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Teacher Resources: Library Services

Our Mission and Commitment to You

AISM Library Mission Statement:

"The AISM library is a vibrant community hub that champions inquiry, sparks wonder, and celebrates booklove."

The AISM Library staff is here to support YOU and your students and to make your job easier! Please peruse this page for an overview of the services we offer. If you are looking for something and do not see it listed, please just ask! We are here to serve and are always striving to improve our offerings.

You are ALWAYS welcome to bring your classes to the library. We have two floors and a lot of space! We have more than TEN collaborative work areas and have airplay and Apple TV on all our screens. Additonally, you are always welcome to use the coffee / tea station on the third floor where you can also take a moment to gaze out at the sea.

Research Support & Information Literacy

  • Generating research questions
  • Smart search strategies & understanding how to read a Google search results page
  • Using Wikipedia strategically & understanding the Talk tab and ratings
  • Using virtual library subscriptions and tools
  • Using database filters; how to read a scholarly (peer-reviewed) article
  • Exploring ebooks in Sora (part of Overdrive)
  • Using PowerNotes to take notes on online articles and to generate outlines (NEW product for 23-24!)
  • Tracking sources using MyBib
  • Note-making systems
  • Source evaluation using OPCVL
  • Close reading strategies
  • Reading for bias
  • Graphic organizers
  • Language of analysis sentence stems to sharpen analytical writing skills
  • Working with primary & secondary sources
  • Integrating quotes
  • Sign-posting critical thinking

Digital Citizenship Classes

These sessions can include any of the following geared toward the specific grade level or targeting specific needs of learners:

  • Upstanding vs. Bystanding Behavior
  • Digital Footprints & Digital Identity
  • Finding Credible News
  • Copyright & Fair Use
  • Balanced Use of Technology
  • Dialing Down Digital Drama
  • Big Data & You

Lesson Enrichment

  • Book talks for ANY genre or connected to ANY unit or subject
  • Genius hour / passion projects- happy to launch this with any grade level
  • Personal Project & Extended Essay support classes 
  • Libguide or Book Creator curated resources to augment any topic / unit
  • AISM Library Youtube playlists of video content to accompany your units
  • Zoom sessions with authors & subject-area experts
  • Integrating Visible Thinking Routines or Adaptive Schools moves into lessons
  • Presentation skills / public speaking
  • Digital Citizenship Lessons on a wide range of topics

Cultivating #Booklove

  • How to choose a book
  • When to abandon a book
  • Genre-tasting sessions
  • Speed-dating with books
  • Getting to know ourselves as readers
  • Library scavenger hunts
  • Author studies
  • Resources for book recommendations and read-alikes
  • Goodreads account creation (grades 8 and up) to track reading, to-be-read lists (TBR), and want-to-read (WTR) lists

Ed Tech Tools

  • Google products (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Keep, Forms, Sites, Earth, Maps)
  • Book Creator
  • Newsela implementation
  • Padlet
  • Flipgrid
  • Thinglink
  • Comic Life
  • Garageband (podcasting)
  • Using Turnitin Similarity Index Reports

Special Library Events and Global Days

  • Guest Mozambican author Paulina Chiziane September 2023 (exact date t.b.d.)
  • Dot Day15 September 2023
  • Banned Book Week 1-7 October 2023
  • Digital Citizenship Week 16-2 October 2023
  • Computer Science Education Week (December 2023- dates not out yet)
  • Holiday Fun (ornament-making, riddles, crafts) 13-14 December 2023 
  • Black History Month February 2024
  • World Read Aloud Day 7 February 2024
  • Writer-in-Residence Karl Nova 5-9 February 2024
  • Valentine-Making in the Library 12-14 February 2024
  • Mozambican Women's Day 8 March 2024
  • Poetry Week April 2024 (t.b.d.)
  • World Book Day 23 April 2024
  • World Malaria Day (WHO) 25 April 2024
  • Community Book Exchange 26 April 2024
  • International Day Against Transphobia, Homophobia, Biphobia 17 May 2024
  • Africa Day 25 May
  • International Tabletop Games Day 1 June
  • World Ocean Day 7 June