A Current High School Library

Vision

April GeltchLibrary 233Loertscher

August 10, 2008  

Today's High School Library

• ongoing collaboration  • powerful reading program • information literate learners

Collaboration

 

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Geltch School Library Webpage

Teacher Consultation

Times for collaboration

• Planning & Conference Period

• Librarian & Teacher Breaks • After School  • Staff meetings & Conferences

• Personal time

Initial Collaboration

Determine teacher needs:

• resources • initial library visit  • book talk

Library Visit

The teacher and librarian will follow these steps for a successful library

visit.

• determine objective

• time for resources and planning

• organized presentation

• evaluation

Library Visit Evaluation

The teacher and librarian will fill out an evaluation form assessing

the class session.

• lesson plan and objective• state standards• useful resources• library operations• student engagement• other comments and suggestions

School Wide Discussion

Student Collaboration

Possibilities for Student Interaction

• direct reference questions

• guidance • book promotion

• programming

Online Possibilities

• Main School Page and Newsletters

• School Library Page

• Teacher Blogs and Websites

Reading

 

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      Updated School Library      Collection

• Examine Collection

• Weed Out Useless Materials

• Read Library Book Reviews

• Survey Students and Teachers

Book Promotion

 • displays• recommendation list • book talks• programming• book discussion groups

Information Literacy 

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Necessary Organiztion

Library Staff • School Media

Librarian • Library

Assistant/Technician • IT Department

 

Equipment 

• Computers• Printers • Copy Machines• Fax/Scanner• Video Equipment• Digital Cameras

Research Process

• thought provoking questions • building on prior knowledge

• reading background information resources• graphic organizers • citation

Retrieving Resources

• Dewey Decimal System

• Boolean Searches

• I Google Pages

• Library Website • Public Library   Breading background information resources 

Evaluating Resources

• Credibility• Readability • Domain• Objectivity• Accuracy• Current

Research Product

• Word Document-Online Submission• Power Point Presentation• Blog• Podcast• Video Recording• Oral Presentation • Online Discussion Board

Today's High School

Thank you