Harada, Violet H and Sharon Coatney, eds. Inquiry and the Common Core: Librarians and Teachers Designing Teaching for Learning. 2014. 241p. ISBN 978-1-61069-543-5. Available at PROF 371.39 INQ on the library shelves.
The Common Core State Standards and the revised standards from the American Association of School Librarians offer several opportunities for school librarians to collaborate with teachers to adapt inquiry methods for research and develop a more rigorous and exacting scholarship culture in the school. Common Core standards shift the emphasis away from literature and towards more digital content and informational text, and scaffold instruction throughout all grades to achieve higher levels of complexity. Inquiry is essential for students to achieve self-direction, but schools have in the past not done a great job of developing the skills necessary to successfully inquire about a topic. The Common Core seeks to remediate this problem and provides a means for teachers and librarians to work together.
With contributions from over 30 authors, this book is divided into four parts. The first part discusses how the Common Core impacts school librarians and the various roles we can now step into to help teachers meet these standards. The second part explores how to develop inquiry-based learning and what steps can be taken to implement such a model in schools. The third part examines the planning that must take place to develop meaningful learning for students and rewarding collaboration for teachers and school librarians. Finally, part four includes several samples of lessons across grades and across the curriculum. These lessons incorporate the suggestions made in the second and third part and provide examples of lessons co-developed by teachers and school librarians. Librarians and teacher still wondering how they can successfully work together to meet Common Core and AASL standards will appreciate the concrete suggestions provided in this concise volume.
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