STANDARD 2: INSTRUCTION: Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations and create new knowledge
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he following best describes what is observed:
1. LIS correlates the library program with that of the school curriculum by providing related lessons or guidance on how to:
-Each step thus far of the research process has been modeled for students. All library notes, including students' research information, are written using the Cornell method.
-Resources were requested or suggested to teachers as supplementary material for particular lessons/objectives. Mrs. Cofer requested Patricia Polacco's Pink and Say for use in her lessons on the Civil War. Ms. McDonald requested books from the Henry and Mudge series for sequencing skills (RL2.2). Appropriate resources on the five senses were recommended to Ms. Parker.
-See Kindergarten fish for Site Words HERE
Observation Cycle 2
-Students in K-2 spent the first part of the second semester learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and George Washington Carver. For each prominent African American, the students and I used graphic organizers to help chart and visualize what we learned about each historical figure. See sample charts HERE and HERE. Students created lapbooks to show their learning; see sample lapbook HERE. Leading up to the lapbook, students participated/completed several activities, including: (1) completing a bubble map of details about Dr. King, (2) illustrating a picture that depicts Dr. King's dream, (3) completing a graphic organizer describing Ruby Bridges citing evidence, (4) using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Dr. King and Ruby Bridges, and (5) writing a letter to Dr. King or Ruby Bridges; a sample of each activity can be viewed HERE.
2. LIS's practices display understanding of students' anticipated learning difficulties.
Observation Cycle 1
-Regular education students in grades 3-5 are participating in a Career Research Project. Funcitional Skills 3-5 students will also participate in a career project; they will complete a Community Workers Lap Book project instead of research. This project will require them to sort/match career tools with the correct profession (doctor, firefighter, builder, and chef). See sample lap book HERE
-Anchor Charts for Citing Sources (observed lesson): Knowing that students have never created a citation for research information before, I wanted them to get a big picture of what is included in a citation and the order of the parts in a citation. Therefore, I created anchor charts to help students successfully create a citation (see sample student Citations HERE).
-Because the Internet is filled with a massive amount information, beginning researchers can become frustrated with trying to find information they are looking for. Knowing that, a Career Web Quest site was created for students to easily find their Career Research information. The site can be accessed HERE.
Observation Cycle 2
-Students in K-2 spent the first part of the second semester learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and George Washington Carver. For each prominent African American, the students and I used graphic organizers to help chart and visualize what we learned about each historical figure. See sample charts HERE and HERE. Students created lapbooks to show their learning; see sample lapbook HERE. Leading up to the lapbook, students participated/completed several activities, including: (1) completing a bubble map of details about Dr. King, (2) illustrating a picture that depicts Dr. King's dream, (3) completing a graphic organizer describing Ruby Bridges citing evidence, (4) using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Dr. King and Ruby Bridges, and (5) writing a letter to Dr. King or Ruby Bridges; a sample of each activity can be viewed HERE.
3. LIS demonstrates how to use technology and/or social media and other information tools when appropriate. 4.1.7, 2.1.4
Observation Cycle 1
-Internet resources students use in the library are accessed through the library's website. Toward the beginning of the school year, students participated in a Library Website Scavenger Hunt to become acquainted with what information is presented within the site. See student sample HERE
-The LIS demonstated how to find resources using the *A. B. Hill Elementary School Online Library Catalog; students learn how to perform a title search, author search, and subject search. Students completed catalog searches. See student sample HERE
*User must be on the Shelby County Schools network to access the online library catalog.
-During the first lesson of Career Research, students were taught how to access and navigate through the Career Web Quest site. The site is used to assist students in finding their information on their careers. The Web Quest site can be accessed HERE.
Observation Cycle 2
-Students organized their Career Research information in a PowerPoint Presentation. Students learned how to add slides, design slides, and add transitions and images; each process was modeled for students. PowerPoint rubric can be viewed HERE. View sample student career presentations HERE and HERE.
-Jump drives were provided to the library, enough for each computer. Students were taught how to save and access a file on the jump drive. All career presentations are saved on jump drives.
-Internet Safety Lesson (see lesson plan HERE) included students watching THIS VIDEO and taking notes on THESE INTERNET SAFETY RULES. Students took the information they learned and created an Internet Safety Rap or Design (drafts); see student sample creations HERE. See pictures of students working/collaborating HERE on raps/designs.
