Saturday, February 28, 2009

Preview of Day Nine: Teaching those needed skills

February 27, 2009
1.5 hours



In preparation for teaching a lesson, I went in today to observe Lisa teach the lesson to another group of students.  The lesson is a key one to good librarianship: information literacy & citation. 

The 7th grade is working on an I-search paper about careers.  They have been provided a solid outline with what information should be within this paper.  What the teachers have asked Lisa to contribute is not only quality print but quality online materials; they have also blocked time in the assignment for Lisa to teach students about information literacy as well as how to find & use the materials.

Quietly sitting in the corner of the room with the handout I scribbled pages of notes.  Giggling to myself I realized I had more notes than if I had palnned the lesson myself.  The challenge ahead of me is to not only teach the content the students need but do so in a way that pleases both the classroom teacher & Lisa. 

I will teach the lesson on March13 – plenty of time to prepare!


55.5 of 100 hours completed

 

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