Middle School Highlights: Second Quarter
Middle School Highlights: Second Quarter
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Opening Library "Walls" to Support Students Anytime and Anywhere:
Opening Library "Walls" to Support Students Anytime and Anywhere:
Moody Middle School librarians, Kendall Dunaway and Elizabeth Turner, visited every English classroom this nine weeks to make sure students were aware of how to checkout books anytime and anywhere. Students can reach the librarians through Schoology and the Moody website. The librarians utilize Instagram and a library calendar to advertise library activities. In addition to library checkouts, Moody students can participate in Free Book Friday and anyone in their community can visit the school's Book Nook.
Moody Middle School librarians, Kendall Dunaway and Elizabeth Turner, visited every English classroom this nine weeks to make sure students were aware of how to checkout books anytime and anywhere. Students can reach the librarians through Schoology and the Moody website. The librarians utilize Instagram and a library calendar to advertise library activities. In addition to library checkouts, Moody students can participate in Free Book Friday and anyone in their community can visit the school's Book Nook.
Community-Supported Lesson
Community-Supported Lesson
December 5th was John Rolfe Middle School's STEAM night. Not only did they work closely with students and staff to prepare, research, and create projects that were on display for the community, but they also created a display for Maker Monday events. They showcased keva planks as tools to test construction design, and the Legos were a hit with everyone! Families gathered to tinker together and get to know the library staff as they explored ways to create in the library.
December 5th was John Rolfe Middle School's STEAM night. Not only did they work closely with students and staff to prepare, research, and create projects that were on display for the community, but they also created a display for Maker Monday events. They showcased keva planks as tools to test construction design, and the Legos were a hit with everyone! Families gathered to tinker together and get to know the library staff as they explored ways to create in the library.
Student-Owned Learning in the Library:
Student-Owned Learning in the Library:
When a science class from Fairfield Middle School came in the library to learn how to access and use available databases and to find authentic websites to use in their research for their Science Genetic Disorder Project, it was exciting to see some student-owned learning. Two examples of this were when a student shared that her Grandmother has Alzheimer’s disease, and another student shared that a member of their family had Sickle Cell disease. Both students wanted to learn more about the diseases such as the symptoms, the complications associated with the disorder, the inheritance factor, treatment, and the research outlook of the disease. It was encouraging and gratifying to see them “own their learning” because it meant something to them personally.
When a science class from Fairfield Middle School came in the library to learn how to access and use available databases and to find authentic websites to use in their research for their Science Genetic Disorder Project, it was exciting to see some student-owned learning. Two examples of this were when a student shared that her Grandmother has Alzheimer’s disease, and another student shared that a member of their family had Sickle Cell disease. Both students wanted to learn more about the diseases such as the symptoms, the complications associated with the disorder, the inheritance factor, treatment, and the research outlook of the disease. It was encouraging and gratifying to see them “own their learning” because it meant something to them personally.
Authentic and Connected Learning Opportunities:
Authentic and Connected Learning Opportunities:
Sixth grade health students are required to learn what smoking does to the body. At Tuckahoe Middle School, students researched smoking and its effects on the body using the HCPS databases and, as a group, created hashtags that corresponded to their research. Using those hashtags, students then “tweeted” their facts out to their fellow classmates and responded to other tweets with facts of their own. While research is a solitary effort, the students then came together in a connected way to share their new knowledge.
Sixth grade health students are required to learn what smoking does to the body. At Tuckahoe Middle School, students researched smoking and its effects on the body using the HCPS databases and, as a group, created hashtags that corresponded to their research. Using those hashtags, students then “tweeted” their facts out to their fellow classmates and responded to other tweets with facts of their own. While research is a solitary effort, the students then came together in a connected way to share their new knowledge.
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