Author: Dorothy Frechette

June 2008

What's in a name? Library media specialists are also teachers. As teacher librarians we teach the information process, understand the uses of technology, select and use a wide variety of materials, and work in partnership with classroom teachers using books, information and technology.

Finding resources for lesson plans... When you start looking for resources to complement your lesson plans for next year, remember to check with your library. Your librarian will point to resources in

your library, and on the web, such as

historymatters.gmu.edu

You can also use your library’s subscription to World Book Online to look for related topics, or to move directly from a particular Rhode Island standard to relevant resources on the web. Start by finding the link to World Book on your library’s web site at www.ricat.net, or go to www.worldbookonline.com. Sign in as username rilink and use the password stars. Navigate to the bottom of the page, and search for Rhode Island standards by grade and topic. Many of the individual grade level or grade span expectations

have links to related World Book articles and other resources. The site also provides links to professional resources and to sites that feature lesson plans, organized by topic.

Including:
General
English/Language Arts
Pre School
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies

Using the library’s catalog to find lessons plans and classroom resources

The school library media center - where information is available in a wide variety of formats, both print and electronic; where materials and activities are coordinated with classroom assignments; and where students learn information skills that will prepare them to live and work in the 21st century.

GLE/GSE: In written narratives, students organize and relate a story line/plot/series of events by… Using a variety of effective transitional devices (e.g., ellipses, time transitions, white space, or words/phrases) to enhance meaning (W–7–4.3)

If your library has WebPath Express, you can start by going to the catalog tab on your library’s web site in RICAT at www.ricat.net or clicking on the link to your library on your school or district web site. Then choose WebPath Express in the left-hand column.

writing teaching

Enter your topic on the search line, followed by the word “teaching”.

The result is an annotated list of web sites, which indicates appropriate grade levels.

The page also includes links to related books in your library’s collection.

You can limit the grade levels in the results.

You can print the list.

Click on the link to go directly to the web page.

RILINK is a cooperative effort by Rhode Island school libraries to share their resources through an interactive, web-based catalog of library materials. RILINK serves over 34% of Rhode Island public school students, providing access to more than 800,000 books and other materials in member libraries.

Teacher Librarian is published by the
Rhode Island Library Information Network for Kids

“LS1 (3-4) 1b Students demonstrate an understanding of classification of organisms by identifying, sorting and comparing based on similar and/or different external features.”

Book: Classification

DVD: What is a living thing ?

Web site from WebPath Express

Book: Human impact

Web site from WebPath Express

“Test scores increase when students know how to use, and have access to, sources of accurate online information about the subjects that they are studying.”

DVD: People and the Environment