Teacher-Librarian+collaboration+tips


 * Teachers are encouraged to use the library as a resource center for student projects and for their own enjoyment and education.
 * There is an area set aside for staff use where "professional" materials are located. In the catalog professional materials are indicated by the prefix "P" or "PRO" in the call number. Teachers are welcome to check out these books in the library.
 * Teachers can check out up to 10 books at one time for 30 days.

There are a few requirements for students use of the library during class time.
 * PASSES **
 * **A teacher can send up to five students to the library with a pass.** The pass should have the student name(s) in full, the time they left your room, and your name (in readable format). The pass will be returned, signed by a library staff member with the return time noted. Students who do not have adequate passes will be sent back to the classroom. If you are sending more than **five** students you need to sign up for a **class visit**.
 * Please inform subs that they should **not** send students to the library under any circumstances without positive authorization beforehand from the library staff.

The library is an invaluable resource for student projects. The librarian tries to provide the resources necessary for student to successfully complete the projects assigned by their teachers. In order to be able to provide the best service to both students and teachers we ask that the following be adhered to:
 * CLASS VISITS **

> The librarian can tell you what resources (print and online) are currently available in the library and what might be purchased. The librarian can also offer advice on what instruction is needed for students to best use the resources available for your project. **//Do not assume students know how to use library and Internet resources.//** 9th graders are given a basic introduction to library resources but this needs to be followed up on in subsequent assignments throughout their school career. > Some classes have long-term projects which require several days at a time in the library. In order for everyone to have the best chance for use, please sign up well in advance. You can come to the library to schedule classes or you can schedule library classes using [|Google Library Reservation.] > **//Do not bring classes unannounced to the library.//** Other teachers who have signed up may already be present making it unfair for their students as well as yours. If you are sending more than five students to the library you must sign up for a class visit. > Make sure that you have prepped students sufficiently for them to get right to work or have the librarian give them an introduction to the resources they are going to use. If you have planned well with the librarian, the librarian will be able to most efficiently present the information needed to have students get work done productively.
 * **Collaborate with the librarian on developing projects. **
 *  Why do some teachers willingly collaborate: **
 * You understand the benefits to yourself and, especially, to your students.
 * You understand that collaboration is actually working //smarter// (students learn more and more effectively in the same amount of time)
 * You are trusting (either by nature or by building a trusting relationship with the librarian over time)
 * You are motivated
 * See the collaborative planning scenario. **
 * **Sign up well in advance for library use. **
 * **Prepare students before bringing them to the library **

Sign up to use library Computer LAb using [|Google Library Reservation]


 * IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS FOR INFORMATION SKILLS BUILDING **

This is a sample list of research topics. **Cultures & Geography ** || **Fiction book assignment (Book cover critique) ** **ENGLISH** ** SCIENCE ** **9th Grade **
 * SOCIAL STUDIES **
 * **Social Issues **
 * Social issue report **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Two or three country or state assignments including travel brief and/or exchange student assignments ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">World History ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Topics might include: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Soviet Union; Holocaust; World War II; French Revolution; Northern Ireland; Russian Revolution; Current conflicts; the Enlightenment; Industrial revolution; Cold war ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">U.S. History ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Topics might include: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Constitutional Convention; <span class="wiki_link_ext">Progressive era ; <span class="wiki_link_ext">1920s ; <span class="wiki_link_ext">Great Depression/New Deal ; <span class="wiki_link_ext">World War II ; Cold war; <span class="wiki_link_ext">civil rights ; <span class="wiki_link_ext">World War I ; ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Famous 20th c. Americans; <span class="wiki_link_ext">Political cartoons . ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Economics ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Topics might include: Role of government in economy; Local economic issues **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Projects include: <span class="wiki_link_ext">Mock Senate ; <span class="wiki_link_ext">Write paper on a foreign policy issue ; Historical review of <span class="wiki_link_ext">Supreme Court ; Moot court; <span class="wiki_link_ext">Election issue. ** ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Classical mythology ; <span class="wiki_link_ext">background research on texts read in class ** ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Research on the background of various class texts; some kind of general <span class="wiki_link_ext">research paper **
 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">3/4 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Electives ** || **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Non-fiction / Poetry / <span class="wiki_link_ext">Journalism / AP English lit / World lit / Essay/expo / Humanities ****<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">/ <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"><span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #000000;"> Immig ****<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">rant experience / <span class="wiki_link_ext">Dramatic lit / ****<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">etc. ** ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Lab reflection and analysis; Space missions; Planet project; preparing for<span class="wiki_link_ext"> science fair ** ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Energy unit; Products from minerals to materials; Jurassic Park; Island project; Global warming project; Science fair project research ** ||
 * <span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">co **

Credit to Tom Kaun, Library Media Teacher