Incorporate Information Literacy into Next Generation Science Standards assignments, lesson plans, and units. Presented at Lakeland Community College on October 1, 2014 by Thomas Hyland and Emily Szymanski

1. On the Road to Student Success:
Aligning Information Literacy Practices with Next Generation Science Standards
Funding provided by The Lakeland Foundation

2. Workshop Objectives
• Make connections and forge
partnerships between college and
K-12 faculty.
• Explore ways to align information
literacy practices and Next
Generation Science Standards.
• Design an assignment template
that demonstrates the alignment.

3. Introductions
What’s your name?
What classes/subjects do you teach?
Tell us a little about your school.
Tell us about your favorite science topic.

4. The Transition: High School to College
Project Information Literacy—The Freshmen Studies
Student Data
• 74% of the freshmen interviewed “said they found it most difficult
selecting sources for searching…. Many had never used Boolean
operators and faceted searching to control the thicket of results
their searches usually returned. “
• “Many had never seen, let alone read, an academic journal article.
They floundered at reading and comprehending technical language
in scholarly articles and merging passages with their own writing
styles.”
• “A third of the freshmen that began US colleges and universities
this fall will not return to campus next year.”

5. The Transition (Cont.)
The Situation of School Libraries
“From 2007 to 2011, the number of employed school teacher-librarians
in the US decreased more rapidly than other type[s] of
school staff. In California’s school libraries, the books on school library
shelves were published 10 years ago, on average, and have little value
to students working on assignments. The decline of school libraries
and librarians is not only an issue for K-12 education—it needs to be
recognized as an issue affecting higher education, too….How can
college-bound high school students be better prepared for what to
expect from college-level research? What existing collaborative
efforts between high school and college and universities can be
shared as a basis of replication? There is much to be gained from
establishing an ongoing dialog and formal relationships….”

6. Group Discussion
What does information literacy mean to you?
How have you or other faculty at your institution
taught information literacy?
What work have you or others at your institution
done with the Next Generation Science Standards?
What opportunities have you had to explore
aligning IL and NGSS?
How have you begun working with the new
Common Core standards?
How have you explored aligning the Common Core
and NGSS?

7. Information Literacy (IL) @ Lakeland
Uses Information Effectively
The 21st century learner accesses and manages
reliable information effectively and responsibly.
The learner:
• develops an effective search strategy
• uses technology to access and manage
information
• uses selection criteria to choose appropriate
information
• uses information responsibly

8. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Practices
“The practices describe behaviors that scientists engage in as
they investigate and build models and theories about the
natural world.”
• Asking Questions and Defining Problems
• Developing and Using Models
• Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
• Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
• Engaging in Argument from Evidence
• Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

9. Aligning IL Practices with NGSS Practices
IL Practices
Develops an effective search strategy
Uses technology to access and manage
information
Uses selection criteria to choose
appropriate information
Uses information responsibly
NGSS Practices
-Asking Questions
-Defining Problems
-Planning Investigations
-Carrying Out Investigations
-Obtaining Information
-Evaluating Information
-Analyzing Data
-Interpreting Data
-Communicating Information
-Constructing Explanations
-Designing Solutions
-Engaging in Argument from Evidence

10. Resources on IL & NGSS
American Association of School Librarians
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines
ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/
Next Generation Science Standards
http://www.nextgenscience.org/
Image from nasa.gov