AASL "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon the school library media specialist profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for library media specialists to use to shape the learning of students in the school.

AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for library media specialists to use to shape the learning of students in the school.

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bullet You can download the Learning Standards as an eight-page full-color pamphlet:

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bullet You can also purchase the learning standards in packets of 12 from the ALA Online Store. Prices are $13.50 for members;$14.95 for non-members.