fall 2010 report
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Piper High School Library Semester Report
Fall, 2010
Submitted by Meghan Stigge, School Librarian
Subjects taught/collaborative ventures:
Primary Sources: Duke/ American History AP Booktalks and Author Information:
Scheffler/Sophomore English and Pre-AP Video Foreign Exchange: Radke/World Studies
(still a work in progress) Image Copyright: McPherson/Graphic Design Improving Powerpoint: Deneault/Public
Speaking; Carlton/Intro to FACS; Marietta/Word Processing; Turrentine/Word Processing
General Research & Citation: Reed/Zoology Photography Copyright & Ethics:
Horchem/Photography 1 Ready for College Research?: KU
Librarians/Interested students
Some numbers:
764 Books checked out
189 Class visits- Mrs. Deneault wins the Most Frequent Flier
Award
28 Instruction sessions taught
683 New website visits
123 New books added (more donations being processed)
Uncounted volumes of student questions answered/ assistance provided
Goals for the Spring 2011 Semester:
1. Revamp the research process lesson plans and use with Mrs. Armstrong’s classes
2. Increase frequency of blogging with lesson plans for teacher/librarian collaboration
3. Find a place for bringing back booktalking and “If you liked _______, try reading
_______” for
Feedback from teachers:
On Powerpoint Literacy instruction:
“If you’ve never had Meghan work with your kids, it’s AMAZING. The quality of student output is so much better than I could have ever imagined, and the kids seem a lot more confident in what they’re doing.” - Katie Deneault
“[The presentations] were SO MUCH
“beyond required reading”
4. Weed fiction section and reorganize into bookstore model (a huge undertaking)
5. Plan “choice reading” events for 4th quarter (such as mini-ReadIns)
6. Create procedures manual