This document discusses how school librarians can support Common Core State Standards (CCSS) success through connecting standards to information literacy skills, curating and communicating informational texts at appropriate lexile levels, and collaborating with teachers. It provides examples of using tools like LiveBinders, Dropbox, Pinterest and newsletters to organize resources and share them with teachers. Connecting CCSS to the work of the school library and collaborating across disciplines are presented as key ways librarians can help students meet the new standards.

1. 4 C’s + School Librarians =
Common Core Success
Linda Dougherty
@ljdougherty
Blog & Resources: lindajdougherty.com
St. Louis Suburban School Librarians Regional March 5, 2013
METC 2013 Presentation Resources
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2. http://bit.ly/VRP7Bm

3. Connect
• Connect Common Core
Standards with local, state, and
national standards
• Connect standards with
information literacy skills.
• Study the CCSS literally!

4. Connect
• Connect AASL Cross Walk of the Common
Core Standards
• Use the College & Career Readiness Anchor
Standards as a beginning point.

5. Connect Informational Text
Students must be able to read complex
informational texts in these fields with
independence and confidence because the
vast majority of reading in college and
workforce training programs will be
sophisticated nonfiction.
"English Language Arts Standards -Anchor Standards -College and Career Readiness Anchor
Standards for Reading." Common Core State Standards Initiative. Web. 12 Aug. 2012.

6. Example:
School Library
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7. Connect from Mark It Up…..
• Study where the library fits into the CCSS,
• Highlight, mark-up, and explain directly on the
document what standards can be taught in
connection with the school library
• Pass the marked-up standards along to the
subject area teachers!
• When teachers consult the standards, they’ll
know when to come knocking on the school
library door!

8. Matrix for School Librarians
http://bit.ly/WmrzBx http://bit.ly/15cB4I9

9. Curating & Communicating
Informational Text
• Lexile Reading Levels
• Differentiated
• Content based
• Informational
• Nonfiction
• Current Topics
• Formats to include print and electronic

10. Destiny Quest
• Search by Lexile levels
• Search for ebooks by content and Lexile level –
especially books that have simultaneous
access.
• Make Resource Lists

11. Destiny Quest Searches

12. Destiny Quest Ebook Search

14. Warning! Text Ahead!

15. MOREnet Resources
• Ebscohost
Log into EBSCOhost on your library’s computer and
choose a database with Lexiles, such as
• Primary Search,
• Middle Search Plus or
• MAS Ultra.
On the Basic Search screen, check Full Text, then
type in a magazine name in the Publication field.
Click Search. EBSCOhost will bring up all of the
articles from that magazine. Each article will have
a different Lexile measure.

16. Ebschost Advanced Search

17. Ebscohost Search by Source
1. Advanced Search
2. Change Search Field to SO Source
3. Key in Magazine Title

18. Ebscohost Search by
Source
Limit Search by
• Source Types
• Full Text
• Publication
Date

19. Ebscohost – Search by Title
Scholastic Education Magazines Examples
Scholastic News – Grade 3
DynaMath – Grades 3 - 6
SuperScience – Grades 3 - 6
Storyworks – Grades 3 - 6
Junior Scholastic – Grades 6 - 8
Scholastic Scope – Grades 6 - 8
Scholastic Action – Grades 6 - 12
Scholastic Math – Grades 6 - 9
Science World – Grades 6 - 10

20. More Ebscohost Titles

21. Ebscohost Search by Source

22. Teacher Guide Excerpt

23. High School Resources

24. World Book Encyclopedia
• Lexile levels noted on most articles
• Great way to “front load” information for
units in any curriculum area
• Embedded video and audio clips
• Primary sources
• Vocabulary help and quizzes
• Quick video tutorials for teachers

25. World Book Discover

26. Reading Level Search

27. Communicating & Curating
Common Core Resources
• LiveBinders
• Scoop.it
• Symballo
• Dropbox
• Evernote
• Storify
• Pinterest

29. Livebinders
• http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=847
77
Tutorial:LiveBinder Introduction Video
• http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/video_
window?video=%2Fswf%2Fwhat.swf

31. Click this Dropbox link to sign up!
http://db.tt/hxGfsor

36. Collaborating
• Click over lesson plans on Pinterest

37. Smore Newsletters
NHS Library Example

38. http://www.islma.org/ISAI
Collaborating L.htm

39. ISAIL Example

46. School Librarians Supporting Common Core

47. Works Cited
Moreillon, Judy. "School Library Monthly - A Matrix for School
Librarians: Aligning Standards, Inquiry, Reading, and
Instruction." School Library Monthly - A Matrix for
School Librarians: Aligning Standards, Inquiry, Reading, and
Instruction. N.p., Jan. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.schoollibrarymonthly.com/articles/Morei
llon2013-v29n4p29.html>.
Morris, Rebecca. "School Library Monthly Blog: Mark It Up, Pass It
Along, & See Who Comes Knocking." School Library
Monthly Blog. N.p., 6 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
<http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2013/
02/06/mark-it-up-pass-it-along-see-who-comes-knocking/>.