Learning through Books, Media and Technology

ARTICLES THIS ISSUE:

1995 Administrative Leadership Award for Library Media Services

1994 President's Award Winners Ruby Ling-Louie and Dale Buboltz

Restructuring Science – Pyner High School

Colaboration to the nth degree – Alvarado Middle School

The keyword is science – Newmark Memorial High School

Giving research a practical twist – Rancho Cotate High School

A Good Ideas Encore! – De Portola Middle School

A fair opportunity for students – Challenger Junior High School

From petri dishes to publishing – Rialto High School

Resource-based learning in science – Reedley High School

The web of learning – Sierra Vista Elementary School

Buying a piece of hte rain forest – George C. Marshall Elementary School

Too Good To Miss! Eisenhower High School, Florin High School

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The Web of learning

Sierra Vista Elementary School

The third-grade classroom is not alone in pursuing science topics in the Sierra Vista library media center; however; we can see an excellent example of the type of planning and teaching that implements the new California Framework for Science by review ng the third grade's study of spiders last year. First of all, the teacher and library media teacher collaborated to create an integrated unit. As a result, students observed a real spider and completed an observation journal, later engaging in related art projects (webs, mobiles). Charlotte 's Web, read aloud in the classroom, was the obvious literature choice. Research in the library media center focused on similarities and differences between spiders and insects, and featured both print and nonprint materials.

Spiders creep from science into the literature curriculum at Sierra Vista

Every step in the research process was carefully related to tine desire to find out more about spiders. Students were given necessary assistance by the teacher and library staff as they

• practiced using an index to locate information about spiders;
• used indexing and alphabetizing skills to access information in the encyclopedia;
• learned how to take notes that helped answer specific questions about spiders;
• used their notes to write a paragraph about a topic related to spiders;
• used a laser disc and CD-ROM to access additional information and pictures of spiders.

Students were tracked and evaluated on their success in each stage of the information-accessing process. Those experiencing difficulty with English as a second language were guided in the use of' resources most comfortable for them. small cooperative groups at each station ion helped ensure a successful ion experience for each student. While Martha Rowland describes the center as a small one "that is just ion beginning to acquire technology resources," her success thus far should encourage others.

• Sierra Vista Elementary School (Grades K-6; enrollment 690)
  510 Barstow, Clovis 93611
  Rick Gold, Principal
  Martha Rowland, Library Media Teacher
  Clovis Unified School District