Piper High School Library Semester Report

Fall, 2010

Submitted by Meghan Stigge, School Librarian

Subjects taught/collaborative ventures:

Primary Sources: Duke/ American History AP Booktalks and Author Information:

Scheffler/Sophomore English and Pre-AP Video Foreign Exchange: Radke/World Studies

(still a work in progress) Image Copyright: McPherson/Graphic Design Improving Powerpoint: Deneault/Public

Speaking; Carlton/Intro to FACS; Marietta/Word Processing; Turrentine/Word Processing

General Research & Citation: Reed/Zoology Photography Copyright & Ethics:

Horchem/Photography 1 Ready for College Research?: KU

Librarians/Interested students

Some numbers:

764 Books checked out

189 Class visits- Mrs. Deneault wins the Most Frequent Flier

Award

28 Instruction sessions taught

683 New website visits

123 New books added (more donations being processed)

Uncounted volumes of student questions answered/ assistance provided

Goals for the Spring 2011 Semester:

1. Revamp the research process lesson plans and use with Mrs. Armstrong’s classes

2. Increase frequency of blogging with lesson plans for teacher/librarian collaboration

3. Find a place for bringing back booktalking and “If you liked _______, try reading

_______” for

Feedback from teachers:

On Powerpoint Literacy instruction:

“If you’ve never had Meghan work with your kids, it’s AMAZING.  The quality of student output is so much better than I could have ever imagined, and the kids seem a lot more confident in what they’re doing.”     -  Katie Deneault

“[The presentations] were SO MUCH

“beyond required reading”

4. Weed fiction section and reorganize into bookstore model (a huge undertaking)

5. Plan “choice reading” events for 4th quarter (such as mini-ReadIns)

6. Create procedures manual