K-16 Library Work Group 

TRAILS is seeking to form a work group focused on developing a more collaborative relationship with the academic, special, technical and public libraries throughout the state to better serve students K-16, with the goal of beginning the group in June!

The goals for this work group are to: 

1. Provide a more structured delivery of information media literacy standards for K-12 through post-secondary education in order to prepare Montana students for the rigorous expectations of accessing, using, and creating information at the college level; and

2. Improve the access to and use of shared resources throughout the state for K-16 students. 

If you’re interested in joining this work group, please contact Helena High School Librarian Joanne Didriksen at jdidriksen@helenaschools.org.

Access the 2021 Montana Content Standards for Library Media and Information Literacy (Satchel) 

Access the 2021 Montana Content Standards for Library Media and Information Literacy (Excel) 

Access the 2021 Montana Content Standards for Library Media and Information Literacy (Official PDF)

Webinar: New Standards for 2021: Overview and Planning for Implementation (February 8, 2021)

• View Slides
• View Recording (48:14)

Model curriculum guides, professional development, and resources will be added throughout 2021.

• Montana Content Standards for Information Literacy-Library Media (2008)

• Access the "Unofficial" 2021 Montana Content Standards for Library Media and Information Literacy (PDF)

Classroom Resources

• Montana State Library
• MontanaLibrary2Go
• Montana History Portal
• Common Sense Education
• Library of Congress
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) comprehensive style guides
• OPI Indian Education Resources

• Montana Library Association
• Montana State Literacy Association
• International Literacy Association
• American Association of School Librarians
• American Library Association
• Young Adult Library Services Association

Featured Opportunities

American Library Association 

Read the latest issue of American Libraries from the American Library Association. 

Browse AASL webinars and slidecasts from AASL's National Conferences on the ALA web portal, a digital collection of professional development for library professionals. The portal includes both paid and free webinars. Topics include collaboration, co-teaching, collection development, makerspaces, technology, coding, STEM/STEAM, social justice, media literacy, diversity, research, and more. 

Humanities Montana

Although Humanities Montana was canceling the Speakers in the Schools program due to the National Endowment for the Humanities loss of funding, Montana poet laureate Chris La Tray said he planned on continuing presenting across the state.

Chris La Tray has two programs: Montana's Poet Laureate and The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians: Métis Buffalo Hunters of the Northern Plains. 

If your school has IEFA money available, you can use it to fund his appearance, and he is happy to help you with the logistics and reporting. This is also an option if you want to bring in other Native speakers, including ones who have been working through Humanities Montana, available on their website.

Chris is also actively pursuing alternative funding, so if you don't have IEFA money available, contact him and he will see what he can do. 
 

Check the OPI Professional Learning Opportunities Portal for additional courses and workshops.

Featured Hub Courses

Looking for free, online professional learning? Need more renewal units?  Take a look at the Teacher Learning Hub for a wide variety  of learning opportunities.

• Digital Citizenship
• Tech Tools You Can Use Tomorrow
• UDL: Digital Tools and Digital Learning
• Curriculum Integration: What It Is and What It Isn't
• Reading Between the Lines: Close Reading Strategies for Secondary Schools
• Supporting Readers with Textbooks
• Montana Historical Society Educator Resources