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Hi MSP2ers-Can we talk about school libraries? As classroom teachers, how do you use school libraries and the expertise of your school librarian? If you don't make use of the library, why not?School…Continue

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Marcia Mardis replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Currie--YES! Absolutely! Promote the living daylights about the tool and be sure to have people send feedback via the link on the site or to me at mmardis@fsu.edu

Sep 1, 2010

Currie Renwick replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Just to say that I just tried the Marc2WEb ---and really like it in our Destiny catalog. May share with others in the district?! Many thanks! Hope you had a good summer.

Aug 31, 2010

Marcia Mardis replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Currie! We do have the Marc2Web tool in beta. Give it a whirl and I would LOVE some feedback here or at mmardis@fsu.edu/ http://dl2sl.org/marctool/ Have fun! Marcia

Aug 27, 2010

Get kids (yes, even middle schoolers) reading about math, science, and social studies!

Hi everyone-I thought I'd share this great list of children's literature, both fictional and informational text, with you. It was compiled by one of my former graduate students, school librarian Michelle Levy in Michigan, and posted to the LM-NET school library email list today.Want to know more about how your school librarian can (and maybe *should*) support your teaching? Get in touch!MarciaI.N.K.Interesting Nonfiction for Kids is a web site…See More

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Currie Renwick replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Marcia---Thanks for the great information on all fronts. I had read of what you are doing in helping us catalog internet resources on the fly. When will that tool be up and going? Can't wait to be able to use that. I will be looking at some…

Jun 9, 2010

Marcia Mardis replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

HI Currie! So great to hear from you! Sadly, no one has identified him/herself to me as feeling like an outstanding STEM librarian, but I can share with you some things I told someone with a similar question: From a decade of research on school…

May 26, 2010

Currie Renwick replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Hi Marcia! I just stumbled across this ning in looking for information about school libraries and STEM schools. I am the school librarian at Carver Jr. High in Spartanburg, SC, in a district which is poised for some major revamping through school…

May 12, 2010

Marcia Mardis replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Great comments so far! Many people have lost their school librarians and this absence definitely impacts the amount and kinds of resources teachers and students can use to engage with STEM concepts. There are so many ways in which school librarians…

Dec 9, 2009

Mary Henton replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Your comment, Victoria, prompts me to wonder if there would be any interest here on MSP2 in a Webinar on teaching/coaching students about online research. Something along the lines of the focused search engines and online databases. Perhaps there is…

Dec 7, 2009

Victoria Rydberg replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

My librarian is part-time at our school, but she is a fabulous resource! She is able to to find great science-based materials for the library collection to support our research. In addition, she is an expert in using on-line databases and focused…

Dec 4, 2009

Tom Jenkins replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Hi Marcia, Unfortunately, due to cut backs our school no longer has a full time school librarian. However, I use our school library to help support that activities that I do in STEM. Its a wonderful place for real life examples and extension…

Nov 25, 2009

Jessica Fries-Gaither replied to Marcia Mardis's discussion 'School libraries and STEM'

Hi Marcia, Great topic! I'd love to talk about the importance of building a collection of science-themed informational text. Maybe this isn't as big of an issue in middle school libraries, but I know it's a big one in the elementary…

Nov 24, 2009

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Get kids (yes, even middle schoolers) reading about math, science, and social studies!

Hi everyone-

I thought I'd share this great list of children's literature, both fictional and informational text, with you. It was compiled by one of my former graduate students, school librarian Michelle Levy in Michigan, and posted to the LM-NET school library email list today.

Want to know more about how your school librarian can (and maybe *should*) support your teaching? Get in touch!

Marcia…

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At 2:55pm on January 13, 2011, Davilla Riddle said…: We have another webinar for collaboration in a couple of weeks. This webinar is specifically for brainstorming those interested in participating in the project. We would love your input!!

At 2:45pm on January 13, 2011, Davilla Riddle said…: Please join us this afternoon for the webinar. We would love to have you participate!!

At 10:39am on November 24, 2009, Mary Henton said…: Hi, Marcia!

Welcome to MSP2. It was good to see you at NSDL. Are you recovered from whatever bug bit you? I'm going to forward your discussion question out to some folks here on the site to see if we can get some conversation going.

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