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Marijel Melo; Laura March – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
Can LIS curricula dedicated to makerspaces provide an authentic learning experience for future librarians interested in makerspace-adjacent careers? This article presents a case study in which an authentic learning framework is applied to a newly developed LIS graduate-level course on makerspaces. We detail how one class project--entitled…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Learning Experience, Shared Resources and Services, Library Education
Eyster, Grace L. – Sci Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Books, Library Facilities, Library Skills, Resource Materials
Frinsko, William; Drew, George M. – Elementary English, 1972
Article's purpose is to acquaint teachers with the variety of index entries that children will encounter in their use of references. (Author)
Descriptors: Indexes, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Reference Materials
Grubbs, Frank – North Carolina Journal for the Social Studies, 1988
Presents nine points that should be considered by teachers and students when writing social studies research papers for History Day and other competitions. Discusses themes, footnotes, annotated bibliographies, sources, proofing, introductions, conclusions, the use of school libraries, and the typing of papers. (GEA)
Descriptors: Competition, High Schools, Library Skills, Social Studies
Spitzer, Kathleen L. – Book Report, 2000
Provides examples of activities to help student learn to critically evaluate information from the World Wide Web based on the Big6 approach to library and information skills instruction. Lists criteria for evaluating Web sites and describes how to relate activities to student projects so relevant Web sites can be used. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluative Thinking, Information Skills

Farber, Evan I. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1984
While the term paper can be a worthwhile teaching device, the project must be carefully structured to be effective. Creative teachers can devise other, equally effective activities to extend student knowledge of and skills in using library resources, such as writing annotated bibliographies, practical research assignments, and projects to evaluate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Assignments, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Berg, David W.; And Others – Instructor, 1972
Describes four projects to help pupils become more effective and efficient researchers, a skill they will use now as well as in high school, college and adult life. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary School Students, Library Materials, Library Skills

Dionisio, Marie – Voices from the Middle, 1997
Describes a year-long project which combined the curricula of a language arts class, a library skills class, and an art class as 3 teachers and 163 sixth-grade students designed and created a 58-foot mural depicting the Dewey Decimal System. Notes that the mural adorns the school library and assists library users in locating the volumes they seek.…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Dewey Decimal Classification, Grade 6, Integrated Curriculum
Kessig, Moya; Zsiray, Stephen W., Jr. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1989
Use of the library media collection can enhance gifted programing as students learn information-retrieval skills while completing student projects. Especially important areas of the library media collection include current events, literature, and biographical information. (PB)
Descriptors: Biographies, Current Events, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted

Egan, Philip J. – College Teaching, 1992
College students are often reluctant to use libraries, despite the resources available there. Teachers assigning projects that require research might also require conferences with students in the library, possibly in small groups, to provide assistance in preliminary stages. This helps students locate and use varied information sources and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students

Gradnauer, Tom – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1993
This article describes a social studies project for deaf students, which used the search for information concerning people with deafness to develop student skills in creating and interpreting various kinds of charts and graphs. (DB)
Descriptors: Charts, Deafness, Graphs, Information Sources

Hansen, Kathleen A. – Research Strategies, 1992
Describes a course on information gathering and evaluation that is required for journalism and mass communication majors at the University of Minnesota. Search strategies and the search process are emphasized; weekly assignments and requirements for the final project are explained; and goals and objectives of the course are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Course Objectives, Higher Education
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Provides fully developed library media activities designed to be used in connection with specific curriculum units, including art, health, reading and language arts, science, and social studies. For each activity, the objective of the exercise, resources, instructional roles of librarians and teachers, procedures involved, evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Learning Resources Centers
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1996
Giving students a chance to associate numbers with subjects can be useful in speeding their location of desired print or nonprint materials and helping students feel independent when browsing. A matching game for helping students learn the Dewey numbers is presented. Instructions for the library media specialist or teacher, instructions for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dewey Decimal Classification, Educational Games, Elementary Education

Wilson, Heidi A.; Castner, Frank L. – English Journal, 1999
Describes the Multiple Intelligence search (used by the author with 6th and 9th graders) based on Ken Macrorie's "I-Search" and Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Describes the process as students conducted a search using library resources and technology; became experts on topics they are passionate about; created a professional…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 6, Grade 9, Library Skills