tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82651308463213275092024-03-05T07:08:53.994-08:00ISE Learning CommonsThe libraries have become my candy store. Juliana KimballKadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-20272827261968938112017-06-20T07:39:00.002-07:002017-06-20T07:39:48.607-07:00Wrapping up school year 2016-2017 at ISE LibraryEnjoy the ISE library antics through the below photo show. Our library is a busy place where learning, socializing and fun in general happens.
Let's start off with a regular state of the library on any given Wednesday, period 8, when almost all middle school, well except year 4 is in having a class, group investigations or independent work.
Our IT Integrator Ms. Glyka introduced Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-19817737949929700722017-06-20T07:37:00.000-07:002017-06-20T07:37:22.589-07:00Systems for organizing informationDuring grade 2 unit of inquiry "Systems" the class explored the system ISE Library uses for organizing books. Students learned grouping books by type (fiction and nonfiction), numbers and letters. Through inquiring into and discussing information they saw on the books (call numbers) and on the shelf labels they discovered the ten groups of the Dewey Decimal System, and that books on the similar Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-16413009324789460772017-05-15T22:56:00.001-07:002017-06-20T06:19:35.169-07:00Whose is it Anyway?
During the month of April we explored with grade 4 how can we use other people's work respectfully with an objective of understanding plagiarism and citations. For provocation I used puppets students had made during their Drama unit, claiming I made some of them. Afterwards we discussed how this made the students feel (shocked, surprised, confused), and what I was really doing (stealing and Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-19176107465488042332017-04-11T03:25:00.000-07:002017-04-11T03:25:34.323-07:00Exploring the rings of responsibilityInstead of an online approach through eTextbook (see December 18, 2014 post "Grade 3 eUnit "Rings of Responsibility"), this year, I decided to engage with the offline learning to explore this important topic, and use smart surface library tabletops instead of iPads to record students' thinking and ideas.
Students
reflected upon their offline responsibilities
examined their online Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-81716458710237912452017-04-03T02:03:00.000-07:002017-04-03T02:03:51.210-07:00What's at the library?In preparation for their Exhibition grade 5 students got acquainted with our library and the resources it offers. We discussed advantages of doing research at the library and evaluated the importance of various library resources. We looked at books and online databases available, and above all a librarian to help out. Students worked in groups to create posters with catchy phrases reminding otherKadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-4221450688098734452017-03-17T03:16:00.000-07:002017-03-27T02:42:15.378-07:00Reflecting on the Personal project showcaseAs a community we took time to reflect on the Human library showcase format that we used for Personal projects showcase for the very first time. This evaluation served the purpose of reflecting on common experiences to improve the planning, implementation and running a successful event for all partakers (books, readers and librarian) during future events.
The reason for using the Human Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-7633072649321744832017-02-20T02:57:00.000-08:002017-03-27T00:47:59.744-07:00MYP Personal projects showcase 2017I
am exited to share the MYP Personal project showcase 2017 event.
Personal
project is a cumulative project each student is required to complete during their
final year in the MYP. It
provides an opportunity to investigate a topic of interest (RESEARCH), produce
a creative piece of work (PRODUCT) and reflect on the project process (REPORT) with a specific focus defined by one of the six the Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-47911780292616322662017-02-16T06:20:00.000-08:002017-02-16T06:20:24.893-08:00World Read Aloud DayToday is the World Read Aloud Day! Grade 5 students had fun listening to "The Book With No Pictures" an innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak that turns any reader, this time me, the teacher-librarian into a comedian. After that the students read books from the library out loud to friends in small group making discoveries as they were picking the Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-30366960054045765312016-12-27T04:37:00.002-08:002016-12-27T04:37:44.754-08:00First semester library fun - story in pictures.
We are inquirers. All lower school students have shelf-markers with personalized Learner profile attributes.
Grade 6 summers reading reports.
Grade 6 summers reading reports.
Grade 1 rights and responsibilities in the library.
Grade 1 rights and responsibilities in the library.
Haunted library
Where is the body?
Genre study - realistic fiction explained by Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-52327947274744949212016-11-27T03:53:00.000-08:002016-11-27T03:53:41.427-08:00Haunted library
At the beginning of this month ISE library once again transformed into the Haunted House. It is our school tradition that the Student Council with the help of upper school students hosts a haunted house in the library for lower school students during their Fall Party. It is an event everyone is looking for (except maybe the librarian, me). See below what I mean:)
This year an 11th Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-56406531909935847562016-11-27T02:55:00.001-08:002016-11-27T02:55:16.371-08:00IB Learner profiles in the library - MYP
Grade 6-8 students goal for understanding the IB Learner attributes was to explain these for younger, PYP students, using simple language and to find a picture book about that profile. Grade 6 students extended this activity into a read aloud in PYP classes during Library Days as the students wanted to share their explanations and books. They also made a picture/poster to go with the profile Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-8948238273709852682016-11-27T02:52:00.000-08:002016-11-27T02:52:21.161-08:00IB Learner profiles in the library - PYP
Open-minded: Never judge a book by it's cover.
At the beginning of this school year our IB Continuum team of PYP-MYP-DP Coordinators and teachers decided to focus on how to make IB learner profile visible in the school and implement the vocabulary and understanding of the attributes into daily teaching and learning.
