Resources & Ideas

Resources for Teachers

• Collaboration: Let me support you! I'm happy to collaborate on units and partner to help students create new products. Library staff would love to work with you to help find, plan, and design...

• Action research

• Plan a cross-curricular or integrated lesson

• Consult an expert 

• Examine student data

• Participate in a book study

• Write assessments 

• Research 

• Map your curriculum

• Work with a mentor

• Join a professional network and participate in the discussion

• Write an article or blog

• Observe another teacher in district or out of district in person or through video conferencing

• Find resources like

  • articles, journals or educational magazines 

  • videos

  • podcasts

  • read-alouds

  • materials for tests

  • tangible materials and artifacts

• • LibGuides: I'm also happy to provide LibGuides as a student resource for your class and specific topics/projects. This is an example of one I recently put together for a fifth grade unit.

• Grants: Let me help you find grants and apply. There are so many opportunities, and the process is easy.

Resources for Students

• St. Charles County Library

  • Check out the St. Charles County Library's catalog and eLibrary. They also have access to some really cool online resources!

• Step-by-Step MLA Formatting in Google Docs

• Peer-Editing Sheet

• How to Submit Assignments to Google Classroom

• How to Submit Assignments to Turnitin.com

• How to Spot Fake News Infographic

Ideas for the THS Library

Digital Resources

• online calendar of library events

• easily accessible catalog

• short how-to video lessons

• libguides for popular topics

Staff Engagement & Resources

• Tech Talk Luncheons

  • This is an easy way to get teachers into the library space and provide them engagement with each other and with our technology coaches, who have so much to share. It is a short, PD opportunity.

• Staff Book Club

Student Engagement & Resources

• author visits (minimum of two per year)

• guest speakers related to educational content

• Student Book Club

• student advisory board

• reading challenges & prizes

• monthly themes

• activity challenges

• resources & machines for students exploring interests

Physical Space

• a focus on student art and work - a student-centered, inviting space

• comfortable seating

• clearly marked areas for various purposes

• signage for self-sufficient student use

• genrefication of books

• diversification of materials - the library should have more than just books

I'd love to talk about some ideas I have for collaborating with staff in different subject areas!