1. Do now by yourself: Take a Post-It and write down what comes to mind when you think of a librarian in your past.

2. The Library Media Specialist (LMS) as a resource when you need materials. The Library Media Specialist as your teaching colleague.

3. The LMS as a resource for materials: Teaching Support –The library collection –Professional development Differentiation –Reading levels Online resources

4. Online Resources

5. COLLABORATION What’s in it for students? When we work together, we cut the teacher-student ration in half.

6. Best Practices Skills are internalized when students apply them in the context of authentic experiences. Information is more easily understood and retained when students get to “play” with it. Meaningful work is found at the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

7. The Common Core English Language Arts Standards “The Common Core asks students to read stories and literature, as well as more complex texts that provide facts and background knowledge in areas such as science and social studies. Students will be challenged and asked questions that push them to refer back to what they’ve read. This stresses critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills that are required for success in college, career, and life.”

8. The BIG6 Step 1 – Define the task/Assignment/What do I need? Step 2 - Information Seeking Strategies/What sources do I need? Step 3 – Location, location, location Step 4 – Read/Take notes Step 5 – Synthesis/Use multiple sources Step 6 – Evaluation

9. Research is hard! Grade 1: Science/Aquarium visit Sea Life Fact Finding Grade 2: Social Studies/Citizenship National Monuments Grade 3: Social Studies/Immigration and Ellis Island Cultural Heritage Grade 4: Science/Biomes and Ecosystems Animal Adaptations Grade 5: 21 st Century/Career Readiness Careers Explorations

10. Do now in pairs: Have you observed a lesson or activity where the school LMS was or could have been involved to support the classroom teacher with it?

11. What can the LMS in the school of your future do for you to support your teaching and your students?