Indicator 1.4
Instructs students and staff in the effective use of the media center and its resources.
Instructs students and staff in the effective use of the media center and its resources.
Artifact 1
I collaborate with classroom teachers on student research projects. Provided is a handout and citation maker website that I use with middle school students that goes with a lesson on citing sources for research projects and papers. I also use the Big 6 and Super 3 research models to help guide students through the research process.
How to Cite Your Resources Handout
Big 6 Research Model (3-8)
Super 3 Research Model (K-2)
Citation Machine
How to Cite Your Resources Handout
Big 6 Research Model (3-8)
Super 3 Research Model (K-2)
Citation Machine
Artifact 2
This is a game that I created in the format of Jeopardy that covers library terms and the Dewey Decimal System. I use it with students in grades 3-8 at the beginning of the year as part of the library orientation. The Dewey Decimal Rap video is used to introduce the Dewey Decimal System.
Library Skills Jeopardy
The Dewey Decimal Rap
Library Skills Jeopardy
The Dewey Decimal Rap
Artifact 3
The media center website provides information for students and staff about resources and ongoing student projects. There are also blogs, in which participants can have input about different topics concerning the media center. Students and teachers can also access the Destiny Catalog of the library's collection, Reading Renaissance, ebooks, online research tools, and databases of books and resources from the media center website.
Bennett School Media Center Website
Bennett School Media Center Website
Artifact 4
A map of the media center is used as part of an library orientation lesson for students. Using the map, students are sent on a scavenger hunt searching for materials and resources. After a few visits to the library, students are asked to draw a map from memory. It is surprising how well they remember where their favorite books are located.
Media Center Layout Map
Media Center Layout Map
Artifact 5
I collaborate with teachers in planning research projects at all grade levels. I assist teachers in students at each step of the research process from formulating topics to presentation of final product.
3rd Grade Powerpoint: African American Biography
6th Grade Prezi: Biography
6th/7th Grade Slideshow: Music Across the Decades
8th Grade Research Paper: World War II
3rd Grade Powerpoint: African American Biography
6th Grade Prezi: Biography
6th/7th Grade Slideshow: Music Across the Decades
8th Grade Research Paper: World War II