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We deliver our library program using a hybrid online/face-to-face model.
This allows us to (EASEMI):

• Engage students in an ongoing conversation about learning
• Assess student learning organically - as it is occuring
• Share instructional responsibility with teachers
• Embed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) instruction across discilplines
• Model using social and collaborative tools to embed 21st century skills into the curriculum
• Involve community stakeholders in the instructional process

First Semester Research at NCHS:

Lesson 14 (revised 10/26/2010)

Class meets in health classroom

Instruction:

• Use FITT model and My Pyramid Tracker results (Dietary Guidelines & Nutrient Intake Ananlysis) to develop a list of keywords and research questions

Task(s) - due at the end of the period:

• list of at least six unique keywords relevant to your personal wellness, as defined by the FITT model, and using your personal results from My Pyramid Tracker.
• list of at least three research questions that will help you resolve a personal wellness issue raised by your My Pyramid Tracker results and the FITT model.

Homework - due at the beginning of the Lesson #15:

• Bring the keywords and questions you developed here in class today to class for lesson #15 (next class meeting). Be prepared to share these with the class, your teachers, and the librarians at the start of the period. You will also need to bring them to class for Lessons #16 and #17, so make sure you have them in a safe place!

Essential Questions:

• What do you need to be able to do to live a balanced life
• What do you need to know to live a balanced life?
• How can decisions about diet and exercise affect short and long term health?
• What foods should you eat and avoid?
• How can I research what affects my personal wellness?
• How do I use what I have learned to develop a plan to live a balanced life?
• What adjustments can you make to raise your wellness and fitness levels?

Additional Resources:
Better understand the health benefits and risks of each group:

Grain group
Vegetable group
Fruit group
Milk group
Meat and beans group
Fats
Calories

Link to passage of a book, The Anatomy of Sports Injuries , by Brad Walker, that explains the F.I.T.T. principle

Lesson 16 (updated 10/26/2010)

Class meets in library computer lab

Use Firefox!

Instruction:

• Use ProQuest Platinum database to locate one newspaper article that will help answer research questions developed during Lesson #15

Task(s) - due at the end of the period:

1. Take the My Personal Wellness ICT Pre-Test to measure your information literacy know-how. Be sure to click "Submit all and finish"
   
2. Watch the "ProQuest Platinum Lesson" video.Watch it all the way through the first time!
   
3. Using your list of keywords, and the research question you developed in lessons #14 and #15, find, print and email (@ncps-k12.org) to yourself a current (last two years) newspaper article from ProQuest Platinum (the big one) during class. Use the ProQuest interface to accomplish this (see below*).

Remember that you must go through the library database page to access ProQuest Platinum! Watch the video again, if you aren't sure how to do this.

UN: nchs
PW: library

The recent newspaper article (last two years) must be related to areas of concern, as described in the list of keywords and research questions from Lessons #14 and 15.

Homework - due at the beginning of Lesson #17:

• Read and highlight points from your ProQuest Platinum newspaper article that answer your research question(s).
  

• Type, in either Word, or Google Docs, a summary of your article (150-200 words), as it pertains to YOUR personal wellness. You may NOT copy and paste the ProQuest summary! That would be plagiarizing. Copy and paste the corrected ProQuest citation** to the top of your summary.
  

• Bring to class for next session (lesson #17)
• hard copy (paper) of your keywords and research questions (from Lessons #14 & 15) with you to class.Be prepared to share with your classmates.
• Bring a hard copy (paper) of your ProQuest Platinum newspaper article. Be prepared to share with your classmates.
• Bring a hard copy (paper)of your ProQuest Platinum newspaper article typed summary (that you prepared for Lesson #16 homework) to class with you for Lesson #17. Be prepared to share with your classmates.

Essential Questions:

• What do you need to be able to do to live a balanced life
• What do you need to know to live a balanced life?
• How can decisions about diet and exercise affect short and long term health?
• What foods should you eat and avoid?
• How can I research what affects my personal wellness?
• Why can't I just Google this?
• Why use a database?
  

Related Resources:

www.nchslmc.org Database icon (blue computer), Username: nchs Password: library, ProQuest Platinum (the big one)

Your ncps email address ends in ncps-k12.org

Handouts from the video

My Personal Wellenss - Lesson #16 (2010) from michelle luhtala on Vimeo.

Sample search, as shown in video:

**Here is the screenshot that shows you how to fix the ProQuest Platinum MLA citation

*Here is how to print, email and cite the article using the ProQuest Interface:

• You may only use 30 seconds or less of any commercially marketed song (i.e. Arcade Fire, Jay-Z, Radiohead, Taylor Swift or The Beatles - the stuff you have to buy in order to own it legally)
  
• You must attribute credit for images accessed on the web (unless through Creative Commons - see below)
  
• If you borrow dialog or a description of your book, be sure to attribute credit to the source.
  

NCHS Music Tech compositions




Creative Commons MP3 files:
http://www.jamendo.com/en/creativecommons
http://www.goingware.com/tips/legal-downloads.html#websites

Free midi files:
http://www.mididb.com/
http://rock.mididb.com/
http://www.musicrobot.com/
http://www.classicalarchives.com/midi.html

Uploading a Book Trailer to Destiny from michelle luhtala on Vimeo.

Additional Resources:

• Storyboard template
• Book Trailer rubric
  

9th grade

My Personal Wellness

• Unit organizer
• Student assignment
• Library lessons
  • Lesson 14
  • Lesson 16
  • Lesson 18
  • Lesson 19
  • Lesson 20
• Library assessments
  • Pre-assessment
  • Post-assessment
  • Annotated bibliography
    
    • rubric
    • evaluation tool
  • Evaluation survey

10th grade

Napoleon's trial