1. 3 C’s + School Librarians =
Common Core Success
Linda Dougherty
@ljdougherty
Blog & Resources: lindajdougherty.com
MASL - Missouri Association of School Librarians
Spring Conference 2013

2. http://bit.ly/115wmYY
Presentation Resources & Links

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. School Library Monthly January 2013 issue

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!

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

11. Curating & Communicating
Informational Text

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

13. Destiny Quest Searches

14. Destiny Quest Ebook Search

16. Warning! Text Ahead!

17. 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.

18. Ebschost Advanced Search

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

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

21. Search by Publications

22. 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

23. Magazine Articles
Full Text – PDF
Format

24. More Ebscohost Titles
http://www.cobblestonepub.com/resources.html

25. Ebscohost Search by Source

26. Teacher Guide Excerpt

27. High School
Resources

28. 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

29. World Book Discover

30. Reading Level Search

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

33. Tutorial:
• http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/video_window?video
=%2Fswf%2Fwhat.swf
LiveBinder Introduction Video

34. Carolyn Jo Starkey’s Common
Core LiveBinder

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

42. Collaborating
• Click over lesson plans on Pinterest

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

44. ISAIL Example

45. Collaborating – Information Fluency
Continuum

46. Teaching With
Informational
Texts and the
IFC/CCSS
Alignment:
A Protocol for
Planning
Instruction

47. Teaching With
Informational
Texts and the
IFC/CCSS
Alignment:
A Protocol for
Planning
Instruction

54. School Librarians Supporting Common Core

55. Works Cited
 Jaeger, Paige. "8 Reasons to Read in the Common Core." Web log post.
Librarydoor. N.p., 08 Apr. 2013. Web. 13 Apr. 2013.
<http://librarydoor.blogspot.com/2013/04/8-reasons-to-read-in-common-
core.html>.
 Jaeger, Paige. "A Match Well Made: The Standards' Emphasis on Information
Aligns with Librarians' Skills | On Common Core." School Library Journal. N.p., 01
Nov. 2012. Web. 13 Apr. 2013. <http://www.slj.com/2012/11/opinion/on-common-
core/a-match-well-made-the-standards-emphasis-on-information-aligns-with-
librarians-skills/>
 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/>.