great for whole class reads.
Epic! for Educators
- Epic! for Educators
A reading app that runs like Hulu or Netflix, Epic! is an ebook platform housing 25,000 ebooks, learning videos, and more for grades K-5.
The best part though, is that educators can access this for free, and use in class with students. (If students want to read at home, parents will have to pay the $7.99 subscription price.)
Library Standards & Curriculum
- AASL Standards Information
The American Association of School Librarians rolled out the latest set of national school library standards in 2018. These are broken down into standards for what learners should know, what school librarians should do, and what school libraries should look like. Our LibGuide page highlights the most important aspects of the standards - the framework for learners, as well as the common beliefs.
- Empire State Information Fluency Continuum
In 2019, Barbara Stripling rolled out a re-imagined Empire State Information Fluency Continuum in partnership with the School Library System of New York State, and The Section of School Librarians of the New York Library Association. This is a K-12 continuum of information literacy and inquiry skills that are essential for students in our constantly changing information environment. The ESIFC helps you put the learning standards into practice.
English Language Arts
At a Glance Standards Documents:
Social Studies
- NYS K-8 Social Studies FrameworkThis link takes you to the 110-page K-8 Social Studies framework document.
- NYS 9-12 Social Studies FrameworkThis link takes you to the 51-page 9-12 Social Studies framework document.
Revisions:
Inquiries from the Resource Toolkit.
Science
- NYS P-12 Science Learning StandardsThis takes you to the 80-page Common Core Science Standards document for NYS.
Standards by Grade Level:
Mathematics
- NYS Next Gen Math StandardsLink takes you to the entire P-12 Mathematics 170-page standards document.
What is Information Literacy?
The American Library Association states, "Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to 'recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.'"
Common Sense Media defines information literacy as "the ability to identify, find, evaluate, and use information effectively." Aspects of Information Literacy include: digital literacy and media literacy.
The Partnership for 21st Century Learning identifies four main components to information literacy:
- Access information efficiently and effectively
- Evaluate information critically and competently
- Use information accurately and creatively
- Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of sources, and apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information.
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