AASL+Standards

==The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for 21st Century Learners outlines four different areas for learning. Each of the four into sections are broken down as follows: identifying skills, actions, responsibilities, and strategies for self-assessment. As they relate to this plan, the following standards are addressed: ==

1. **Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.**
1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning. 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. 1.1.9 collaborate with others to broaden and deepen understanding.

Students will practice these skills while exploring and evaluating books and online sources for vocabulary together.

2. **Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.**
2.1.5 Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions, and solve problems.

As students explore and decide on text for each page, they must work together on a collaboration of ideas.

3. **Share Knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.**
3.3.1 Solicit and respect diverse perspectives while searching for information, collaborating with others, and participating as a member of the community. 3.3.5 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within and beyond the learning community

While working on the screencast, students will be active and participating members of a learning community both within their group and also within the class as a whole.

4**. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth**.
4.1.1 Read, view, and listine for ploeasure and personal growth. 4.1.8 Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As students create their ABC books while working on vocabulary with peers in small groups and in exploring websitesit is hoped that they have a deeper understanding of terms related to the Revolutionary War. It is also hoped that the students will have an interest in reading/viewing each others screencasts.