Instructional Design: Exemplar I1

Standard: Cultivating Effective Instructional Design to Co-plan, Teach and Assess Learning.

Theme: Inquiry Project Organization for Success

Growth Phase: Emerging

Growth Indicator: Students are provided with structured research and inquiry assignments and supported with information skills instruction during the process.


The teacher-librarian posts this guide to the VLC to support the study of the “4 spheres of the Earth in Science 9” (British Columbia). Along with the teacher assignment is added not only resources but other learning supports such as referencing, presentation pointers and more.

Carson Graham Secondary.  2020, June 2. Science 9 – Earth’s Spheres: Home [Blog post].  Retrieved from https://libguides.sd44.ca/c.php?g=716949


This VLC supports an independent study project with a variety of resources and databases students may not have considered.

Earl Haig SS Library. (n.d.).  HSB4U1: Independent Study Project [Blog post].  Retrieved from https://ehsslibrary2.wordpress.com/hsb4u1-independent-study-project/