Here at ISE I have two positions. I am a PreK-12 teacher-librarian and theKadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-72087206975212821922016-11-27T02:51:00.000-08:002016-11-27T02:51:56.999-08:00Reading dogs visit ISE Library during the Library DaysAs part of ISE Library days activities we had visits by Reading Dogs on Thursday and Friday before October break. Lower school students had a chance to get to know Täpi and Bree and their owners Ms. Tiiu and Ms. Kätlin. Some of our students were reading for the dogs. The purpose of a reading dog is to encourage and motivate students to read. For those interested these dogs can be booked for Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-82509696317277336342016-11-06T22:18:00.000-08:002016-11-06T22:18:24.908-08:00MYP Personal projects 2016-2017
Image source: http://alannamunro.com/blog/the-power-of-personal-projects
For the third year year 5 (grade 10) students are busy developing their personal projects. For the third year I am busy coordinating the process:) This school year we have a substantial group of fourteen adolescent learners with a range of interests that lead their explorations and projects. I am very happy to have a teamKadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-41576913301175325222016-10-31T06:15:00.000-07:002016-10-31T07:08:03.893-07:00Look what happened during the library days!
October is the International School Library Month. Estonian libraries also celebrate Library Days at the end of the month. ISE Library joined in the celebration during October 20th and 21st just before the fall break. Look at the photo gallery to see what went on during the library days at ISE. A great big thank you goes to Reelika Herkel for helping to brainstorm ideas for the library days, Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-25432375659400705892016-10-19T01:01:00.001-07:002016-10-19T01:01:41.241-07:00Library Days "Let's Meet in the Library" 2016October is the International School Library Month, Estonian libraries also celebrate Library Days at the end of the month. ISE Library joins in the celebration during October 20th and 21st.
ISE Library Days October 20th and 21st, 2016
Students participate in a variety of activities e.g. QR code quest to learn about the library and the resources it offers, MYP-PYP peer read aloud during the Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-5035538662908522982016-10-19T01:01:00.000-07:002016-10-19T01:01:27.687-07:00New reading lounge at ISE Library
At the end of last school year in spring 2016 I started planning the remodeling of our front room. It was my work space and not very user friendly. I wanted to make it welcoming and more accessible for all library patrons.
At the same time I recognized that our professional development collection was not used very much due to the way it was shelved following Dewey Classification numbers ending Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-3010141312622776582016-10-16T22:58:00.000-07:002016-10-16T22:58:56.202-07:00Realistic fiction with grade 4Here is the poster we made with realistic fiction explained by grade 4 and a definition from study.com
Grade 4: "Part of it (the story) is real and part of it is made up by the author. Characters and settings are imaginary. Some real facts may be in (the story). Write combines these two things (real and made up elements).
Study.com: "Realistic fiction is a genre consisting of stories that could Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-58234483466122359332016-10-15T03:16:00.000-07:002016-10-15T03:16:01.677-07:00Genre study - messing with students' mindsWhen we started a genre study with grade 4 students the first question: "What kind of books do you know?" caused no problems to the students. Answers fiction and nonfiction came easily and fast as I had anticipated. Describing these two kinds of books was not hard as well. Real, realistic (keep that in mind), true and not real, made-up and fake:) were some of the adjectives used. That was when I Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-64566026765761107802016-09-22T05:52:00.000-07:002016-09-22T05:52:24.342-07:00InSPIRing Conversations reflection
Spires of Prague photo: Dianne McKenzie
I did it! I lead a very successful conversation at the School Librarian Connection conference in Prague over the last weekend. I was sharing our school Human Library experiences. The presentation was very well received inspiring other librarians and teacher to apply this method at their schools and libraries. Right from the beginning I saw the light Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-1513622388080730222016-09-11T12:45:00.000-07:002016-09-11T12:45:19.993-07:00ReflectionsOne of our 7th grader made an interesting observation the other day. "Why did the IBO pick the Pokemon Go team colours for their programme logos?" See what I mean...PYP-team Instinct, MYP-team Valor and DP- team Mystic. I, personally, was pointing out the IB Learner Profile at the core of all Continuum programmes at that time. Being a Pokemon Go player myself the connection was cool but Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-58666036546706610042016-09-11T12:32:00.000-07:002016-09-11T12:32:18.051-07:00InSPIRing Conversations I am very excited to lead a conversation at the InSPIRing Converations Conference organized by the School Librarian Connections in Prague next week.
My conversation "Don't judge a book by the cover -The Human Library" shares our experience of hosting a Human Library at the International School of Estonia for the lower school students. I will be a book on loan titled "Human library-what, whyKadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-20605411179958728422016-09-08T04:36:00.001-07:002016-09-08T04:36:43.472-07:00Grade 5 welcomes new students in the libraryDuring their first visit to the library returning grade 5 students took on a role of library tour guides and showed our new students around the library introducing the areas and activities happening in the library. After the tour the new students reflected back about what they heard.
They noticed the World languages section, picture books for young readers, the artwork (the chair) displayed inKadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-78962537144880514302016-09-08T04:34:00.000-07:002016-09-08T04:34:27.908-07:00Grade 6 highlights from their summer readingsIn their MYP Language and literature class the 6th grades shared the highlights from summer readings through the attached banner book recommendations. The class, their teacher Ms. Kuhn and I agreed to display these in the library during the MYP Open house and keep these up for their peers to read and get inspired. Some of the titles are also available in the library and a few will arrive in the Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265130846321327509.post-89956559113353980372016-09-01T03:37:00.000-07:002016-09-01T03:37:09.485-07:00The room with a viewReturning in August I once again find the school surrounded by the construction sites. On top of this there are road works around the school and for getting to work I have to violate at least one traffic regulation... exciting? I decided to start recording the development of the apartment house that is being built at the back of the school from one of the library windows. Not much improvement Kadrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679280468244225543noreply@blogger.com0