MC SCHOOL LIBRARY

Elizabeth Gartley7 January 2015

Resources and Services:Elementary School

PART I RESOURCES

MC SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES

Print & ebooksNonfiction Books

Picture BooksEBSCO Host

Spanish Language BooksDominican Resources

Web ResourcesReference

Series BooksGraphic Novels

Middle & YA Fiction

Maps and PostersTeacher ResourcesDVDs

For Students For Teachers

ESBCO Host

ESBCO Host

ESBCO Host

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

MAPS

DVDs

FOLLETT DESTINY

Destiny Quest

mcschool.follettdestiny.com

eBOOKS

wbb50006.follettshelf.com

BryteWave K—12

THE CASE FOR COMIC BOOKS

Professional organizations including

ALA, AASL, and NCTE have

recognized the role of comics and

graphic novels in promoting literacy.

Studies have shown that comic book

reading is just as effective for reading

comprehension and vocabulary

growth.

On average, comic book readers read

more than non-comic readers.Sources:Getting to Know Graphic Novels, Knowledge Quest, 41(3).The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research by Stephen KrashenThe Case for Graphic Novels in Education by Jesse Karp in American Libraries, July/August 2011.

“While most of my classmates were struggling with See Spot Run, I was reading Superman. I knew what indestructible meant (and could spell it).”

THE CASE FOR COMIC BOOKS

Jim Shooter, former editor-in-chief of Marvel

THE CASE FOR COMIC BOOKS

PART II SERVICES

THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARYis to prepare students to be effective and ethical users and creators of information and to nurture students as lifelong learners.

This mission is achieved through...

SCHOOL LIBRARY

PROGRAM

Access to information

Instruction

Teacher collaboration

Professional development

Tech

Reading promotion

LIBRARY CLASS

AASL Standards for the 21st-Century LearnerLearners use skills, resources, & tools to:

1: Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge2: Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.3: Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.4: Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

INFORMATION LITERACYis knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.

Barbara Stripling, 2008

Cycle of Inquiry

Connect

Speculate

Investigate

Frame

Express

Reflect

Fourth and Fifth Grade Animal Research Project

Connect: We previewed and sampled Birds by Ben Morgan.

Speculate: Students developed their own questions about their chosen animal.

Investigate: Students used books in the library and the Internet to find answers to their questions.

Frame: Students used graphic organizers to collect and organize their information.

Express: Students created their own books about their animal.

Reflect: Students used a checklist to review their work.

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU