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=Guilderland CSD Librarians= //Ban the Birds Units// book study

As an ongoing project, we will be using this book to review "models for teaching and learning in information-rich and technology rich environments." We will read a certain number of assigned chapters prior to each district librarian's meeting. We will then set aside a set amount of time at each meeting to discuss what we have read, make connections to our own practices and see how we can use what we learn to better help or students and staff.
 * Goal:**

Assigned Reading:
Introduction section... Notes to the Librarian Background to Question Model Additional resources referenced:
 * Assignment 1**
 * 1) //Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement//: //Research on What Works in Schools.// Robert Marzano
 * 2) //Build Your Own Information Literate School// Hi Willow (2003)
 * 3) //How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School// (National Academic Press, 2004)

Online resources:
 * http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/lmc_research/lmc_research List of the 15 state studies that make correlation between school library media programs and academic achievement:
 * http://www.fno.org/sept96/questions.html Framing Essential Questions or building better questions

National organizations that promote effective use of technology in educational settings:
 * http://21stcenturyskills.org/ Partnership for 21st Century Skills
 * http://www.edutopia.org/ George Lucas Educational Foundation
 * http://www.iste.org/ International Society for Technology in Education
 * [|http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm] enGauge 21st Century Skills project

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Sense-making Model Read, View and Listen Model
 * Assignment 2**

Advice to Action Model Compare and Contrast Model
 * Assignment 3**

Concept Jigsaw Puzzle Model The Problems/Possibilities Jigsaw Puzzle Model
 * Assignment 4**

The Matrix Model The Timeline Model
 * Assignment 5**

History &amp; Mystery Model Take a Position Model
 * Assignment 6**

The Re-create Model Reinventing a Better Way
 * Assignment 7**

The Quest Model:
 * Assignment 8**
 * The Report
 * The Research Paper
 * The I-Search Paper
 * The Webquest as a Research Model
 * Become an Expert

Mix It Up!
 * Assignment 9**