D-West Library Report

9th Grade Persuasive Speech: We worked with several classes through this research project. This year we added the instruction of screencastify-- a screencasting add on to Chrome-- to assist the students with recording their final products, most of which were completed in google slides.

12th Grade Book Selection: In a collaborative effort with a 12th English teacher, we created an independent reading book assignment. Students came in to select their texts.

Independent Reading Selection: Lifeskills students came down to the library to select their independent reading from our "E is for everyone" section.

12 Government, Fake News: In a collaboration with History teachers, we built and co-taught a three day lesson on Fake News and how it is impacting us as consumers of information and our democracy as a whole.

11 English Problem Paper: In a collaboration with an 11th grade English teacher, Mrs. Woodward, we developed and presented a new 11th grade research paper based on problem based learning and white paper design principles.

11th Grade WWII Battles Project: We developed a libguide and provided selected library books to support this project.

AP Psychology Literature Review: I co-taught the literature review process, use of our databases, and how to find and read appropriate resources for this year-long project.

12th English Poets Assignment: We pulled and presented resources to support students in this project.

9th Grade Independent Reading Selection

9th Grade National Geographic Project

10th Grade Medieval Ages History Website Project

• Met with two West English teachers to continue to develop and align research through the English courses.
• Met with DMS/LMS librarian to design collaborative book club opportunity

• SAS Team meetings: Monday and Wednesdays, period 6
  
• PAC Team meetings
• Innovation Lab Leadership Team
• West Diversity Committee

The STAC is staffed by students for three periods out of the day and has supported 18 students during the month of October

There is an adult staff member available to students all day on Tuesdays and Fridays to assist with technology related issues.

The Writing Center is staffed by a theme reader and is available to students on Thursdays.

• The Maker Table in November was focused on decorating for the holidays with legos, recycled book art, and creation of a student built "fire place."

Library club and West students participated in our Letters to Santa program in outreach and collaboration with Beaver Creek elementary first graders, teachers, and librarian.

Library Club has re-started their Writer's Club. This is a club for students who want to engage in creative writing, share, and workshop their own and each other's writing.

Parent Volunteer

• Pia Disanto, every Tuesday AM

Student Volunteers

• Jillian Guy
• Dean Robinson

In the below graph, the bottom axis represents days in Nobember. The right axis is numbers of students signed in. Our average was 476 students a day. The October average was 446 students a day.

• Total circulations: 791
• Year to date: 2,183

September:

339 MLA projects created (October = 485)

32 APA projects created (October = 22)

40 Chicago projects created (October =144)

West Libguides recieved 6101 hits during the month of October (1618 in October).

The mission of the library program in the Downingtown Area School District is to provide a dynamic learning environment that instills essential 21st century literacy skills through direct and collaborative instruction and the use of a wide variety of print and digital resources. Our goal is to ensure that students have the opportunity to become inquiring and engaged global citizens who are empowered to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.

Find this library report and more on our blog: http://adventuresinlibrary.blogspot.com/

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