D-West Library Report

English 10 Genocide Project- This year, we re-vamped the History and Nature of Prejudice project to include more direct instruction on research, providing a stronger bridge between research instruction in 9th grade and 11th grade.

English 11 and 10 H Research Paper- This year we focused on refining the research question and the inclusion of our new e-book platform

English 12 Impact Paper- This year we also revamped the English 12 paper through a PLC amongst the librarian and the English 12 teachers. This resulted in the "Impact Paper," a process that looks at a contemporary societal issue and how the artistic community has reacted to and impacted our nation's response to the problem.

History 9- Eastern Civilizations Artifact Project- In a collaborative effort with 9 History teachers, we included a variety of sources and introduced the students to ThingLink, an engaging tool that they could use for presentations

English 12 Contemporary Novel Project- This year we were more purposeful about the inclusion of library sources as options for the students' independent read

Contemporary Issues- Use of Green Screen for MLK Day projects

History 10 Magazine Project

With the addition of video conferencing equipment to our library, we decided to embark upon a lunch and learn program. Through this program, students are invited to monthly talks with experts in various fields. Our first lunch and learn opportunity was this month with Adventure Cyclist and Female Explorer, Kate Leeming. She talked with our students about what it takes to follow one's dreams. She spoke of her adventures in cycling across Africa, her preparations to attempt the first female crossing of Antarctica by bike, of raising funds and finding donors, and her desire to make a difference in the world. Look for upcoming lunch and learn opportunities in the library!

• Collaboration with Miss Stright, BW, World Read Aloud Day
• Collaboration with Mrs. Wetzel, librarian at Radnor High School Library, on programming and upcoming conference presentation
• Collaboration with CCIU on development of plans for librarians' PLN
• Collaboration with History department teachers on development of research projects and alignment with library standards

• SAS Team meetings: Monday and Wednesdays, period 6
  
• PAC Team meetings
• Innovation Lab Leadership Team
• West Diversity Committee
• Starting of Aevidum club
• Library Club

The STAC is staffed by students for various periods in the day and is staffed by an adult technology staff member on Tuesdays and Fridays for 1:1 support.

• Maker Table: Eagles Spirit coloring pages for stress reduction
• Maker Table: Valentine's Day String Art
• Maker Table: Hearts for Parkland- In a collaborative effort with our Art Teacher, students created hearts that were put together in banners with positive messaging to send to students affected by the Parkland School shooting.

• World Read Aloud Day: West students connected via Google Hangouts with Brandywine Wallace
• Book Drive in collaboration with Downingtown Public Library

Parent Volunteer

• Pia Disanto, every Tuesday AM

Student Volunteers

• Jillian Guy

In the above graph, the bottom axis represents days in January. The right axis is numbers of students signed in. Our average was 472 students a day. (January was 372)

• Total circulations: 471 (January = 185)

January:

515 MLA projects created (January = 555)

20 APA projects created (January = 28)

275 Chicago projects created (January = 144)

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.

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