4. LIS encourages students' responses to literature and creative expression of ideas using various formats. 4.1.3
Observation Cycle 1
-Kindergarten and 1st grade students read Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk. After the reading, students were tasked to draw their favorite part of the story and color the emoticon that expressed what they thought of the book. (Sample 1 student most enjoyed the part of the story when Sam wrote the book, Squeak! A Mouse's Life. Sample 2 student most enjoyed the part of the story when Sam wrote the book, The Lonely Cheese.)
-What I Love About Reading Contest! Mr. Shinault with Gaston Park Library invited the students of A. B. Hill Elementary to participate in this reading contest. Students were encouraged to create a work of art that expressed their love for reading. Sample contest entries can be viewed HERE.
-Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students have started a Christmas Around the World project. Students created their lap books and will show their learning of how people all over the world celebrate Christmas by placing artifacts inside their lap book. To begin the lesson/project, the LIS and students discussed "traditions." Students' first artifact in their lap book is a Christmas stocking, on which students express a family Christmas tradion. See sample Christmas Around the World lap book HERE.
Observation Cycle 2
-Internet Safety Lesson (see lesson plan HERE) included students watching THIS VIDEO and taking notes on THESE INTERNET SAFETY RULES. Students took the information they learned and created an Internet Safety Rap or Design (drafts); see student sample creations HERE. See pictures of students working/collaborating HERE on raps/designs.
1. LIS correlates the library program with that of the school curriculum by providing related lessons or guidance on how to:
- identify and understand critical thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, evaluation and organization of information; 2.1.1
- use strategies to draw conclusions from information. 2.1.3
-Each step thus far of the research process has been modeled for students. All library notes, including students' research information, are written using the Cornell method.
-Resources were requested or suggested to teachers as supplementary material for particular lessons/objectives. Mrs. Cofer requested Patricia Polacco's Pink and Say for use in her lessons on the Civil War. Ms. McDonald requested books from the Henry and Mudge series for sequencing skills (RL2.2). Appropriate resources on the five senses were recommended to Ms. Parker.
-See Kindergarten fish for Site Words HERE
Observation Cycle 2
-Students in K-2 spent the first part of the second semester learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and George Washington Carver. For each prominent African American, the students and I used graphic organizers to help chart and visualize what we learned about each historical figure. See sample charts HERE and HERE. Students created lapbooks to show their learning; see sample lapbook HERE. Leading up to the lapbook, students participated/completed several activities, including: (1) completing a bubble map of details about Dr. King, (2) illustrating a picture that depicts Dr. King's dream, (3) completing a graphic organizer describing Ruby Bridges citing evidence, (4) using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Dr. King and Ruby Bridges, and (5) writing a letter to Dr. King or Ruby Bridges; a sample of each activity can be viewed HERE.
2. LIS's practices display understanding of students' anticipated learning difficulties.
Observation Cycle 1
-Regular education students in grades 3-5 are participating in a Career Research Project. Funcitional Skills 3-5 students will also participate in a career project; they will complete a Community Workers Lap Book project instead of research. This project will require them to sort/match career tools with the correct profession (doctor, firefighter, builder, and chef). See sample lap book HERE
-Anchor Charts for Citing Sources (observed lesson): Knowing that students have never created a citation for research information before, I wanted them to get a big picture of what is included in a citation and the order of the parts in a citation. Therefore, I created anchor charts to help students successfully create a citation (see sample student Citations HERE).
-Because the Internet is filled with a massive amount information, beginning researchers can become frustrated with trying to find information they are looking for. Knowing that, a Career Web Quest site was created for students to easily find their Career Research information. The site can be accessed HERE.
Observation Cycle 2
-Students in K-2 spent the first part of the second semester learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, and George Washington Carver. For each prominent African American, the students and I used graphic organizers to help chart and visualize what we learned about each historical figure. See sample charts HERE and HERE. Students created lapbooks to show their learning; see sample lapbook HERE. Leading up to the lapbook, students participated/completed several activities, including: (1) completing a bubble map of details about Dr. King, (2) illustrating a picture that depicts Dr. King's dream, (3) completing a graphic organizer describing Ruby Bridges citing evidence, (4) using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Dr. King and Ruby Bridges, and (5) writing a letter to Dr. King or Ruby Bridges; a sample of each activity can be viewed HERE.
