Information literacy sits at the heart of our library program. I want students to feel confident as they search for answers, evaluate what they find, and use information in thoughtful and responsible ways. Grounded in standards from AASL, ISTE, MASL, and other trusted frameworks, my approach blends inquiry, literacy, and digital citizenship to help students make sense of the world around them. My goal is to teach skills that feel practical and doable, with enough scaffolding and flexibility for every student to participate, think critically, and communicate their learning with clarity and integrity.
I focus on helping students:
Ask meaningful questions
Locate reliable and age-appropriate sources
Evaluate credibility, purpose, and point of view
Synthesize information across formats
Paraphrase and cite ethically
Use AI as a thinking partner rather than a shortcut
Communicate their learning clearly and responsibly
These skills are woven into research, project-based learning, media creation, digital citizenship lessons, and everyday library use.
My instruction draws from established standards and best practices, including:
Inquire — guiding students through questioning and exploration
Include — selecting diverse, representative, and accessible sources
Evaluate — teaching credibility, bias, and source quality
Curate — helping students organize and manage information
Engage — supporting ethical use, citation, and responsible creation
Knowledge Constructor (research, organizing information, evaluating sources)
Digital Citizen (ethical use, information rights, media balance)
Creative Communicator (sharing learning across formats, including podcasts and multimedia)
Integrating inquiry and information skills into classroom units
Collaborating with teachers on research-based instruction
Providing literacy-rich, equitable access to print and digital resources
Teaching students to evaluate sources, cite responsibly, and practice academic integrity
Emphasizing inquiry-based learning and authentic research experiences
Supporting diverse, high-quality collection development practices
Promoting strong instructional partnerships between librarians and teachers
Encouraging equitable access to reading materials, digital tools, and information resources
Reinforcing ethical use of information, digital citizenship, and academic integrity
Digital footprints
Media balance and well-being
News literacy
Online relationships and communication
Modeling information evaluation through structures like “C.R.A.P. Test,” lateral reading, and media literacy routines
Using inquiry cycles to help students build background knowledge before deep research
Teaching students how to synthesize and communicate information through podcasts, videos, and project-based learning