Re: [LM_NET] 9th Grade Orientation

[Maurine Toth <mtoth@MONTCLAIRKIMBERLEY.ORG>]

I started Information Literacy classes at the elementary level ten  
years ago. A designed a rubric, utilizing the Big6, and this currently  
guides elementary and middle school students. The rubric is sent home  
to parents at the end of 2nd - 4th grades. We are creating an extended  
rubric/outcomes for grade eight. These are formal classes, not  
orientation. I am now at the high school and have completed my first  
year of teaching a formal Information Literacy class to 9th grade  
students. I designed a full curriculum last summer, learned a lot, and  
will be tweaking the curriculum for the fall. All ninth grade students  
take the the ninth grade class their first semester to prepare them  
for their first big research project the second semester.  I think we  
need to move away from the idea of orientation, to problem solving and  
problem based learning. This is a pass/fail class, but it is mandatory  
for graduation.

Maurine Toth
Head Librarian
Montclair Kimberley Academy
6 Lloyd Road
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
973-783-8787
mtoth@montclairkimberley.org






On Jun 30, 2008, at 12:54 AM, DiGregorio, David wrote:

> I think this is a great subject for discussion over the summer.  I too
> intend to be doing some sort of instruction with 9th graders. I would
> like to see more about the opposites of "impression" and "expression"
> and how they work in a library media center, especially during  
> research
> piece - "impression" and then the paper / project / presentation
> -"expression."  I have seen that using the opposites within  
> instruction
> is effective. The idea of using opposites comes from the Aesthetic
> Realism Teaching Method which I respect very much. During the  
> summer, I
> would like to explore this more, and will be watching LM_NET for  
> ideas.
> So many library orientations are a forgettable yawn, and I want to
> respect the students' and teachers' time through good instruction that
> will really be useful on many levels -
>
>
> David Di Gregorio
> Supervisor Library Media Services
> ddigregorio@tenafly.k12.nj.us
> www.librarymedia.net
> Tenafly High School
> 19 Columbus Drive
> Tenafly, NJ USA 07670
>
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