Curriculum+and+Instruction

=__**Curriculum and Instruction**__=

**Team leaders: Ric Hasenyager, Paige Jaeger, Mary Ratzer**

 * __ Recommendations __**


 * Curriculum and Instruction **
 * Goal: **
 * Embrace reading, rigor and research needs for New York State students-- equipping them with life skills to enjoy reading, enabling them to read, think, and research to build and share knowledge. **


 * Objective: **
 * Increase building-level collaborative research learning endeavors.
 * **Increase reading opportunities and resources for students **
 * **Foster critical and creative thinking in all library time **

> [|h[[https://www.engageny.org/resource/developing-core-proficiencies-program-units-in-ela-literacy|ttps://www.engageny.org/resource/developing-core-proficiencies-program-units-in-ela-literacy]]]
 * Suggested Discussion Items **
 * **Staff libraries and equip librarians to support the CCSS reading goals- AIR (Accountable Independent Reading) **
 * **Champion the CCSS Anchor standard of researching to build and present knowledge. **
 * **Professional development for teachers and librarians on Inquiry based learning research models **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Align local Common Core learning curriculums with the K-12 grade level benchmarks of the Empire State Information Literacy Continuum, thus ensuring College and Career Research Readiness of NYS graduates. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Increase opportunities locally for teachers to plan “short as well as more sustained research” learning models. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Transform, “repackage” old research “projects” into Inquiry-based research units **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Enforce Education Regulations regarding certified librarians in Schools **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understand this premise please: **
 * [|Unit I: Reading Closely for Textual Details]
 * [|Unit II: Making Evidence-Based Claims]
 * [|Unit III: Researching to Deepen Understanding]**
 * [|**Unit IV: Building Evidence-Based Arguments**]


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