2. 
As part of our strategic planning to manage
human, financial, and physical resources in our
school library, our team of professionals
collaborated to develop this action plan. We
have been allotted $1500 to enhance our
current collection and after reviewing the Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS), have
decided as a group to focus on standards 5LS1 From Molecules to Organisms and 5-LS2
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and
Dynamics. Our selections were not made
hastily – we referred to professional journals
and sites for reviews of informational resources
before adding them here today.

3. 
Our team consisted of SALT team
members and Science teachers Mrs. Kim
Kanofsky and Ms. Sam Crotty, as well as
our School Library Media Professional,
Ms. Lindsay Zucker.

4. In our presentation, Ms. Zucker will cover
the Next Generation Science Standards
we chose and why we chose them, our
collection policy, and our process when
choosing informational materials.
 Ms. Zucker is currently attending another
meeting regarding Common Core State
Standards and has pre-recorded an
introduction for us.
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5. 
Mrs. Kanofsky will discuss who will benefit
from these selections and how they will
benefit, how these new materials will meet
student and teacher needs matching
standards to the resources, and how we are
reaching out to our community to ensure
informational resources are not only in
place, but also that the community is
aware of how our students are benefitting.

6. 
Ms. Crotty will finish our presentation with
discussion of specific informational
resources that we have chosen and how
they will help students achieve the
highest level of understanding in these
content areas.

8. 
After meeting with our Science Subject
Area Leadership Team (SALT), we
determined that two standards in
particular require enhanced
informational resources. The first
standard for which we decided to
purchase informational materials is:
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5-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms:
Structures and Processes

9. 
The second standard we decided to
improve upon was 5-LS2 Ecosystems:
Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics.

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Collection Policy
Review professional sources like School Library
Journal and Booklist
Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Lakeshore Learning,
Davidson Titles, and Titlewave were our main
sources for purchasing informational resources
Met with Vendors from Davidson Titles, Baker &
Taylor, and Titlewave
Met as a group to review and discuss
Matched NGSS standards to CCSS to
informational resources

11. In our discussions with the Science Subject
Area Leadership Team (SALT), we knew that
the change in studying life
cycles, plants, water cycles, and
ecosystems from 4th grade to 5th grade
would also mean that we would need to
improve our selection of materials on these
topics to better serve our students. In our
efforts to improve student learning, we will :
 Order resources specifically for teachers
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12. Select appropriate informational resources
for our 5th grade students
 Provide students with
collaborative instructional time on how to
research in many platforms including
databases, print
materials, DVDs, experiments, and other
online resources.
 Incorporate CCSS requirements with NGSS
 Evaluate and assess progress of students
through student presentations, journal
entries, exit slips, polls
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13. It is important to be involved in
our community. Our school library media
professional will work with the local
public library to make sure that they:
 carry CCSS and NGSS materials for these
standards
 have several databases available for use
by students
 have trained staff available to teach
students how to use the databases

14. Our committee will also open up the
school library to the community through
an Open House:
 New information resources will be on
display
 Final projects will be on display
 Best presentations/representations will
be showcased and students will
present them to the community

15. What items we chose - Highlight of specific
materials:
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Teacher Resources
› Science for the Next Generation: Preparing for
the New Standards
› Teaching Students To Think Like Scientists:
Strategies Aligned With The Common Core And
Next Generation Science Standards
› Translating the NGSS for Classroom Instruction
› Using the Next Generation Science Standards
with Gifted and Advanced Students

16. 
Kits – As highlighted by Ms. Zucker
› Cells & Organisms Book Library - Gr. 4-6
› Decomposers – Set of 8 books
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DVDs
› Bill Nye – Food Web
› Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring The Earth To
Life
› Photosynthesis

17. 
Print Material (books, magazines, etc.)
› National Geographic for Kids
› Plants Discover Magazine
› Decomposers In The Food Chain (Library Of
Food Chains And Food Webs)
› Earth's Cycles Green Science Projects About
The Water Cycle eBook and Print Book

18. 
Already have a database - Science
Reference Center - Main Edition - "With
nearly a hundred full-text science
periodicals, over 340 full-text science
reference books and hundreds of full-text
biographies, Science Reference Center:
Main Edition satisfies the demand for
standards-based content by providing
teachers and librarians with articles
correlated to state and national curriculum
standards." - Ebsco Host website

19. We have also looked at what resources are already available for free.
Some of the free resources available include:
 Public Libraries - Databases free use with valid library card
› New Book of Popular Science database and Middle Search
Plus available through Vernon Public Library
› Gale Virtual Reference Library databases and Middle Search
Plus available at the Indian Trails Public Library
› Access Science database, Gale Virtual Reference Library
database, Science in Context database, and Student Resources
in Context database available through the Palatine Public
Library District
 Jumpstart Science Resources available at
http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/resources/science-resources

National Geographic Education (for
teachers) http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar
_a=1
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National Geographic Education (for kids)
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/kd/?ar_a=5

21. Contact us at any time:
(555) 955-3500