School Library Competencies
1. Reflective Practice
• Take a systems view.
• Demonstrate tools for problem solving
• Promote collaboration, partnerships, and relationships for program development and increased student achievement.
• Be a lifelong learner and professional.
• Conduct a needs assessment for learning or program development.
2. Program Planning and Analysis
• Conduct a needs assessment for learning or program development.
• Instructional analysis.
• Promote ethical use of information.
3. Design and Development
• Apply current research and best practices to design instructional materials.
• Use differentiated learning strategies that address the needs of diverse learners such as cultural, learning needs,
gender, etc.
• Develop products and resources to support learning and performance with appropriate tools.
4. Evaluation and Assessment
• Evaluate effectiveness of programs, products, or practices.
• Assess student/participant learning.
• Utilize research methods to investigate a learning or performance problem, issue, or trend.
5. Implementation and Change
• Apply theories of change to a local problem.
• Participate in an implementation process or change strategy.
6. Management
• Employ effective strategies to administer the school library program.
• Demonstrate the use of data in the improvement of the school library program.
• Demonstrate the use of technology in the improvement of the school library program.
• Integrate principles of intellectual freedom.
University of Colorado Denver. Completing Your EPortfolio: A FAQ for School Library Students in the ILT Program.
Denver, CO: University of Colorado Denver, Fall 2011. PDF.
Denver, CO: University of Colorado Denver, Fall 2011. PDF.