Remote practice shared by: Alyssa Smith, Catonsville Middle School
· Engage readers in using all kinds of digital content.
· Encourage students to be active users of library materials during distance learning.
· Incorporate digital content into daily activities.
Translation of Practice alignment:
Domain 2: The Library Environment
2.2 Provides online opportunities for students to use library resources for research, individual exploration, independent reading, and personal inquiry.
Domain 3: Instruction
3.4 Develops and implements reading initiatives with videos, eBooks, virtual assignments, and collaborative tools to motivate and engage each student in independent reading.
Let's use our eBooks!
Fun Library Challenges at CMS.webmModels/Examples:
Samples are based on the CMS collection.
You could customize these for your own collection.
Tools/Resources:
Destiny eBook collection
Engagement in digital collection and increased circulation of eBooks.
Personal connections and conversations with students.
Connections with staff.
Community support.
Advocacy for library materials and collection development.
Funds for additional library materials - once the materials were being used in classes and for independent reading, we realized that we needed more materials for the students. We asked for additional funding specifically to purchase eBooks for the collection. Over 125 items were added to the CMS collection in a short time!
Addition of summer reading fun.
These items and more can be found in the Catonsville Middle School-Library Facebook Page
and the new Catonsville Middle School Library Facebook Group.
