Book Study - Chapter 1 - Gathering Data on Student Mastery

1. Reject Self-Report: Which section of the Media Center would you find non-fiction books for grades K-2 in? How are books organized on the shelves in the everybody and fiction sections? For the call number 'FIC PAT', what does 'PAT' represent? In which section of the Media Center would you find beginning chapter books? What would be the correct call number for a biography about Helen Keller?

2. Standardize the Format: I would use note organizers to standardize the format of in-person work. Digitally, tools such as Nearpod are great because you can check for student understanding throughout the lesson. In the Media Center, the visual field is always standardized. For example, this year, we have tables set up for students to choose their books from due to COVID. There are two main areas, one for K-2 students, and one for 3-5 students. You can easily observe these areas from the circulation desk and monitor students.

3. Question: When searching for book in the Destiny Media Catalog, how can you tell if a book is available? The correct response would be that the book shows a green ribbon that says "In".

        a. That's right.  What would the book show if it was not available?

        b.  A book is available if it comes up in the results.

        c.  Not exactly.  A book that displays in the results just means we have the title 
            in the Media Center. What can you look for that will indicate if the book is
            available or checked out?

        d.  I would use hand signals with students holding up 1 finger, 2 fingers, etc.,
            for whichever response they think is correct.