Educators

INQUIRY, LITERACY, AND CLASSROOM COLLABORATION

 

The AASL Standards are designed to support teaching and learning across the school. This page highlights resources for classroom and content-area educators who want to partner with school librarians to build students’ inquiry, literacy, and critical thinking skills. If you’re a school librarian, these materials are ready to share with teachers and instructional teams as you plan and collaborate.

School library partnership flyer highlighting AASL Standards Crosswalks, instructional collaboration, student learning benefits, and a call to explore standards.aasl.org.

Bringing Learning to Life Through School Library Partnerships

This educator-focused one-pager explores how partnering with school librarians can support engaging, meaningful learning across content areas. Use this resource as a starting point for collaborative conversations and co-planning around inquiry, research, digital literacy, and authentic learning experiences for students.

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A view of the left half of the AASL Standards Framework for Learners.
Learner Framework
Measuring Growth
Posters showing crosswalks between educational standards and AASL, organized in colorful sections with headings and tabular comparisons. Each poster highlights a different theme such as Engage, Explore, or Collaborate, and includes logos from AASL and a partnering organization.
Standards Crosswalks

ADMINISTRATORS REFLECT SERIES

Partnerships That Expand Learning

Hear from school and district leaders about how collaborative partnerships between school librarians and educators create innovative, engaging, and authentic learning experiences for students while strengthening teaching and learning across the school community.

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Actionable Standards

Putting Competencies into Practice

See how measurable library competencies connect naturally to classroom instruction, content learning, and student growth.

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Student Voices

Learners on the Shared Foundations

Hear directly from learners how the Standards support inquiry, creativity, collaboration, and growth across learning.

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Share the Standards

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School Librarians
Administrators
Learners & Families
Cover of the 2nd edition of ‘National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries’ by AASL, featuring a blue background with three gear-shaped icons including a brain and an open book.

Great learning happens when educators and school librarians work together

Maximize your time with ready-to-go programming from the AASL Standards-Based Learning Series. Find tips and strategies to collaborate, scaffold lessons, and tailor meaningful activities for learners.