Davenport Community School District Media Specialist Standards and Criteria These behaviors and descriptors can be used as a resource when working to meet the standards and criteria for the Iowa Teaching Standards. These are not required, but developed as suggestions taken from the Cedar Rapids School District and the University of Iowa Education Dept. and modified to meet the needs of the Davenport Community School District Library Media Program.

Standard 2 Demonstrates competence in content knowledge appropriate to the teaching position.

Criteria: The Teacher Teacher Behavior Optional Documentation a. Understands and uses key  Students can access and  Up-to-date library concepts, underlying themes, use a wide-range of computer catalog relationships, and different resources in various  List of thematic units and perspectives related to the content areas book sets content area.  Signage  Collection development  Sample of student work b. Uses knowledge of student  Assist students in material  Photos development to make learning selection  Copies of loans and shared experiences in the content area  Differentiated instruction material forms meaningful and accessible for  Locate and share on-line  Lesson plans every student resources  List of resources/websites  Inter-library loans given to teacher  Accessibility of collection  Webquests  Appropriate organization  Curriculum mapping  KWL charts  Diverse, age-appropriate selections  Teacher Generated materials c. Relates ideas and information  Collaborative planning  Collaborative planning within and across content areas.  Understands and applies sheets vertical articulation  Book/media lists  Notes from students  Collection supports  Student work curriculum and student interests  Follett Categories d. Understands and uses  Collaborative planning  Collaborative planning instructional strategies that are sheets appropriate to the content area  Appropriate awareness  Notes from team meetings and implementation of  Read aloud lists and lesson scope and sequence in all plans levels & areas  Teacher Generated materials