Day 1

Surveyor with theodolite(?) in the mountains of Alaska, 1899

Surveyor with theodolite(?) in the mountains of Alaska, 1899. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Miscellaneous Items in High Demand.

Understanding Goal Understanding Goal

Less is more when building LibraryQuests.

Investigative Question Investigative Question

What is a practical, useful, and interesting task for the LibraryQuest?

By the end of Day 1:

  • Draft Teacher Sections: #7 Introduction, #8 Learners, and #9 Standards.
  • Draft more than one idea for Student sections #2 Introduction and #3 Task

Day 1 Schedule:

Time Activity
9:00 - 10:15 New information:
  • Who are we? Name, assignment, ice breaker (15 min)
  • Mountain Climber (15 min)
  • Notebook Resources (10 min)
  • LibraryQuest Template (15 min)
  • Today’s Goals: planning sheet, learning goals, possible situations & tasks ( 5 min)
10:30 - 11:30 Work time - explore current LibraryQuests, learning goals, situations, tasks
11:30 - 12:00 Sharing and feedback – whole group
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1:45

LOC search tis and save tips
2:00 - 2:45 Search time
2:45 - 3:00

Wrap-up, Exit Card: What are your LOC search questions?