Ursula Biela
Librarian
Introduction
Sincerely,
Ursula Biela
397-1034
210-213-4402
Web quests
Manifest Destiny: https://webquestmanifestdestiny.weebly.com/
Energy Sources: http://renewableandnonrenewableenergy.weebly.com/
Holocaust Musuem: https://holocaustmuseumela.weebly.com/
Causes of the American Revolution: https://8thgradeamericanrevolution.weebly.com/
The Outsiders: https://connallyoutsiderswebquest.weebly.com/
Traditional Literature: https://traditionalliterature.weebly.com
Students answer questions related to the content presented in the web quest. The purpose of the web quests are to provide background content or enhance existing skills and knowledge about a topic.
Stations
Sixth grade Social Studies: Economic Vocabulary: Students have to rotate through the stations displayed on the library tables and complete their answer sheet.
Economic Stations (link) Answer Sheet link
Additional Stations:
Figurative Language
Causes of the Civil War (stations and web quest)
Gallery Walks
Dark Water Rising: 8th grade
Down River: 7th grade
Bud Not Buddy: 6th grade
Across Five Aprils: 8th grade
Hatchet: 6th grade
Bud Not Buddy Gallery Walk (link) Each of these pages would be printed, laminated and displayed in a hallway
Class lessons
Lessons
Tic Tac Do: lesson on using the databases
Genre Personality Quiz: introduced students to new genres
Website Evaluation lesson
Digital Booktalks
How to use the catalog
How to create resource list in the catalog
How Destiny is one stop shopping for research
Management
Book suggestions displayed on library TV.
Maintaining budgets
Communication with faculty and administration through monthly report.
Currently reading promotion among faculty and staff: Teachers and staff are encourage to read and build relationships with students through discussion of books.
Maintaining a current and enticing collection for students and faculty.
To continually promote life long learning.