Strand #2: Inquiry and Research Skills

Iowa School Library Program Standards

  • “The TL teaches a systematic approach to inquiry and the skills that support information literacy.”
  • “A systematic process of inquiry that is research-based, focused on learner-developed questions, robust information exploration, reflection and revision is adopted.”
  • “The library curriculum addresses information and technology skills needed to promote the transfer of information-related problem-solving strategies across all disciplines.”

    Iowa Teacher Librarian Endorsement Worksheet

  • “Practitioners teach multiple strategies to locate, analyze, evaluate, and ethically use information in the context of inquiry-based learning.”
  • “Practitioners develop an articulated information literacy curriculum grounded in research related to the information search process.”