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Hello all - I am struggling with a big problem I am having this year. I am the k-12 librarian for a school of about 550 students. My duties include the regular stuff all of you do and I teach a 45 minute section of 8th grade daily for 1 semester and then teach the other section for the other semester. I begin with review of dewey and we talk about parts of books, genres, abridged reader's guide, etc. We just did a big lesson on reference books. I create questions for the reference books and the kids play Battle of the Books by using their reference list. Next quarter I plan to teach all of our databases which include SIRS, Proquest, Electric Library, Poem Finder, and First Search. In addition, I teach them how to use the internet and we talk about legitimate sites, search engines, and search directories, etc. The BIG PROBLEM with this is that there is no curriculum. I have had to develop it all alone since most of it is specific to my school. My questions is, is there any help out there? I have had wonderful students in the past but this group is dysfunctional with a capital D. I am just not getting through to them. Is there a wonderful curriculum or text out there that I could use? I am envious of other classroom teachers that have books and teacher's guides, etc. Please let me know if you have any ideas - Thanks so very very much. -- Beverly A. Nelson Media Generalist Spring Grove Public School Spring Grove, MN 55974 507-498-3221 bev.nelson@springgrove.k12.mn.us =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=