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After conducting a needs assessment and reviewing the data for South Lawrence Elementary, it was determined that the faculty would benefit from a lesson on using Tennessee Electronic Library in their classrooms or content area. According to the data from Gale group, there is an average of 39 TEL sessions per month at South Lawrence Elementary School. This is a relatively low number when looking at the student body number which is over 700 students in pre-K through eighth grade. In addition to the Gale data, a teacher survey indicates that the majority of teachers want instruction on resources available through the library. Of the faculty members who responded to the survey, over 55 percent would like the librarian to conduct more workshops and after school sessions regarding the library resources and how to use these resources. The school is divided into three wings. Each wing will have a separate lesson since they are grouped together by age groups. This lesson is designed for the sixth through the eighth grade teachers. Prior to the lesson, a survey will be given to the teachers to more accurately determine the use of technology and Tennessee Electronic Library in the classrooms. Use the “magic” coloring book to represent students’ skills before and after using Tennessee Electronic Library. The magic coloring book can be opened three ways. The first way shows blank pages. This would represent the students’ current skills in using Tennessee Electronic Library. It can also represent the students’ research skills. The next way to open the coloring book shows black and white line drawings. This can represent the building of research and thinking skills as TEL is integrated and taught to the students. The final way to open the coloring book reveals full color pictures. This represents the full use of TEL in the classroom and the continued and growing development of student skills.
 * Information Literacy Lesson Plan: Using Tennessee Electronic Library in the Sixth – Eighth Grade Classrooms **
 * Pre-Assessment: **
 * Goal: **
 * 1) Provide an opportunity for teachers to gain the skills needed to use Tennessee Electronic Library in their classrooms and to teach their students the use of TEL
 * Instructional Objective: **
 * 1) TLW(A) will become familiar with and integrate Tennessee Electronic Library resources into their curriculum(B). Seventy percent of the teachers attending the workshop will demonstrate mastery of this objective by creating and sharing at least one lesson utilizing Tennessee Electronic Library with other grade level teachers at a follow up meeting(C & D).
 * Materials, Media and Other Resources: **
 * Librarian: ** Computer, LCD projector, PowerPoint over Tennessee Electronic from the TENN-SHARE website, PowerPoint handouts, lesson plan examples, computer lab reservations, “Magic” Coloring Book, handouts on InfoBits and Junior Edition from Gale website.
 * Teachers (students): ** Computer, pencil and paper
 * Set Induction: **


 * Instructional Sequence: **
 * Librarian: **
 * Introduce lesson with the Magic Coloring Book
 * Handout presentation papers and present the PowerPoint
 * Walk teachers through logging onto TEL and viewing the databases available
 * Handout InfoBits information paper and demonstrate the use of InfoBits
 * Aid teachers as they explore InfoBits by using their content standards
 * Handout the Junior Edition information paper and demonstrate the use of Junior Edition
 * Aid teachers as they explore Junior Edition by using their content standards
 * Lead discussion developing lesson plans and using TEL in the classroom
 * Handout examples of lesson plans using TEL and set a time frame for meeting again to share plans developed by teachers
 * Teachers (students): **
 * Watch set induction
 * Take notes over presentation and ask questions
 * Log on to TEL and explore TEL databases; ask questions as needed
 * Take notes and ask questions about InfoBits
 * Explore InfoBits by choosing topics related to content area
 * Take notes and ask questions
 * Explore Junior Edition by choosing topics related to content area
 * Participate in a discussion on ways to use TEL in the classroom
 * Read over Lesson Plans and ask questions and discuss time frame for next meeting

Return to the magic coloring book. Repeat the set induction. At the end, have the teachers answer the following questions on their own paper. How are you going to integrate TEL into your curriculum so that your students’ skills are more like the colored pages of the book instead of the blank pages? What are some concerns that you have or problems that you anticipate with integrating TEL into your curriculum? What was the most important topic that you learned about during this session? The lesson meets the needs of less tech savvy teachers as well as those who are comfortable with using technology. By allowing teachers to explore both databases with their own content, teachers can work at their own pace and ask question as needed. Also, the lesson does not focus on the presentation part, but the actual use of the databases and discussion on how to use them in the classroom. The teachers will meet after they have had the chance to work on developing and implementing lessons that use TEL. During this time, they will be able to share plans, successes and problems that have occurred. The pre-assessment survey would be completed again to determine the actual use of TEL. This is a lesson that needs to occur during a faculty meeting or in-service day in not only the elementary schools but at the high school level. I fully expect to present this lesson at some point during my career because TEL is not used as much as it can be in the schools. Without the teacher’s guidance, many students will not use this valuable resource.
 * Closure: **
 * Adaptations and Extensions: **
 * Assessment: **
 * Reflection: **