I found that Debbie Abilock is right on track with the integration of information literacy and the constructing of avenue for deeper student understanding. It definitely all starts with questions.
Authentic Learning, Integrating Technology and Collaboration when used with the Big6 will no doubt enhance student inquiry. I have found actually seven work for my research process: (1) initiating a research assignment (2) selecting a topic (3) exploring information (4) formulating a focus (5) collecting information (6) preparing to present and (7) assessing the process. No matter if it's 6 or 7 steps, as the library media specialist, I must keep in mind the students' feeling, thoughts and actions at each stage and define the role my role and the classroom teacher's as we together, faciliate research in the library media center with World Class Learners.
Going back to the chapter author Debbie Abilock, she is fantastic! She is no doubt a model and mentor for middle school teachers and library media specialist. Her school in California is for gifted students who have multiple of opportunities and home lives that are committed to education. Her ability to devote time is inspirational for intellectual freedom. Every site that I visited regarding Ms. Abilock showed me that I can do the same for my students!
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MaryBeth,
I agree that lecturing just doesn't work anymore. But how do we get teachers to move outside of their own content areas and integrate with other subject specialists? The 8th grade US History teacher told me she's bored with with WWII and wanted to dump the research project on it. I cautioned her that we'd built up a lot of titles in the LRC for that project, and that we could change the way WWII is taught to engage students, and make it more relevant.
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