Barbara and all,

It is so great that there is a librarian at the Common Core Task Force table!  I don’t know how many people realize it, but there are NO LIBRARIANS on the Connecticut P-20 Council even though libraries (public, school, academic) are an integral part of our children’s and young people’s education from preschool through adulthood.  So glad there is a little headway to be seen.

Also, re your comment about LMS being the CCSS expert—this is exactly what my research two years ago bears out.  And yet, across the country, and particularly in Connecticut, schools do not use their school librarians as the resources they are.  Librarians reported over and over that although they are the ones with specific expertise related to embedded common core skills, their principals and teachers do not seek  their input in curriculum planning and do not seem to value the fact that the librarians understand and can teach many of the info literacy issues that classroom teachers and school administrators are struggling with.   Clearly there is a leadership role for SMLs  that includes “coaching” teachers to help them get at the new common core initiatives.

Anyway—Good to know there is representation from perhaps the school faculty person best positioned to pull it all together! 

Cindy

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Cindy K. Schofield, MLS, EdD

TS Division Head

Buley Library, SCSU

203 392-5778

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Subject: [CASL-L] FW: Common Core Task Force Meets For The First Time

Good Morning All,

I was proud to represent Librarians in the state, to remind all at the table that their LMS is their go to CCSS Expert! (quote at bottom of article!)

I thought you'd like this:
http://fw.to/CRWquWK

Common Core Task Force Meets For The First Time
MIDDLETOWN — The governor-appointed panel tasked with developing recommendations on how best to implement the Common Core education standards met for the first time Tuesday, with committee members declaring their support for and offering optimistic views of the controversial initiative.