Alithea Price-Pearlstein Collection Development Plan FRIT 7134 Spring 2013 March 12, 2013 Description of the environment

t I conducted my collection development plan on Camp Creek Elementary media center in Gwinett County, GA where my sister-in-law is a special education teacher. The school serves grades Pre-K kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is comprised of 73 full time teachers which include 2 gifted and 4 resource teachers, an ESOL teacher, a self contained special education kindergarten class and special needs Pre-Kindergarten class. The school has a total of 970 students with gender population of 55% male and 45% female. The school population is comprised of 51% white, 17% Asian, 17% black, 8% Hispanic, and 1% Native American. In 2011 Camp Creek met AYP. The CRCT scores showed students met or exceeded expectation on Reading/Language Arts with 98.4% accuracy and on Mathematics with 97.7% accuracy. My collection development plan focused on GPS 3rd grade Earth Science: rocks, minerals, soil and fossils. There are seven 3rd classes and a total of 174 students with about 25 students per class. There are five gifted certified 3rd grade teachers and 35 gifted students reading at least at a 4.5 Accelerated Reading level. The 3rd students met or exceeded CRCT requirements in each subject with a 96% accuracy in Science requirements, 99% in Reading, 97% in Mathematics, 99% Language Arts, and 97% Social Studies. There are a total of 19 special education students, 35 gifted students, and 5 ESOL students in 3rd grade. The media center collection is a bright and inviting environment for students to visit. The average age of the all resources is 1998 and a total of 24,100 books including AV titles with 31,297 copies in the collection. There are many resources in the library such as 1,252 AV items, 1,052 book sets, 296 reference, 24 Braille, 71 books with tape, 64 big books and 1,092

professional books. The daily average of circulation is between 450-500 books. There is a literary criticism database for Gwinnett County schools available to the middle and high school students, but none for the elementary level. This database can be accessed by all students through an Online Research Library site that contains all of the databases from GALILEO. Curriculum review/mapping Grade: 3rd Topic: Rocks, Minerals and Fossils GA Performance Standards: Earth Science S3E1.Students will investigate the physical attributes of rocks and soils. a. Explain the difference between a rock and a mineral. b. Recognize the physical attributes of rocks and minerals using observation (shape, color, and texture), measurement, and simple tests (hardness). c. Use observation to compare the similarities and differences of texture, particle size, and color in top soils (such as clay, loam or potting soil, and sand). d. Determine how water and wind can change rocks and soil over time using observation and research. S3E2.Students will investigate fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago. a. Investigate fossils by observing authentic fossils or models of fossils or view information resources about fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago. b. Describe how a fossil is formed. AASL Standard for 21st Century Learner: 1 Inquire, think critically, gain knowledge 1.1 Skills 1.1.1 Follow an inquiry-based process in seeking knowledge in curricular subjects, and make the real-world connection for using this process in own life. 1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning 1.1.3 Develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search for new understanding. 2 Learners use skills, resources, & tools to draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge. 2.1 Skills 2.1.1 Continue an inquiry-based research process by applying critical-thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge. 2.1.2 Organize knowledge so that it is useful.

2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations. Common Core Georgia Performance Standards ELACC3RI1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. ELACC3RI4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area. ELACC3RI7: Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

Key Units of Study Standard Unit Activities Assessment Product GPS: S3E1a., Rocks and S3E1b. Minerals AASL 21st Century: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 2.1.2 Common Core GPS: ELACC3RI4,
ELACC3RI7

Teacher Data

Compare and Contrast Key Vocabulary and find 2 informational resources Begin a K part of KWL Chart on Soil and find 2 informational resources Create a four square to sequence how something turns into a fossil and find 2 informational resources.

Illustration of the Rock Cycle including a complete sentence describing each step. Complete KWL chart making at least 2-4 L statements

Gifted Students complete product with additional vocabulary. Gifted Students will complete KWL with a Q for Questions Gifted Students work in pairs to compare and contrast how a print, plant, and organism become a fossil

GPS: S3E1.c, S3E1.d AASL 21st Century: 1.1.3, 2.1.1,2.1.2, 2.1.3

Common Core GPS: ELACC3RI4

Rocks and Soil

GPS: S3E2.a, S3E2.b AASL 21st Century: 1.1.1, 1.1.2 Common Core GPS:
ELACC3RI4, ELACC3RI7

Fossils

Construct one sentence and illustration per square in the order in which something becomes a fossil.

