Curriculum and Standards

Curriculum, Standards, and Initiatives

Standards from the MDE • National Standards • Library Media Curriculum • Resources for Implementation

Standards from the Michigan Department of Education

Michigan's K-12 Curriculum and Standards Page
HSCEs: High School Content Expectations
METS: Michigan Educational Technology Standards

National Standards

Initiatives

Library Media Curriculum

State of Michigan:

Michigan School Library Information

American Association of School Librarians:

AASL Standards one page descriptive graphic organizer
AASL Learning4Life A national plan for implementation of the Standards for the 21st Century Learner and guidelines for the school library media program.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills:

P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning
P21 Common Core Toolkit
P21 ICT Literacy Maps Maps for each of the four core subject areas and how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy can be integrated.

Comparing the Standards:

Skills Comparison Chart: AASL Standards, P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning, and NETS-S

"21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems." Framework for 21st Century Learning. P21 Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2004. Web. 08 May 2012. <http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120>

Resources for Implementation

Resources for the AASL Standards:

AASL's Standards for the 21st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database
AASL Standards: Hotlinks to the Four Standards
AASL Learning Standards to Common Core Standards Crosswalk
AASL's A Planning Guide for Empowering Learners with School Library Program Assessment Rubric
From the Creative Minds of 21st Century Librarians Downloadable pdf book of lesson plans aligned with AASL standards for all grade levels.

Resources for the Common Core Standards:

Michigan's Common Core State Academic Standards and 6-12 Content Area Literacy Crosswalk

Other Resources: