Rupley
LRC Happenings: 9/22/14
Check out the new LRC website!
Students & teachers should bookmark the page. Many useful resources and info!
BOOKMARK ME!
Did you know?
The LRC teachers created a new curriculum and framework with four areas of focus:
Why?
So students will be successful for life.
1. Promote Love of Reading
What will students be able to do?
- Read for a variety of purposes and across content areas
- Independently read a significant number of books and texts each year (fiction, nonfiction, and variety of genres)
2. Informational Literacy
What will students be able to do?
- Engage in the information literacy process: assess, evaluate, and communicate information & ideas
- Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems
- Use technological resources to develop and refine questions for investigation
- Use a variety of skills and strategies to comprehend nonfiction and informational text
3. Digital Citizenship
What will students be able to do?
- Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning
4. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math)
What will students be able to do?
- Apply widely the 4 C's (Communication, Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration) in a variety of real-world settings.
- Tinker, dissect, explore, modify, create and produce STEAM related elements/objects. (Creation Station)
- Use interest, and self-directed motivation to complete a process to produce an end goal. (Genius Hour)
Article: Why in the LRC?
Article: Why STEAM Matters
Open Library EVERYDAY from 9:30-3:30
- Students need to be independent
- No more than 4 students from class at one time
- Alexandria is on the Rupley or LRC Website
- Can look up books using Alexandria in class, or at home BEFORE coming to LRC
- Students should have ongoing "What I Want to Read" page in their LRC journal to help during open library/LRC class
- New signage in non-fiction areas to help find books easier
- Fiction organized by genre coming soon
Teacher Corner Coming Soon!
With the roll out of the integrated units, CCSS and new balanced literacy best practices, a new TEACHER book section will be in the LRC.
- Mentor texts will be organized by application, reading or writing focus. (for example: cause & effect, sequencing, voice, etc)
- Fiction & non-fiction text sets
- Integrated unit theme book lists available
- and MORE!
Make school irresistible! Let's make sure our Rupley kids don't feel like they are being held captive!!
Ellen Meets the ‘Apparently’ Kid, Part 1
A place to wonder, dream, think, create, explore
The Rupley LRC
Email: marson.amy@ccsd59.org
Website: http://rupley.ccsd59.org/about/learning-resource-center-lrc/
Location: 305 S. Oakton Street, Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
Phone: (847) 593-4353
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rupley.lrc
Twitter: @RupleyLRC