The+PYP+Library+Questions+and+Resources

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=**THE PYP LIBRARY**=

Q1. How do you include the Teacher Librarian as a specialist in your planning? Q2. How have (or should) PYP libraries change in response to 21st century learning requirements? Q3. What would an ideal 21st century (PYP or other) library look like? Q4. How is the librarian involved in units of inquiry? Q5. Is time in the library and with the Teacher Librarian scheduled on a fixed or flexible basis? Q6. Where do you house UOI resources - in the classroom, in the library, in both places? Q7. Is it possible (or necessary) to integrate literacy week in the unit? Q8. Is the librarian in the library or in the classroom? Q9. What strategies, events, etc have you implemented successfully that contribute effectively to making the library a hub of the school? Q10. Do you have a scope and sequence document for library/information literacy skills? Q11. Who assesses the relevant skills? Who and where are these reported on? Q12. How to integrate information literacy skills in Units of inquiry? Q13. What role do/should librarians take within a school community to promote academic honesty?
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[|NYC Information Fluency Continuum] PYP Library Wiki - resources for learner profile and attitudes IB Librarians Continuum The PYP Learner Profile PYP @ the Library PYP Library on Facebook QR Codes in the library by @shamblesguru also check out this [|#**LIB2012**] [|SFPS Library Blog] [|Google in Education - Google Search] - shared by @Saigon_Eldred [|How to make students better researchers] - article shared by @lindawollen [|Media Literacy: Advertising, Year 3 Resources]- This is an example of how @stylinlibrarian supports units of inquiry [|What should a 21st century classroom look like?] - blog post by @BruceFerrington [|3rd - 5th Grade Search Lesson] - post by Jeff Utecht on [|The Thinking Stick], shared by @DwyerTeacher [|Mount Scopus Primary Online Resources] - Netvibes page [|Canadian International School Junior Library]Netvibes page [|QR codes in the library]- PPT by Cheryl Burnette on [|Slideshare] //[|The Book Whisperer]// by Donnalyn Miller [|Great Books Matter] by S. Peterson & L. Swartz