The document summarizes a presentation on inquiry learning and how to promote rigor and relevance in libraries. It discusses inquiry learning from the student perspective, how libraries can promote rigor and relevance through the Iowa Core Curriculum and state library guidelines. It also lists different levels of collaboration, tools for information search processes, and websites related to literacy, summer reading lists, and 21st century learning standards.

1. Inquiry learning: rigor and relevance in your library Iowa Library Association 2008 Annual Conference Barbara A. Jansen October 15, 2008

4. What do rigor and relevance look like from the student’s perspective?

5. What do we do to promote R & R?

6. Iowa Core Curriculum

7. State Library Guidelines

8. AASL http://tinyurl.com/3qs2dh or http://library.sasaustin.org/21stCenturyStandards.php Standards in action (draft): http://tinyurl.com/3o26v7

9. Collaboration Levels of Collaboration

10. Inquiry learning

11. Literacy http://www.readitforward.blogspot.com/ http://joanrasmussen.edublogs.org/ http://summerreadinglists.pbwiki.com/ http://library.sasaustin.org/Contest.php Click for CruNet

12. Information search process (any used) Defining the task and organizing for the search Identifying, locating, and evaluating sources Acquiring information Communicating results Evaluating results

13. Which tools? http://isptools.pbwiki.com/