Faculty Services
The school librarian offers flexible, collaborative opportunities for faculty with the goal of enriching and bolstering the curriculum in places where support is needed, from one-off activities and lessons to multi-step research units. Below is a list of some of the ways that your school librarian may be of service.
Please stop by the library, email me, or, reserve dates and periods for your classes; email me at denaro.e@deerparkschools.org to learn more about how the library is here to support all subjects, all teachers, and all students.
As Teacher, Collaborator, & Instructional Partner
Co-teach information processes, including research and media literacy, for lessons and assignments on any topic.
Collaborating on multi-step research projects which balance content, skills, and time management, which are specific to your class's learning needs.
Teach and guide students on how to access print and non-print resources across subjects and academic learning levels.
Provide students with tutorials on software used for classroom assignments.
Publish curated libguides for units and research projects using resources across mediums.
Create and host breakout room activities using BreakoutEDU, tailored to specific subjects and units. Great for test review!
Teach students how to select appropriate books; motivating independent reading through book buffets, book dates, and book talks.
As Information Specialist
Provide access to information technologies, both local and web based.
Provide a variety of materials to encompass the needs and interests of students, teachers, administrators and parents.
Purchase materials that enhance curriculum and support State Standards.
Compile bibliographies and web site lists related to classroom curriculum.
Request interlibrary loans from the local library.
Locate information for professional development courses.
As Program Administrator
Supervising library time during open periods, offering students crafting, making, and gaming opportunities.
Provide once a week after-school Research Workshop, where students can go to have their projects and assignments supported and revised using library resources.
Train and schedule library assistants and volunteers for the Library Helpers program.
Supporting the Curriculum: Research & Media Literacy Processes Taught
These skills can be tailored to your classroom projects and assignments so as to deepen skill processes and enrich the project's final product.
Research/Information Literacy Skills
Using NovelNY databases - Boolean search strategies, keywords, subject terms, information formats.
Using the internet for search - the right/wrong ways to use search engines, using Wikipedia effectively.
General resource lessons - navigating different formats, analyzing visual text.
Combine skills for unit-long research assignments, such as:
Notetaking skills.
Cause-and-effect.
Forming hypotheses, making claims, using evidence, and drawing conclusions.
Analyzing and drawing inferences.
Developing research questions, defining research topics, and/or creating thesis statements.
Revising research assignments/essays.
Citations.
Assist with revision of projects into a published product; digital, presentational, or physical.
Media Literacy Skills
Evaluating internet sources:
The P.A.A.R.C. Method & Lateral searching
Mis/dis-information (fake news and conspiracy theory platforms, and social media).
Analyzing the impact of different types of media--social, news, cultural television/film.
Teaching ethical creation; fair use, copyright, and public domain, which includes digital media remixing and creation.
Digital citizenship lessons and units on, but not limited to: cyberbullying, netiquette, internet safety, and plagiarism.