KIS Secondary Library
Perspectives for the KIS Teaching Community
The Secondary Library, A Value Added Service
Take advantage of co-teaching opportunities where the Teacher Librarian can take tasks off your plate, collaborate, brainstorm, and bring new dimension and depth to your efforts. At no cost beyond an investment of time and planning, you have a collaborative partner at the ready. It simply takes trust, foresight, and a degree of risk taking.
The Common Core State Standards is riddled with terminology and expectations that require the expertise of a Teacher Librarian. As we refine and implement these standards on Atlas, the role of your Teacher Librarian becomes increasingly essential.
Take some time to read Implementing the Common Core State Standards: The Role of the School Librarian from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). You will find that the days of the schoolmarmish book monger are long over.
(Go ahead. Read it now. I'll wait....)
Now that you have read it, you can see that we have an obligation to adjust the mindset of the library as "a traditional warehouse of materials." This is a shift I made long ago; the question is, have you?
Stop by and visit me to see just where we can take your students through deeper collaboration and planning. You can also visit the KIS High School LibGuide or KIS Middle School LibGuide to gain new perspectives! You should never go it alone. You have a natural ally in your Teacher Librarian.
Middle School Battle of the Books--Another Successful Year
After a very close back-and-forth exchange, Team EXOTIC correctly answered the final question to take the win. With fantastic support from the student body, our final three teams concluded an exciting week of competition. Congratulations to all who competed!
Countless thanks go to Ms. Anderson, Mr. Brock, Ms. Skidmore, Ms. Stahlberg, Mrs. Clark, Mr. Clark, Ms. Ramsey, Mr. McCullough, Ms. Odell, Mr. Forrestal, Mr. Jacobsen, and my rock-solid assistant, Ms. Chong.
Top 20 Titles for December and January
Read Your Music
Get to the KIS Library--TODAY!
Email: sanderson@kis.or.kr
Website: http://kis.libguides.com/highschool
Phone: +82-31-789-0538
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