3. LIS demonstrates how to use technology and/or social media and other information tools when appropriate. 4.1.7, 2.1.4
Observation Cycle 1
-Internet resources students use in the library are accessed through the library's website. Toward the beginning of the school year, students participated in a Library Website Scavenger Hunt to become acquainted with what information is presented within the site. See student sample HERE
-The LIS demonstated how to find resources using the *A. B. Hill Elementary School Online Library Catalog; students learn how to perform a title search, author search, and subject search. Students completed catalog searches. See student sample HERE
*User must be on the Shelby County Schools network to access the online library catalog.
-During the first lesson of Career Research, students were taught how to access and navigate through the Career Web Quest site. The site is used to assist students in finding their information on their careers. The Web Quest site can be accessed HERE.
Observation Cycle 2
-Students organized their Career Research information in a PowerPoint Presentation. Students learned how to add slides, design slides, and add transitions and images; each process was modeled for students. PowerPoint rubric can be viewed HERE. View sample student career presentations HERE and HERE.
-Jump drives were provided to the library, enough for each computer. Students were taught how to save and access a file on the jump drive. All career presentations are saved on jump drives.
-Internet Safety Lesson (see lesson plan HERE) included students watching THIS VIDEO and taking notes on THESE INTERNET SAFETY RULES. Students took the information they learned and created an Internet Safety Rap or Design (drafts); see student sample creations HERE. See pictures of students working/collaborating HERE on raps/designs.
4. LIS encourages students' responses to literature and creative expression of ideas using various formats. 4.1.3
Observation Cycle 1
-Kindergarten and 1st grade students read Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk. After the reading, students were tasked to draw their favorite part of the story and color the emoticon that expressed what they thought of the book. (Sample 1 student most enjoyed the part of the story when Sam wrote the book, Squeak! A Mouse's Life. Sample 2 student most enjoyed the part of the story when Sam wrote the book, The Lonely Cheese.)
-What I Love About Reading Contest! Mr. Shinault with Gaston Park Library invited the students of A. B. Hill Elementary to participate in this reading contest. Students were encouraged to create a work of art that expressed their love for reading. Sample contest entries can be viewed HERE.
-Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students have started a Christmas Around the World project. Students created their lap books and will show their learning of how people all over the world celebrate Christmas by placing artifacts inside their lap book. To begin the lesson/project, the LIS and students discussed "traditions." Students' first artifact in their lap book is a Christmas stocking, on which students express a family Christmas tradion. See sample Christmas Around the World lap book HERE.
Observation Cycle 2
-Internet Safety Lesson (see lesson plan HERE) included students watching THIS VIDEO and taking notes on THESE INTERNET SAFETY RULES. Students took the information they learned and created an Internet Safety Rap or Design (drafts); see student sample creations HERE. See pictures of students working/collaborating HERE on raps/designs.
4/5
For Level 4, all evidence at Level 3 is present, as well as one or more of the following:
For Level 5, all evidence at Level 3 is present, as well as all of the following:
1. LIS consistently correlates the library program with that of the school curriculum by providing related lessons and guidance on how to:
2. LIS's practices display understanding of students' anticipated learning difficulties and activities are differentiated based on students' needs. see Level 3 Descriptor 2
3. LIS demonstrates how to use technology and/or social media (if used in current lesson) and other information tools to analyze and organize information in an ethical and responsible manner. 2.1.4, 4.1.7, 1.3.3 see Level 3 Descriptor 3
4. LIS consistently provides opportunities for students to respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas using various formats. 4.1.3
For Level 5, all evidence at Level 3 is present, as well as all of the following:
1. LIS consistently correlates the library program with that of the school curriculum by providing related lessons and guidance on how to:
- apply the critical thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and organization of information and knowledge in order to draw conclusions and create new knowledge; 2.1.1
- use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas and real-world situations. 2.1.3
2. LIS's practices display understanding of students' anticipated learning difficulties and activities are differentiated based on students' needs. see Level 3 Descriptor 2
3. LIS demonstrates how to use technology and/or social media (if used in current lesson) and other information tools to analyze and organize information in an ethical and responsible manner. 2.1.4, 4.1.7, 1.3.3 see Level 3 Descriptor 3
4. LIS consistently provides opportunities for students to respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas using various formats. 4.1.3