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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>October is Information Literacy Month in Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Governor Kitzhaber issued a <a href="http://infolit.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Oregon-2012.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext'>proclamation</span></a> establishing October 2012 as Information Literacy Month. That’s a term that gets used a lot, but what does it mean? Well, the American Library Association <a href="http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency"><span style='color:windowtext'>defines information literacy</span></a>, in its simplest form, as “a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.” Among other things, the <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_LearningStandards.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext'>American Association of School Librarians</span></a> adds that to become independent learners in this area, “students must gain not only the skills but also the disposition to use those skills, along with an understanding of their own responsibilities and self-assessment strategies.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>With the month-long spotlight, this is a great chance to collaborate with school library staff and classroom teachers to develop lessons or secure resources that will help your students become information literate. This could range from learning to find and use primary sources to build content area knowledge and critical thinking skills to being reminded how to access Citation Maker on <a href="http://www.oslis.org/"><span style='color:windowtext'>OSLIS</span></a> for an easy way to cite sources used in research. Or, in the wake of <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/commoncore/common-core-shifts-ela.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext'>common core</span></a>, you could work with staff to co-create a library collection development<span style='color:blue'> </span>plan for increasing and varying the informational texts that can provide good fodder for writing projects “that emphasize use of evidence to inform or to make an argument.” Ultimately, the idea is to work together to help students become information literate. If you have no library staff in your building, this presents an opportunity to decide who takes lead on this charge. Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style='color:windowtext'>Jennifer Maurer</span></a>, School Library Consultant at the Oregon State Library. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><img border=0 width=212 height=205 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CD9A5D.D17D0580" alt=ORinfoLitBadge><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>OSLIS || <a href="www.oslis.org">www.oslis.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>Learn to research. 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