Ms. Brickey knew that many students would have trouble visiting a physical library over the break, but she wanted them to find information for the books they were creating. So, she planned some instructional sessions and research time in the Bildersee library prior to the break. Many ELA teachers followed suit and scheduled classes in the library to prepare for the nonfiction book project due in January. The students learned about using the online databases available through the library homepage, finding books in the library, and how to cite sources.
Mr. Surpris has begun to put collections of books on reserve for his students in the library. The most recent set of reserve books were both fiction and nonfiction titles related to the field of Geology. As the area of study changes for his classes, I will gather related books and reserve them for his students. The idea is for students to check them out as supplemental reading and write reports or reading logs.
Ms. Sadowski and I planned a winter holiday celebration in the library for a group of Academy 1 students who have shown interest in the library, love to read, and have been responsible students. We read together and decorated cookies while listening to holiday tunes. Good times!
Kudos to all of the teachers who understand that utilizing the school library media center promotes both information literacy skills and reading proficiency - two things that help students grow into productive and successful citizens. I look forward to more collaborative planning with great Bildersee teachers in 2009. This is sure to happen soon with 8th grade exit project due dates coming up this Spring.
Happy New Year everyone!
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Thanks Ms. Overstreet! A lot of my students were able to find great sources for their picture book projects. We'll be back soon.
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