LIBRARY HOURS

Monday - Thursday 

8:00-3:30

Friday 8:00-3:00

Please do not send students down after this time without prior notice.

  Ervin Middle School Library
 Teacher Information Center

 

WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS:

LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING

MATH

SCIENCE

SOCIAL STUDIES

GENERAL

 

 

The mission of the school library program is to:

  • develop information-literate students

  • create lifelong learners

  • help teachers teach

 

I CAN HELP YOU BY:

  • working with you to develop authentic research activities for your classes.

  • coordinating information and research skills strategies with classroom curriculum.

  • recommending additional resources to supplement your classroom materials.

  • presenting booktalks about new/relevant books for your classes.

  • preparing project pathfinders or Webquests to guide your students to the best resources for your assignments.

  • brainstorming project ideas, lesson strategies, and topics with you.
     

 YOU CAN HELP ME BY:

  • notifying me as soon as possible of any planned resource-based class projects or assignments.

  • meeting with me to develop/plan effective resource-based activities.

  • reserving class time in the library as far in advance as possible, and notifying me as soon as possible of any schedule changes.

  • understanding both the extent and limitations of the school library’s resources and schedule.

  • remaining with your students and supervising their behavior while they are in the library.

  • sending no more than three students at a time to the library on a pass, unless prior arrangements have been made.

 

 

TEACHER DOCUMENTS and RESOURCES:

Library Collaboration Sheet

(If you are planning to bring your students to the library and need instruction, books pulled, etc.)

 

Curriculum Map

(This document helps us plan for future projects and book needs.)

 

Localendar

(View the library schedule for the month.  Green is the check-out schedule, blue is computers, and purple is for research/the back section of the library.

Note: You can not make changes to this calendar. To schedule a library visit, please contact Ms. Davis or sign up in the library notebook.)

 

Pathfinder Handout

(Explains the purpose of a pathfinder, and offers resources and suggestions on how to make your own.)

 

Webquest Handout

(Explains the purpose of a Webquest, and offers resources and suggestions on how to make your own.)

 

 Primary Source Information

(If you are interested in using primary sources in your classroom. Includes sites on how and why to use primary sources.)

 

Information About Copyright

Do you have question about what you can and can't do with classroom and library resources?  Check here for some answers.

 

TUTORIALS

 

 

Teacher Requests

Have a book or video request? Make it here!

 

 

Services for Teachers

 

The library staff is happy to provide a variety of services to teachers. These services include: pulling books and/or audiovisual materials from the collection for use in student research or professional development; development of a class project page to support student research; and co-planning and/or co-teaching of units involving research skills such as citation of sources. We are also happy to give your students a booktalk -- a short, snappy talk introducing a bunch of books on a particular topic or theme -- or set up an activity in which they can participate (e.g., readers' theater). We can do things either in the library or, in some cases, in your classroom. Obviously, the more involved the project, the more advance notice we'd like to have!

 

 

Resources You Should Know About:

 

THE COLLECTION -- In addition to our collection of general-purpose books, reference books, magazines, audiovisual materials (VHS/DVD, and a few audiotapes and CDs), the library has a good-sized professional development collection. Come in and browse for some new lesson plan ideas or help with classroom management.

 

 

ONLINE DATABASES -- The library subscribes to EBSCOHost, an online database of magazine and journal articles that you and your students can access from school computers. EBSCO may be useful for a variety of research projects. You may also use World Book Online, which offers the same information as in the print version, but with extra resources such as links, video clips, etc.

 

 

ONLINE VIDEO –- The library subscribes to two video services: Chalkwaves and United Streaming.  Chalkwaves is a PBS-sponsored service offering videos searchable by subject, grade, or keyword.  The library also subscribes to a large online database of streaming video clips called United Streaming. The database is searchable by subject and grade level; make sure to watch the video before you show it in class.  Some of the files are very large – you may want to download the file to your classroom computer and playing it from there rather than live over the internet. Teachers, you must get a passcode from the library to access United Streaming for the first time. Once you've done that, you will be prompted to create your own user name and password.

 

 

OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES -- “Recipes4Success is your best resource for supporting project work with students. Recipes4Success includes software tutorials and reference guides, online tools, and a step-by-step process for implementing project-building with students.”