Informats

Teamwork Team Informats

=**Global Cultural Studies: Total Emersion Research 9th Grade**= Patty Green English and SS teachers work together on varrious research projects 2 Weeks come to library LMS does a lesson on Web Page evaluation Print sources, Online Databases, (already taught how to use databases) Decide which ones are would work for this project Students take two weeks to do gather data on their topic

=Jeopardy Game= Kathy Doherty kdoherty@region18.org Research 6th 7th and 8th could be done on any level Questions made up on cards with different difficulty by color. The questions were on Egypt. If students could not answer questions they would find the answer in the book. Each student would choose a card. When finished with their question they can choose another card. One day was spent looking up answers as a team. The next day they presented their answers and points were given.

=Designing your library into a Learning Commons Space= Maureen Rust, SLMS Wheeler High/Middle School []

Objective: to increase student and faculty use by making the space more welcoming and attractive and by changing the expectations on how the space is used. Moving from a silent repository of books to an active, vibrant space for resource access, group work, and creative projects. Started by weeding non-fiction drastically and rearranging existing furniture; had new flooring installed utilizing end of year district funds. Removed and rearranged some stacks to open up the room. A parent who is also a trained interior designer helped design space. Other members of the advisory committee included the director of the public library, the high school art teacher, English faculty, the building consultant for Connecticut libraries, and the school principal. ==

Maureen Rust rustm@northstonington.k12.ct.us

=One Grade One Read=

Leonard J.Tyl Middle School
LMS chooses a book for each grade and gets classroom teacher buy in Purchases books using Scholastic dollars, barcodes and processes each book. LMS booktalks the book to each grade LMS checks out the books to each student, puts in a packet and sends home in June as the assigned summer reading with letter to parents explaining the program and expectations. Classroom teachers make connections to books in the fall with a field trip or writing assignment, or a service learning project depending on the topic of the book. 5th to 6th graders read "My Side Of the Mountain" 6th to 7th grades read "Three Cups of Tea Jr. Edition" Still looking for a book for my 7th to 8th graders to read. ANY IDEAS? Gov's summer reading totals went up 50% in one year.