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Faust Library Highlights Curriculum Highlights -Teresa Miller, a Language Arts teacher at Shippensburg Middle School was hired as a librarian in the fall. -Katherine Miller completed the Reading Apprenticeship training. -The librarians in collaboration with the 8 th grade core teachers implemented an 8 th grade cross- curricular project that combined information literacy skills and key components of the 8 th grade curriculum. -Both librarians helped to write the library curriculum that will be implemented in the 2009-2010 school year. -Katherine Miller helped to write the ELA 8 th grade curriculum that will be implemented in the 2009-2010 school year. -This year the librarians implemented the use of wikis as assessment pieces for 9 th grade English Elizabethan projects, as well as many of the 8 th grade English Holocaust poetry projects. Programs and Literacy Events -The librarians coordinated the implementation of SSR once a month during an activity period. -The Faust Library hosted two authors, Allison Whittenberg and Mary Kennedy through a CASD foundation grant to celebrate Teen Read Week. -The Faust Library also held a promotional literacy day to wrap up Teen Read week. The day featured school board members, administrators, teachers and students sharing their favorite things to read. -In November, the library hosted a Mock Election with the social studies, geography and seminar students. -In December, the library hosted a Scholastic Book Fair and made $800. -In January, the library hosted the annual Faust National Geographic Geography Bee in association with the geography department. -In May, the library hosted a poetry café for 8 th and 9 th grade English classes. -Participated in the Brusters’ Reading Incentive program. -Celebrated National Library Week by holding an after school game night, trivia questions and awards for the top readers. -In April, the library hosted an Earth Day celebration in collaboration with Student Council.
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Faust Library HighlightsCurriculum Highlights-Teresa Miller, a Language Arts teacher at Shippensburg Middle School was hired as a librarian in the fall.-Katherine Miller completed the Reading Apprenticeship training.-The librarians in collaboration with the 8th grade core teachers implemented an 8th grade cross-curricular project that combined information literacy skills and key components of the 8th grade curriculum.-Both librarians helped to write the library curriculum that will be implemented in the 2009-2010 school year.
-Katherine Miller helped to write the ELA 8th grade curriculum that will be implemented in the 2009-2010 school year.-This year the librarians implemented the use of wikis as assessment pieces for 9th grade English Elizabethan projects, as well as many of the 8th grade English Holocaust poetry projects.
Programs and Literacy Events-The librarians coordinated the implementation of SSR once a month during an activity period.-The Faust Library hosted two authors, Allison Whittenberg and Mary Kennedy through a CASD foundation grant to celebrate Teen Read Week.-The Faust Library also held a promotional literacy day to wrap up Teen Read week. The day featured school board members, administrators, teachers and students sharing their favorite things to read.-In November, the library hosted a Mock Election with the social studies, geography and seminar students.
-In December, the library hosted a Scholastic Book Fair and made $800.-In January, the library hosted the annual Faust National Geographic Geography Bee in association with the geography department.-In May, the library hosted a poetry café for 8th and 9th grade English classes.-Participated in the Brusters’ Reading Incentive program.-Celebrated National Library Week by holding an after school game night, trivia questions and awards for the top readers.-In April, the library hosted an Earth Day celebration in collaboration with Student Council.After School Events-There were 3 graphic novel gaming events, one of which was in collaboration with the high school graphic novel club.-In May, there was a chess tournament held between Faust and Shippensburg Middle School.Awards-Teresa Miller received a CASD foundation grant for Playaways to be included in the library collection (books on individual MP3 players).-Katherine Miller applied for the Gale/Library Media Connection TEAMS Award for a $2,500 for a collaboration project with two 8th grade teachers.Summer Events-The library implemented the “Vacation for Books” program that allows students to come in throughout the summer and check out up to ten books.-The librarians are collaborating with several summer school teachers to help enhance their curriculum.-The librarians are hosting events for library helpers and graphic novel club members, as well as, chess tournaments and game days.-In August, a workshop will be offered for next school year’s 9th grade TV studio staff.
