Portfolio of Coursework and Lesson Plans

Fall 2004

Education and Social Issues (EDUC H520)
Instructor: Dr. Donald Warren

Title I in Monroe County Elementary Schools (PDF document)

Spring 2005

Information Sources and Services (SLIS L524)
Instructor: Dr. Lokman Meho

George Rogers Clark and the Revolutionary War in Indiana - A Pathfinder

Fall 2005

Information Inquiry for Teachers (SLIS L551)
Instructor: Dr. Annette Lamb

Traveling with Kids in Italy - An Inquiry Project

• The Process
• The Product

Media specialist/teacher collaboration, in the format of a journal article

• "Spotlight on Collaboration" (PDF document)

Inquiry-based Curriculum Units

• Second Grade - Animal Adaptation
• Sixth Grade - Global Warming

Elementary Curriculum (EDUC E535)
Instructor: Dr. Carol-Anne Hossler

Children's Literature for Reading Instruction in the Elementary Classroom (PDF document)

Information Architecture for the Web (SLIS L571)

Website created: Childs Elementary School Library

Spring 2006

The School Library Media Specialist (SLIS L553)
Instructor: Linda Mills, MLS

INSPIRE Database Lesson (PDF document)

Annual Report Newsletter (PDF document)

Trade Books in Elementary Classrooms (EDUC L559)
Instructor: Dr. Mitzi Lewison

Harlem Renaissance WebQuest

Evaluation of Library Resources and Services (SLIS L651)
Instructor: Dr. Tom Nisonger

A Checklist Evaluation of an Elementary School Library Through its Online Public Access Catalog (PDF document)

Collection Evaluation in a School Library Media Center: An In-Depth Look at the Dewey 700s Class (large PDF document)

Summer 2006

Electronic Materials for Children and Young Adults
Instructor: Dr. Annette Lamb

Explorers: A Guide to Resources for Student Researchers

Database Guide: Finding Images with Kids Search Image Collection

Two Sides to Every Story: A WebQuest on Colonization

Fall 2006

Student Teaching Practicum/Internship
Templeton Elementary School
Supervising Teacher: Laura Hall, MLS

Library Location and Dewey Decimal Lesson

• Lesson Plans
• Library Map
• Overhead Guide for Types of Books and Dewey Classification
• Dewey Decimal Classification
• Library Scavenger Hunt

Web Page Evaluation and Internet Searching Lesson

• Lesson Plans
• Internet Quiz
• The 5 Ws of Website Evaluation
• Boolean Searching Worksheet
• Website Evaluation Assignment

Website Citation Lesson

• Lesson Plans
• Citation Assignment

Technology Projects

• Staff Guide to Creating Digital Videos
• Staff Guide to Setting Up the SmartBoard

Student Teaching Practicum/Internship
Jackson Creek Middle School
Supervising Teacher: Kristina McGlaun, MLS

Banned Book Week Lesson and Book Talks

• Banned and Challenged Books Lesson
• Book Talk Notes
• List of Banned Books by American Authors

8th Grade Language Arts - Great American Author Resumes

• Big6 Guide
• Research Questions

7th Grade Business Technology - Search Strategies and the E-Library Database

• Lesson Plans
• Internet Quiz
• Finding Keywords
• Boolean Searching Exercise

7th Grade ALPS Language Arts Mock Book Challenge Pathfinder

Technology Projects

Presentation at Meeting for New Faculty
• What is a SmartBoard?
• Presentation Outline

Fall 2007

Volunteer Projects

• Bulletin Boards