Curriculum+and+Collaboration

__**Curriculum and Collaboration**__ __**[|AASL Standards]**__ These are the teaching and learning standards for school libraries. They serve as basis for lesson planning and for learning opportunities.
 * [|ASCD. Classroom Management]** Formerly tbe Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. This site has excellent articles on classroom management. One can view sample articles or sign up for full access and an online membership.


 * [|Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit] ** Noodle Tools provides this useful guide. It answers any questions one might have about working cooperatively with teachers. This page has everything from definitions of important terms to links to articles about collaboration. This is a great resource.

**Elementary Library Routines (wiki).** This is a fabulous resource for learning about elementary library routines. There are links to handouts on curriculum, library promotion, and administrative issues. This is a great wiki! **[|Jigsaw Classroom]** Jigsaw Classroom is a method of collaborative learning. It requires students to piece together information in small groups in order to get the big picture of the lesson.Students will interact within their groups as well as with other groups. This encourages working together to learn as much as possible. Love this concept! **[|Problem Based Learning]** Problem-based learning requires an artful combination of the following components. A skilled teacher/facilitator recognizes the value of each step and takes the time for proper preparation, assimilation, involvement, and development of the outcomes. //Retrieved from// //http://ed.fnal.gov/trc_new/tutorial/pbl.html//

In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. While allowing for some degree of student "voice and choice," rigorous projects are carefully planned, managed, and assessed to help students learn key academic content, practice 21st Century Skills (such as collaboration, communication & critical thinking), and create high-quality, authentic products & presentations. //Retrieved from http://www.bie.org/about/what_is_pbl// [|More on Project Based Learning] **[|Questioning Toolkit]** This is a set of questions and tools to help students be able to develop questioning skills starting in Kindergarten. //Access provided by From Now On- The Educational Technology Journal Vol 7|No 3-November-December 1997// **[|Scientific Method]** This site lists the steps of the scientific method which teaches students to answer questions through observation and experiments**.** **[|South Carolina Educational Standards]** This page has links to K-12 educational standards for South Carolina school. **[|Tips for Collaboration]** These tips come from the S.O.S for information literacy site. This site also has many helpful ideas for teaching information literacy. **Trails** Tools for Real Time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills. This is a wiki sharing ideas and resources for assessment. There are links to handouts, presentations, and more. This is a comprehensive listing of assessment tools and tips. Very helpful!
 * [|Project Based Learning]**