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North Media Center March Highlights and Statistics

North Media Center Highlights and Statistics March 2013

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Page 1: North Media Center Highlights and Statistics March 2013

North Media Center

March Highlights and

Statistics

Page 2: North Media Center Highlights and Statistics March 2013

Monthly Highlights

--Collaborative Lessons

In addition to the regularly scheduled collaborative class

sessions meeting in the Library Media Center, Mrs. Stout is co-

teaching a Senior Non-fiction Inquiry Unit with two Senior

English teachers, Mrs. Diercksen and Mrs. McGowan. The unit

uses best practices from UBD and Guided Inquiry to framework

student centered inquiry units incorporating Google documents

and Common Core standards. Students are self-selecting core

texts and essential questions, reflecting upon their

progress, and demonstrating their new insights in a culminating

final project. Mrs. Stout is working with the MTPL and ILL to

acquire high interest non-fiction for the project. In addition, the

North library has purchased several new high interest non-

fiction acquisitions.

Two additional teachers have signed up for the unit in the fourth

marking period.

Page 3: North Media Center Highlights and Statistics March 2013

Monthly Highlights

--Collaborative Lessons

Several other classes, including Ms. Weimer’s Economics class

and Mrs. Salot’s Integrated Algebra class, are working on

creating Infographics in the Library Media Center. Students are

visually representing their data and statistical findings on topics

including consumerism and careers in mathematics for these

classes.

All Freshman Academy students have met for several class

sessions in the Library Media Center to work on the Global

Issues thesis project. Students are using the Gale Global

Issues in Context database as their primary source for

researching information and are using Google Docs to share

their research proposals and source sheets with their History

and English teachers.

Page 4: North Media Center Highlights and Statistics March 2013

Monthly Highlights--Professional Development

Mrs. Stout presented a Master Teacher Innovation Lab on the

framework for Student Centered Inquiry units this month.

Mrs. Stout also attended a Follett Destiny Training Session in

Edison, NJ. She intends to use the materials presented to

weed the current collection at High School North. This will allow

her to identify areas of need in the collection. Her intention is to

purchase new materials to support the Common Core, with a

specific focus on high interest non-fiction selections.

Mrs. Stout served on the Digital Literacy Month Committee and

attended the Digital Learning Month Celebration at High School

South on March 11th.

Page 5: North Media Center Highlights and Statistics March 2013

March Statistics

Direct Instruction Class Sessions 112

Drop In Class Sessions 2

Classes scheduled for

Presenters/Events/Testing2

Circulation 144

Before School Visits 320

Lunch and Pass Visits 273

After School Visits 72

LibGuides Usage 2392