Teacher Tips and Tools

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ASSESSMENT TOOLS	CITING SOURCES	GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS	ONLINE DATABASES & CATALOGS	PRODUCTS
ALERT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS	QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES	SEARCH SKILLS	VIEWING PDF FILES	INFORMATION LITERACY: NINE STANDARDS STUDENT LEARNING
	Alert the Baltimore County Public Library of your students' research assignment. They will be prepared to assist them with their information needs.

The following is a list of Teacher Tips and Tools that will help enhance research
and information literacy skills for you and your students:

Assessment Tools Demonstrate mastery of content knowledge and process skills by knowing in advance the criteria for assessment. Elementary Grades    Products  Research Process  Reading/Writing Secondary Grades    Products  Research Process  Reading/Writing Elementary Product Assessments (Elementary) Bulletin Board Display Conducting a Survey and Constructing a Data Table Display Newspaper Article Nonfiction Booklet or Pamplet Oral Interview Oral Presentation Poster Web Page Research Process Assessments (Elementary) Concept Map/Graphic Organizer Graphic Organizer Group Work Research Module - Student Self-Assessment Research Module - Teacher Assessment Reading/Writing Assessments (Elementary) Language in Use ((MSDE Scoring Rule) Responding to Literature-Analyzing Information Responding to Literature-Locating Information Writing to Inform (MSDE Scoring Rubric) Writing to Inform (MSDE Scoring Rule) Writing to Persuade (MSDE Scoring Rule) Writing to Persuade (MSDE Scoring Rubric) Writing for Personal Expression (MSDE Scoring Rubric) Writing to Express Personal Ideas (MSDE Scoring Rule)  Create Your Own Performance Task Assessment! Secondary Product Assessments (Secondary) Bulletin Board Display Business Letter Investigating a Controversial Issue Integrated Task: Controversial Issue Editorial/letter to the Editor Multimedia Presentation Newspaper Articles Oral Report with Visuals Designing a Webpage Poster Skit Slide Show or Photo Essay Process Assessments (Secondary) Idea Web/Graphic Organizer Group Work Student Self-Assessment Rubric for Research Module Teacher Assessment Rubric for Student Research Module Reading/Writing Assessments (Secondary) Expository (Nonfiction) Writing Analyzing Information from Reading Language in Use (MSDE Scoring Rule) Locating Information from Reading Reading Rubric (MSDE Generic Rubric) Writing to Inform (MSDE Scoring Rubric) Writing to Inform (MSDE Scoring Rule) Writing for Personal Expression (MSDE Scoring Rubric) Writing to Express Personal Ideas (MSDE Scoring Rule) Writing to Persuade (MSDE Scoring Rubric) Writing to Persuade (MSDE Scoring Rule) Writer's Guide for Nonfiction  Create Your Own Performance Task Assessment! Other Assessments on the Internet Ask Dr. Rubric Assessment Authentic Assessment in ESL Classrooms Creating Meaningful Performance Assessments

Citing Resources-incorporating appropriate source materials into original work and giving appropriate credit  MLA-Bibliographic Citation Form Guide

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Graphic Organizers- sites and software relating to a variety of graphic organizers.

Online Databases & Catalogs   Full text magazines, newspapers, selected boks, radio/TV transcripts, and maps. Only secondary schools (6-12 ) within Baltimore County Public Schools which purchased rights to access from schools and home. Type in ID & password provided by library media specialist. Baltimore County Public Library. Click icon to access online encyclopedias, full text magazines, newspapers, and other reference sources. Please note that some databases require that you have an Internet account with the Baltimore County Public Library and/or a Baltimore County Public Library card. CARLweb Click here to access the Baltimore County Public Library online catalog of books and other materials available at the public libraries. Click CATALOG/Reserve an Item located on the navigation bar.

Products-llists a variety of tasks for performance-based student learning.

Questioning Techniques-getting students to demonstrate increasingly sophisticated levels of mastery by means of hierarchy questioning Dr. Jamie MacKenzie's Questioning Toolkit

Search Skills-are those skills that allow students to find specific information, learn to evaluate the content of that information and to use it appropriately. Here is a listing of sites for you to visit to help improve both the research skills of the student and teacher. Using Encyclopedias and Comparing Print and CD-ROM Versions Evaluating Web Sites Hierarchial Search Tips Comparing Search Engines Making and Using Bookmarks/Favorites BCPL WOW Online Catalog

Viewing PDF Files-If the PDF files do not work in the modules, check here for direction on setting up your computer.

HAPPY SEARCHING!