SUSD Teacher Librarians' Resources

News

Students in Scottsdale schools are served by 32 certificated teacher librarians.
Our teacher librarians are dedicated to ensuring that students and staff effectively and ethically use 21st century information skills, resources, and tools. You will find links to our schools' library websites on the SUSD Library Resources Page.

This web site is designed to provide teacher librarians with tools and information in support of the SUSD
Library Media Program.

updated November 9, 2009

Our School Libraries - 1st Quarter 2009
Read this Special Report about the first nine weeks of the 2009-2010 school year.

News and Updates

November 2009

Teaching about Copyright and Fair Use
Created by the School of Communications and Theater at Temple Univerisity.
This set of lessons includes printable readings that will help all of us understand copyright in the digital age.

October 2009

Teacher Librarians Workshop Calendar 2009-2010
Updates have been posted!

July
2009

Copyright Lessons - grades 6-8
The American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and American Association of School Libraries (AASL) along with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) announce the re-release of copyright lessons plans for middle school students, Grades 6-8.

July
2009

Websites Worth Watching

Wikipedia Explained - It's on YouTube so it will be blocked at school.

Web Site Story - Also blocked, but a great website to learn about "life in our times!"

AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning

April
2009

Teacher Access to 21st Century Resources
Look at this wiki exploring possible changes to SUSD's current teacher access settings.

April
2009

Why do we need school librarians?
Read what the experts have to say.

April
2009

iTunesU -
Check out the Preparing High School Students for College Research on iTunes.
The link will launch iTunes on your computer.

April
2009

SUSD Library Capital Override Update
2009-2010: Preview Site 2008-2009: Final Report

March 2009

School Library Media Month - great resources from AASL
Worlds Connect at Your School Library

February 2009

Digital Book Review Workshop -- Watch the Video!
iPod Project Website

February 2009

Bloom's Taxonomy
Look at this wiki created by a teacher in Aukland, New Zealand. You will find a hundreds of useful materials for use in the 21st century library and classroom: edorigami.wikispaces.com. Be sure to look at Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

January 2009

Lesson Plans on the Web - SOS for Information Literacy
    Check out this fabulous source for information literacy lesson plans.
    All lesson plans are linked to national standards and performance objectives.
    The SOS web site is maintained through a grant
    from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

January 2009

"Add it up" Campaign - American Library Association
Check out the materials at the Add It Up web site. The goal is to provide research and statistics to help advocates make the case for libraries at every stage of youth development and education.

January 2009

SUSD Library Curriculum - Time for a Change?
    A group of elementary school teacher librarians met on January 8 to discuss new     approaches     to the SUSD library curriculum.
    The group believes these guidelines from
    the Ohio Department of Education may be very useful.

January 2009

The Role of Libraries in Economic Hard Times - National Public Radio
Listen to this conversation on the Diane Rehm Show (51 minutes)