Standard: Cultivating Effective Instructional Design to Co-plan, Teach and Assess Learning.
Theme: Instructional Leadership
Growth Phase: Established
Growth Indicator: LLC leadership team works with teachers to understand and implement inquiry models to design excellent learning experiences.
The British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association provides a model of inquiry for classrooms and school libraries plus integration tips and planning guides.
British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association (BCTLA). (2011). The points of inquiry-inquiry-based learning for classroom and school libraries.
https://bctla.ca/resources/point-of-inquiry/
A British Columbia school district recognizes collaborative practice as “a complex and vital component of every LLC teacher position”. Their standards contain a co-teaching model in diagram and text that reflects how one would co-plan, co-teach, reflect and assess.
Abbotsford School District. (2023). Library Learning Commons – Standards of Practice [PDF]. Retrieved from Library Learning Commons – Standards of Practice.pdf
Discover current resources applicable to build much success in K-12 student learning using inquiry-based learning. The reading list has been curated by librarians at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Professional Library in the Library Learning Resources and Global Education Department of TDSB.
Ameline,J., Chyung, J., & Thompson, E. (2024). Inquiry-based learning. Canadian School Libraries Journal, 8 (3). https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/inquiry-based-learning/