Collection Evaluation My collection evaluation on 3rd grade Earth Science was chosen based on my fond memories from teaching this grade level for 3 years. This was the Science unit I looked forward to teaching each year knowing there were materials available to complete exciting science experiments in the classroom. The Earth Science state standards focus on rocks, minerals, soil and fossils. I do not recall there being many literacy resources at the school where I taught, so I curious about the materials available at Camp Creek Elementary. The media center is divided into 4 distinct sections. The 1st section is the Everybodys books/Fiction. There is a space is the center for classes to read, on the left is the Everybodys section and on the right are general fiction books. The 2nd space is a classroom set of computers where the media specialist teaches classes one daily for Kindergarten students and one at the beginning of the school year for Accelerated Reader basics. These computers are available to teachers for to sign up their classes. This section also has six additional computers for students to complete AR quizzes or complete individual research. The 3rd section is a set of tables with an overhead screen for classes or small groups. The walls surrounding this section contain Braille books and machines for the Parkview School cluster, biography, and reference materials. The 4th section is filled with non-fiction books, a small sitting area for students and magazines. The AV materials are located in a separate room. The 5th grade students have their own laptop computer room shared among the nine classes. The materials for my selection were mostly found in the Everybody or Non-Fiction section of the library. There were very few books in the Easy or Fiction section of the media center. The condition of the books was good each indicated the correct dewey number, section and was labeled for AR. The selection has a series of books created by State Standards

Publishing that completely aligns with the curriculum for 2nd and 3rd grades. These books are from Capstone Press a popular vendor in Gwinnett County who handles many publishers. These books are available in both print and eBooks are more recent publication in the collection in 2011 compared to the average age of the media centers collection. The series is non-fiction and each book has a AR test for students to complete. The media center uses the Destiny Follect system to make reports on the collection. The chart below summarizies the circulation and totals of library section where the majority of books for Earth Science materials can be found. Range Copy with date 500-599 1,828 2001 (12yrs) Average Age Circulation Total 23,452 (4.25%) 600-699 841 2001 (12yrs) 13,761 (2.49%) FIC 4,048 1997 (16 yrs) 101,198 (18.32%) ENF 2,983 2001 (12 yrs.) 77,651 (14.06%) Collection Copy Count 1,828 (5.87%) 841 (2.70%) 4,048 (13.00%) 2,984 (9.58%)

In looking at the collection for my topic I discovered that many of the resources were geared towards the upper grades, mostly for grades 4-6 including titles and series. For example the book Fossil Fuels by Marcia Zappa has a reading level for 5th grade, but is geared toward 3rd

through 6th grade. There are titles in the selection targeted for the lower grade levels K-3rd, but the AR quizes are geared towards 5th grader or higher. This can be challenging for the students and teachers to choose an appropriate title in the selection due to the publisher not aligning the reading level with the interest level. For example Rocks and Minerals by Caroline Bingham is targeted for grades K-3, but the reading level is 4.3. This is a school that encourages students to read for many purposes and embraces the Accelerated Reading program to further student reading goals. Materials Order and Budget Summary For my materials order I used Titlewave, Perma-Bound and Bound to Stay Books. This was an extremely lengthy process and I had trouble finding enough materials to complete my budget. I found a majority of titles were for reading levels of at a middle school level. I choose some materials that went to a reading of 5.5 due to the large number of gifted students in the 3rd grade. The majority of DVDs were either geared toward middle school grades or had an old publishing date. I tried to find fictional materials for my topic, since this is a topic typically only found in the non-fiction books. I feel I did an excellent job selecting materials making sure I chose a variety including Spanish and Multicultural books. I found additional resources on variety of websites which can be on the web 2.0 site: http://www.scoop.it/t/collection-development-rocks-minerals-soil-and-fossilsn-fiction

Resources

Perma-Bound Titlewave

https://www.perma-bound.com/library/ http://www.titlewave.com/index.html http://www.btsb.com/index.php http://www.campcreekschool.com/home.htm

Bound to Stay Bound Books Camp Creek Elementary Schoo l AASL

http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_L earningStandards.pdf Common Core Standards http://www.corestandards.org/resources

Georgia Common Core Standards https://www.georgiastandards.org/CommonCore/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_ELA_Grade3_Standards.pdf Georgia Deparment of Education Scoop It https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/default.aspx

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