National Standards

MCREL searchable databases of standards and benchmarks (2006)

engauge Standards for 21st Century Skills- 2003-, these skills include visual, media, technology and information use

National Technology Standards:
ISTE Technology Foundation Standards for Students , Teachers, and Adminstrators
ALA: The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
(excerpt)

 

Northwest Association of Accredited Schools- the standards document includes ( March 2006)

Library Information Services

 

 

6.13 The library media program is directed by a certified library media specialist.

 

a. Library staff in schools of fewer than 250 students need not be certified, but are under the direction of a certified library media specialist.

 

b. Schools with an enrollment between 250 and 500 students have a full-time certified library media specialist.

 

c. Schools with more than 500 students have a full-time library media specialist and have additional library media personnel.

 

d. Non-certified personnel are under the direction of a certified library media specialist.

 

6.14 A wide range of materials, technologies, and other library/information services that are responsive to the school's student population are available to students and faculty and utilized to improve teaching and learning.

 

6.15 Students, faculty, and support staff have regular and frequent access to library/information services, facilities, and programs as an integral part of their educational experience before, during, and after the school day.

 

6.16 The library/information services program fosters independent inquiry by enabling students and faculty to use various school and community information resources and technologies.

 

6.17 Policies are in place for the selection and removal of information resources and the use of technologies and the Internet.

Washington State Standards

Bellingham Public School's "Supervisor?s Resource Bank: Standards for Library Media Programs"

 

Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRS)

Information Power matrix with 4th grade EALRS

Information Power matrix with 7th grade EARLS

Information Power matrix with 10th grade EARLS

Washington Technology Standards: "Seven Essential Learnings for Technology."

Reading Grade Level Expectations (GLE) compared with Information Literacy Indicators- chart by Kathy Lemmer (.doc) (10/04)

Culminating Project: Required for all 9th graders entering 2004, graduating 2008.

District Standards (samples)

Bellingham
Seattle
Spokane

Bellevue ---What Must a Student Master to be Information Literate?

 

Information Skills Examples based on ALA standards K-5 Information Skills Chart 6-8 Skills Chart 9-12 Information Skills Chart

Other States

Alaska- Standards (1999)
California- excerpts and available for purchase (June 2004)
Mankato, MN Information Literacy Curriculum Guidelines (Spring 2003)
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards including Media & Technology and Research & Inquiry