LIBRARIES
The Big Ideas for Our Students
Our Learning Goals:
- Students will be effective and ethical users of ideas and information.
- Students will be able to independently pursue their reading interests.
Key Understandings:
- All libraries work the same way.
- Libraries provide access to all kinds of ideas, beliefs, and opinions.
- Libraries support and encourage self-selected reading, listening, and viewing.
- Library resources are responsibly shared, respected, and preserved.
Key Student Questions:
- How do I find answers to my questions?
- What do I want to read next?
- How do my choices in the library and with library resources affect others?
Key Knowledge:
- Libraries classify and organize ideas and information (genre, format, location).
- Call numbers on spine labels show location.
- The library catalog is the key to accessing the collection.
- Many sources of information (print and digital) can be accessed to meet information needs. Examples of sources include books, magazines, newspapers, posters, databases, websites, and audio-visual materials.
- There are strategies to choosing ‘just right’ materials.
- Libraries are a communal resource with specific rules and expectations.
Key Skills:
- using the library catalog to search by title, author, keyword, and subject
- identifying and reading call numbers
- applying knowledge of alphabetical and numerical order to find resources on the shelves
- navigating websites and databases
- evaluating information and sources of information for relevance, authority, currency, bias, and coverage
Evidence:
- Students are able to apply knowledge and skills to new units of study, are able to help others with their information searches, and are able to confidently utilize libraries.
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