1. Differentiated Learning Centers in the Elementary Library Kathy Whitinger/Lisa Luse Putnam City Schools

2. Intro Why and what of centers Why and what of centers Lisa’s experience in setting up centers at Central Elementary Lisa’s experience in setting up centers at Central Elementary Ideas for centers K-5 Ideas for centers K-5

3. Why Centers Cope with variable scheduling Cope with variable scheduling Promote 21 st Century mode of teaching Promote 21 st Century mode of teaching Ensure all students developed a necessary skill set Ensure all students developed a necessary skill set

4. What Looked at AASL standards, Oklahoma PASS, ISTE standards and Common Core Looked at AASL standards, Oklahoma PASS, ISTE standards and Common Core Asked what skills do my students need to develop to be effective lifelong users of the library, how can I help them develop information and technological literacy, and how can I support what the teachers are doing in the classroom Asked what skills do my students need to develop to be effective lifelong users of the library, how can I help them develop information and technological literacy, and how can I support what the teachers are doing in the classroom

5. Central’s First Centers Started with 6 centers: Started with 6 centers: Online catalog Online catalog Website Evaluation Website Evaluation Nonfiction books/bibliography Nonfiction books/bibliography Summarization Summarization Book look Book look Reference Reference

6. Online Catalog

8. Website Evaluation

9. Science News For Kids Science News For Kids

10. Nonfiction books/bibliography

12. Summarization

13. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities /scholasticnews/index.html http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities /scholasticnews/index.html Highlighters for note taking 1-2 sentence summary

14. Book Look

16. Reference

18. Administration

19. Reflection and Evaluation

20. Lessons Learned Set up a good filing system Set up a good filing system Create color cards to quickly assign students to centers Create color cards to quickly assign students to centers Have additional activities for your roadrunner students Have additional activities for your roadrunner students Create a permanent set of instructions for each center Create a permanent set of instructions for each center

21. Moving Forward Book look – figurative language Book look – figurative language Reference – paper vs. online races, functional vocabulary sort Reference – paper vs. online races, functional vocabulary sort Summary – picture book biographies, social studies content, current events Summary – picture book biographies, social studies content, current events Big 6 – developing questions, brainstorming resources Big 6 – developing questions, brainstorming resources Online catalog – library mapping, signage creation, using IPads to create instructional videos on various library procedures Online catalog – library mapping, signage creation, using IPads to create instructional videos on various library procedures Website eval – compare 2 websites Website eval – compare 2 websites Lego – expository writing, stop action videos (storyboards, script writing, sequencing) Lego – expository writing, stop action videos (storyboards, script writing, sequencing)

22. Kathy’s Turn Kathy's World Kathy's World

23. Resources Websites Websites :http://kathy5597.blogspot.com/ :http://kathy5597.blogspot.com/ http://elementarylibraryroutines.wikispaces.com/ -link in here to http://elementarylibraryroutines.wikispaces.com/ -link in here to http://monarchcenters.wikispaces.com/home http://monarchcenters.wikispaces.com/home http://monarchcenters.wikispaces.com/home http://www.sldirectory.com/index.htm http://www.sldirectory.com/index.htm http://www.sldirectory.com/index.htm http://hcps2.hanover.k12.va.us/instruction/media/LessonPlanBook.ht m http://hcps2.hanover.k12.va.us/instruction/media/LessonPlanBook.ht m http://hcps2.hanover.k12.va.us/instruction/media/LessonPlanBook.ht m http://hcps2.hanover.k12.va.us/instruction/media/LessonPlanBook.ht m http://onteora.schoolwires.com/4370_70127184121/blank/browse.asp?A =383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=49421 http://onteora.schoolwires.com/4370_70127184121/blank/browse.asp?A =383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=49421 http://onteora.schoolwires.com/4370_70127184121/blank/browse.asp?A =383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=49421 http://onteora.schoolwires.com/4370_70127184121/blank/browse.asp?A =383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=49421 http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/big6/big6_resources.htm http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/big6/big6_resources.htm http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/big6/big6_resources.htm

24. More Resources Library Centers: Teaching Information Literacy, Skills, and Processes: K-6 by Judith A. Sykes Complete Library Skills Activities Program: Ready-To-USe Lessons for Grades K-6 by Ardenn Druce (available used on amazon.com )Library Games Activities Kit: Ready-To-Use Activities for Teaching Library Skills in 20 Minutes a Week by Patti Hulet Library Lightning: A Functional Approach to Library Skills by Sherry Crow Stretchy Library Lessons: Research Skills by Pat MillerBlooms and Beyond: Higher Level Questions and Activities for the Creative Classroom by Kay Davidson and Tressa Becker CUES: Choose, Use, Enjoy, Share - A Model for Educational Enrichment Through the School Library Media Center by Phyllis A. Leonard Media Center Discovery: 180 Ready-to-Use Activities for Language Arts, Grades 5-8 by Barbara R. Hamm Complete Library Skills Set publishled by McGraw Hill (books for K-5)