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Our Students Are Each Different

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• Content is important in differentiation

• Variety of reading materials offer students a chance to relate, to understand, to be engaged

Finding That ContentTying Your Resources to Your Unit Planning

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Kristin Steingreaber,GPAEA Media Specialist

mediacenter@gpaea.k12.ia.us for questions on username/password

Professional Resources• Tomlinson, Carol Ann. The

Differentiated Classroom – Responding to the Needs of all Learners. ASCD, 1999.

• Goudvis, Anne and Stephanie Harvey. Reading the World – Content Comprehension with Linguistically Diverse Learners. Stenhouse, 2005.

• Buzzeo, Toni and Jane Kurtz. 35 Best Books for Teaching U.S. Regions. Scholastic, 2002.

• Content makes a difference

• Awareness of collection– Read the blog

http://amrc-reviews.blogspot.com– Work with your librarian

DVD clip – “Reading the World”

AEA Media Lib. Site – select 2nd box• Successful Searching

– Search strategies– Series to Know– Authors / Awards / Collection

• Reserve and Manage Orders– Four Easy Steps– Manage Orders– FAQ – video clip supports

Read the Blog at http://amrc-reviews.blogspot.com/

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Trust and work with your Teacher Librarian

Search Strategies

1)Less is more2)No , . or “ “3)Power of AND4)Asterisk for word endings5)Use knowledge of Series and Awards6)Use filters as needed7)Blue subjects / series

Series to Knowhttp://www.gpaea.k12.ia.us – Select Media/Library

Details •Order by 9 A.M. on Thursday for Tuesday delivery•Checkout is 6 weeks for print / 2 weeks DVD

• Right now for Streaming Video and Online Databases

Manage your order Order – Cancel – Check Due Dates – Extend - Reorder

• Set filters for all four books – Audio / Boxed / Big Books / K-12 Trade Books

• Avoid periods and commas / Power of AND / power of *• Info shared on the blog for newest items

– STATE Series AND GEORGIA• Info shared about Series / Differentiation on the media site – second box.

– heinemann first library and state*– Freestyle and state* (civil rights) – may not include Georgia, but Georgia may be in the book.

• Keywords:Southeast southeastern georgia and colony (other states)southeast* and states

atlanta and georgia – not sure of other facts/names – search World Book student – which led me to appalachia• appalachi*• and that lead me to “southern states” subject – click on Blue!

Penguin* not classics - http://amrc-reviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/oliver-jeffers.htmlAntarctica

• Penguin chick

• Money and ncss• Money and national geographic