Praxis School Librarian flashcards

33 cards. Read the term and the definition here. The deck at the top of this page is optional.

Five AASL librarian roles

Leader, instructional partner, information specialist, teacher, and program administrator. Evaluation rubrics and job descriptions often map evidence to these five roles.

Flexible vs. fixed scheduling

Flexible scheduling lets classes come when instruction requires it, supporting co-taught inquiry. Fixed scheduling gives each class a weekly slot, which tends to limit collaboration and deeper research units.

Reconsideration form purpose

A formal document a challenger completes to request removal or restriction of a library resource. It triggers the written review procedure defined in the collection development policy.

Per-pupil library budget formula

An allocation computed as a set dollar amount per enrolled student, usually covering materials only. Technology, supplies, and professional development are typically budgeted separately.

Program data for advocacy

Measures such as collaborative lessons taught, class visits, database sessions, and circulation per student. Learning-focused data persuades administrators better than circulation totals alone.

Selection criteria checklist

Factors applied to every potential purchase: curricular fit, accuracy, currency, authority, literary merit, representation, format durability, and cost per use.

MUSTIE weeding criteria

A continuous-review weed test: Misleading, Ugly, Superseded, Trivial, Irrelevant, or available Elsewhere. Each flagged item is replaced, retained, or withdrawn with a documented reason.

Reconsideration response sequence

Acknowledge the challenge in writing, apply the selection policy, convene a review committee, reply in writing with the decision, then permit appeal to the governing board.

Diversity audit method

Compare collection holdings by author and subject identity against school enrollment demographics and published recommended bibliographies, then target gaps in purchasing.

Simultaneous-use ebook license

A licensing model allowing unlimited concurrent readers of one title, usually at higher cost. Single-user licenses cost less but block a class reading the same book at once.

AASL Shared Foundations

Six foundations of the learner standards: Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage. The four domains are Think, Create, Share, and Grow.

Lateral reading

Leaving a source's page to check what other independent sites say about that source. Research shows it detects misleading information better than checklist-only evaluation.

Authority is constructed

The frame holding that credibility depends on context and expertise relevant to the claim. Students should identify what makes a source authoritative for the specific question.

Search operator: site:

A query modifier limiting results to one domain, such as site:.gov or site:edu. Useful for directing students to government or academic sources during research.

Patchwriting

Paraphrasing that keeps the source's sentence structure and phrasing with minor word swaps. It is a common form of unintentional plagiarism and needs explicit instruction.

Inquiry process stages

Question formulation, investigation, synthesis, sharing, and reflection. Reflection is embedded at each stage rather than reserved for the end of the project.

Library mission statement

A written statement naming student learning outcomes the program exists to produce. It anchors policy decisions, budget requests, and annual program goals.

Coordination vs. collaboration

Coordination means sharing schedules and resources; cooperation means shared planning; collaboration means co-taught, co-assessed inquiry units with joint accountability for outcomes.

Library advisory committee

A standing group including teachers across grade bands, an administrator, a student, and a parent. It reviews program data, policy, and challenged materials.

Patron record confidentiality

The principle that circulation histories and search records are private. Most states restrict release to a subpoena or documented consent under state library records law.

Fair use four factors

Purpose of use, nature of the work, amount used, and effect on the market. Face-to-face teaching exemptions do not cover posting entire works online for students.

Backward design sequence

Plan in three stages: identify desired results, determine acceptable evidence, then design learning activities. It prevents activity-driven units that lack clear outcomes.

TPACK framework

Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge plus their intersections. Effective technology integration requires all three, not tool skill in isolation.

SAMR model levels

Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition. The first two enhance an existing task; the last two transform it by changing what students can do.

UDL three principles

Multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement. Library applications include captions, audio versions, and choice in how students show learning.

Co-teaching models

One teach one observe, station teaching, parallel teaching, alternative teaching, and team teaching. Choice depends on grouping needs and the purpose of the lesson.

Formative research checkpoints

Staged deliverables such as a narrowed topic, evaluated sources, cited notes, and an outline. Each is a reteaching opportunity rather than a graded final event.

Reading motivation levers

Access to books, choice of text, time to read during the school day, and social interaction about books. These are the factors libraries most directly control.

Appeal factors in advisory

Pace, character, story line, frame and setting, and language style. Matching on appeal works better than genre labels alone for readers with specific tastes.

Newbery and Caldecott

Newbery recognizes distinguished children's literature; Caldecott recognizes distinguished picture book illustration. Both are awarded annually by the American Library Association.

Lexile level limitation

A text-complexity score, not an indicator of interest or maturity. Restricting choice to a narrow level range can reduce motivation and reading volume.

Booktalk structure

A two-to-three minute hook, brief plot setup without spoilers, and a read-aloud excerpt. Live booktalks typically raise circulation more than written reviews.

Hi-lo books

Titles written at a low reading level with content and themes matched to older students. They support reluctant and striving readers without appearing babyish.