MeetingoftheMinds

Examples of collaborative projects for Meeting of the Minds Event Thursday, 11/29/12 at Dominican University. The event was a discussion of the power of collaboration between teachers and librarians for which several Highland staff members participated on the panel.


 * Research Projects and Grade Level/School-Wide Collaboration**
 * Research Manual
 * Science Fair

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 * Integrating Technology and Literacy**
 * [|Student Newsletter Sample 1]
 * [|Student Newsletter Sample 2]

This project brought authors like Joseph Bruchac, S. A. Bodeen, Catherine Thimmesh, and more into classrooms virtually to interact with our students.
 * GRANT PROJECTS**
 * Skype an Author** - write up of our project in the[| Libertyville Patch]
 * Write in the Middle** - our school's literary magazine. Founded during the 2008-2009, this literary and art publication was born from the desire to give students a larger audience for their work. A team of teachers and the school librarian work with students to publish the accepted submissions annually.

Developing our own professional learning community to work toward implementing the Common Core State Standards. One text some of the people are reading is //Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading// by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst.
 * COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS**
 * Study Group**

Working with larger groups to tackle text complexity issues and ways to evaluate text. And creating ways to change and transform instruction to help students meet standards.


 * Other Examples**
 * Mock Election**
 * Mystery Night**