Information LiteracyYour golden key to finding reliable and valid research resources using print and/or electronic materials

What exactly is Information Literacy?

• An Information Literate person has the ability to know when they need information, as well as the skills to find, retrieve, analyze and use that information in an ethical manner.

Why is Information Literacy so important?

• As U.S. Representative Major R. Owens has said: "Information literacy is needed to guarantee the survival of democratic institutions. All men are created equal but voters with information resources are in a position to make more intelligent decisions than citizens who are information illiterates."

• American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Washington, D.C.

Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

A set of Standards and Indicators prepared by the:

• American Association of School Librarians• Association for Educational Communications and

Technology

• Copyright © 1998 by the American Library Association and theAssociation for Educational Communications

and Technology.

Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

A Brief Overview of the Standards to get us started

Information Literacy

Standard 1:

The student who is information literate accesses information

efficiently and effectively.

Information Literacy

Standard 2:

The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.

Information Literacy

Standard 3:

The student who is information literate uses information accurately

and creatively.

Independent Learning Standards

Standard 4:

The student who is an independent learner is information literate and

pursues information related to personal interests.

Independent Learning Standards

Standard 5:

The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other

creative expressions of information.

Independent Learning Standards

Standard 6:

The student who is an independent learner is information literate and

strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge

generation.

Social Responsibility Standards

Standard 7:

The student who contributes positively to the learning

community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a

democratic society.

Social Responsibility Standards

Standard 8:

The student who contributes positively to the learning

community and to society is information literate and practices

ethical behavior in regard to information and information

technology.

Social Responsibility Standard

Standard 9:

The student who contributes positively to the learning

community and to society is information literate and

participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

New Mexico Science Content Standards, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards

Approved 2003New Mexico State Department of Education

New Mexico Science Content Standards, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards

Strand I: Scientific Thinking & Practice• Standard I: Understand the processes of scientific

investigations and use inquiry and scientific ways of observing, experimenting, predicting, and validating to think critically.• K-4 Benchmark I:

• Use scientific methods to observe, collect, record, analyze, predict, interpret, and determine reasonableness of data.

• K-4 Benchmark II: • Use scientific thinking and knowledge and communicate

findings.

• K-4 Benchmark III: • Use mathematical skills and vocabulary to analyze data,

understand patterns and relationships, and communicate findings.

New Mexico Science Content Standards, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards

Strand II: Content of Science• Standard I (Physical Science): Understand the

structure and properties of matter, the characteristics of energy, and the interactions between matter and energy.

•K-4 Benchmark I: • Recognize that matter has different forms and

properties.

•K-4 Benchmark II: • Know that energy is needed to get things done and that

energy has different forms.

•K-4 Benchmark III: • Identify forces and describe the motion of objects.

New Mexico Science Content Standards, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards

• Strand II: Content of Science• Standard II (Life Science): Understand the

properties, structures, and processes of living things and the interdependence of living things and their environments.

• K-4 Benchmark I: • Know that living things have diverse forms, structures,

functions, and habitats.

• K-4 Benchmark II: • Know that living things have similarities and differences and

that living things change over time.

• K-4 Benchmark III: • Know the parts of the human body and their functions.

New Mexico Science Content Standards, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards

Strand II: Content of Science• Standard III (Earth and Space Science): Understand the

structure of Earth, the solar system, and the universe, the interconnections among them, and the processes and interactions of Earth’s systems.

•K-4 Benchmark I: • Know the structure of the solar system and the

objects in the universe.

•K-4 Benchmark II: • Know the structure and formation of Earth and its

atmosphere and the processes that shape them.

New Mexico Science Content Standards, Benchmarks, and Performance Standards

• Strand III: Science and Society • Standard I: Understand how scientific discoveries,

inventions, practices, and knowledge influence, and are influenced by, individuals and societies.

• K-4 Benchmark I: • Describe how science influences decisions made

by individuals and societies.