GLC Instructional Design and Collaboration 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A school librarian wants to align a research skills lesson with classroom learning. What is the BEST first step?
- Schedule the lesson independently
- Review the classroom teacher's current unit plan (Correct answer)
- Distribute a list of databases to students
- Order new print reference books
Correct answer: Review the classroom teacher's current unit plan
Reviewing the teacher's unit plan ensures the library lesson is directly connected to current curriculum content.
Question 2: Which instructional design model uses the phases Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate?
- Understanding by Design (UbD)
- ADDIE model (Correct answer)
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- SAMR model
Correct answer: ADDIE model
ADDIE is the foundational instructional design model whose five phases guide systematic lesson and program development.
Question 3: A librarian co-teaches a lesson where both the librarian and teacher share equal responsibility for instruction. This model is called:
- Consultation
- Team teaching (Correct answer)
- Parallel teaching
- One teach/one assist
Correct answer: Team teaching
Team teaching involves both educators jointly delivering instruction with shared responsibility throughout the lesson.
Question 4: When writing learning objectives for a library instruction session, which framework is commonly used to ensure measurable outcomes?
- Dewey Decimal System
- Bloom's Taxonomy (Correct answer)
- ALA Code of Ethics
- Ranganathan's Five Laws
Correct answer: Bloom's Taxonomy
Bloom's Taxonomy provides a hierarchy of cognitive levels that helps librarians craft clear, measurable learning objectives.
Question 5: A librarian notices that some students finish research tasks early while others struggle. Which differentiation strategy BEST addresses this?
- Assign the same task to all students regardless of pace
- Provide tiered assignments with varying complexity (Correct answer)
- Skip instruction for advanced learners
- Group all struggling learners together with no support
Correct answer: Provide tiered assignments with varying complexity
Tiered assignments allow all learners to work toward the same essential understanding at appropriately challenging levels.
Question 6: Which professional standard most directly guides school librarians in collaborative instructional roles in Georgia?
- ISTE Standards for Students
- AASL Standards Framework for Learners (Correct answer)
- Common Core State Standards
- Georgia Performance Standards for Science
Correct answer: AASL Standards Framework for Learners
The AASL Standards Framework for Learners is the primary national standard guiding school librarians' instructional and collaborative roles.
Question 7: A librarian designs a lesson using backward design. What does this approach prioritize FIRST?
- Selecting engaging activities
- Choosing instructional technology
- Identifying desired learning outcomes (Correct answer)
- Gathering print resources
Correct answer: Identifying desired learning outcomes
Backward design, developed by Wiggins and McTighe, begins with identifying desired results before planning instruction or assessments.
GLC Instructional Design and Collaboration 2
A school librarian wants to align a research skills lesson with classroom learning.
What is the BEST first step?