I just read Why Core Standards Must Embrace Media Literacy from Education Week. This is a good article on the need for media literacy and information literacy instruction. I agree, and find it problematic that it seems to fly in the face of school districts eliminating or cutting the hours of school librarians. The common core standards actually align fairly well with the AASL Standards and the ISTE Standards. Information literacy and 21st Century learning is what teacher librarians teach. We've been doing it for a long time, constantly adapting to new technology and new ways of learning. However, when positions are cut or eliminated, we don't have the opportunity to interact with students and faculty, and it is difficult to maintain these standards.
