GLC Instructional Design and Collaboration 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A librarian is developing a scope and sequence for information literacy instruction K-12. What does 'scope' refer to in this context?
- The number of books in the collection
- The breadth of skills and content to be taught (Correct answer)
- The schedule of library classes
- The budget for instruction
Correct answer: The breadth of skills and content to be taught
Scope refers to the range and depth of skills and content areas to be addressed across the instructional program.
Question 2: Which collaboration barrier is MOST commonly reported between classroom teachers and school librarians?
- Lack of internet access
- Scheduling conflicts and insufficient planning time (Correct answer)
- Disagreements about fiction collections
- Different grading scales
Correct answer: Scheduling conflicts and insufficient planning time
Research consistently shows that scheduling conflicts and lack of shared planning time are the most common barriers to librarian-teacher collaboration.
Question 3: A librarian uses the gradual release of responsibility model. Which sequence correctly represents this approach?
- Student practice → guided practice → direct instruction
- Direct instruction → guided practice → independent practice (Correct answer)
- Assessment → instruction → review
- Independent practice → modeling → assessment
Correct answer: Direct instruction → guided practice → independent practice
The gradual release model moves from 'I do' (direct instruction) to 'we do' (guided practice) to 'you do' (independent practice).
Question 4: A librarian wants to use inquiry-based learning in a research unit. Which student behavior BEST characterizes this approach?
- Students copy information from a single encyclopedia
- Students generate questions and investigate to construct knowledge (Correct answer)
- Students memorize citation formats
- Students listen to a lecture on Dewey Decimal
Correct answer: Students generate questions and investigate to construct knowledge
Inquiry-based learning is driven by student-generated questions and involves active investigation to build understanding.
Question 5: Which document would a Georgia librarian MOST likely reference when collaborating with a teacher to ensure standards alignment?
- The library's circulation statistics
- Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) (Correct answer)
- The Dewey Decimal schedule
- The library's interlibrary loan policy
Correct answer: Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)
Georgia Standards of Excellence define what students should know and be able to do, making them essential for curriculum-aligned collaboration.
Question 6: A librarian co-develops a rubric with a classroom teacher for a research project. What is the MAIN benefit of this joint effort?
- It reduces the librarian's teaching load
- It ensures both information literacy and content standards are assessed (Correct answer)
- It eliminates the need for student feedback
- It simplifies grading to a single score
Correct answer: It ensures both information literacy and content standards are assessed
A jointly developed rubric can incorporate both the teacher's content standards and the librarian's information literacy standards in one assessment tool.
Question 7: What does 'scaffolding' mean in the context of library instruction?
- Building physical shelving units
- Providing temporary support structures to help students reach learning goals (Correct answer)
- Organizing books by reading level
- Creating a library floor plan
Correct answer: Providing temporary support structures to help students reach learning goals
Scaffolding refers to instructional supports—such as graphic organizers or sentence starters—that help students accomplish tasks they couldn't yet do independently.
GLC Instructional Design and Collaboration 4
A librarian is developing a scope and sequence for information literacy instruction K-12.
What does 'scope' refer to in this context?