On the Road to Student Success: Aligning Information Literacy Practices with Next Generation Science Standards

Funding provided by The Lakeland Foundation

Workshop Objectives

• Make connections and forge partnerships between college and K-12 faculty.

• Explore ways to align information literacy practices and Next Generation Science Standards.

• Design an assignment template that demonstrates the alignment.

Introductions

What’s your name?

What classes/subjects do you teach?

Tell us a little about your school.

Tell us about your favorite science topic.

The Transition: High School to College

Project Information Literacy—The Freshmen Studies

Student Data

• 74% of the freshmen interviewed “said they found it most difficult selecting sources for searching…. Many had never used Boolean operators and faceted searching to control the thicket of results their searches usually returned. “

• “Many had never seen, let alone read, an academic journal article. They floundered at reading and comprehending technical language in scholarly articles and merging passages with their own writing styles.”

• “A third of the freshmen that began US colleges and universities this fall will not return to campus next year.”

The Transition (Cont.)

The Situation of School Libraries

“From 2007 to 2011, the number of employed school teacher-librarians in the US decreased more rapidly than other type[s] of school staff. In California’s school libraries, the books on school library shelves were published 10 years ago, on average, and have little value to students working on assignments. The decline of school libraries and librarians is not only an issue for K-12 education—it needs to be recognized as an issue affecting higher education, too….How can college-bound high school students be better prepared for what to expect from college-level research? What existing collaborative efforts between high school and college and universities can be shared as a basis of replication? There is much to be gained from establishing an ongoing dialog and formal relationships….”

Group Discussion

What does information literacy mean to you?

How have you or other faculty at your institution taught information literacy?

What work have you or others at your institution done with the Next Generation Science Standards?

What opportunities have you had to explore aligning IL and NGSS?

How have you begun working with the new Common Core standards?

How have you explored aligning the Common Core and NGSS?

Information Literacy (IL) @ Lakeland

Uses Information EffectivelyThe 21st century learner accesses and manages reliable information effectively and responsibly. The learner:• develops an effective search strategy• uses technology to access and manage information• uses selection criteria to choose appropriate information• uses information responsibly

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Practices“The practices describe behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and build models and theories about the natural world.”

• Asking Questions and Defining Problems

• Developing and Using Models

• Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

• Analyzing and Interpreting Data

• Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

• Engaging in Argument from Evidence

• Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Aligning IL Practices with NGSS Practices

IL Practices

Develops an effective search strategy

Uses technology to access and manage information

Uses selection criteria to choose appropriate information

Uses information responsibly

NGSS Practices

-Asking Questions -Defining Problems-Planning Investigations

-Carrying Out Investigations-Obtaining Information

-Evaluating Information-Analyzing Data-Interpreting Data

-Communicating Information-Constructing Explanations -Designing Solutions-Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Resources on IL & NGSS

American Association of School Librarianshttp://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines

ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Educationhttp://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency

National Science Teachers Associationhttp://www.nsta.org/

Next Generation Science Standardshttp://www.nextgenscience.org/

Image from nasa.gov