This document provides demographic information about Las Vegas, Nevada and discusses the impacts of secondhand smoke. It notes that Las Vegas has a population of over 2 million people and the major industries are gambling and tourism. Unemployment in Las Vegas is linked to unhealthy behaviors like increased smoking. The document then discusses the health effects of secondhand smoke, noting that it contains over 7,000 chemicals including 69 that cause cancer. Exposure to secondhand smoke is estimated to cause 41,000 deaths in the US each year and increases risks for heart disease, Alzheimer's, and other health issues.
Sirs analysis and classroom connectionsangelabulloch
SIRS Issues Researcher is a database that provides students with high-quality sources on controversial topics for argument writing. The document outlines how a teacher would introduce ninth grade students to the database through a demonstration on the smart board. The teacher would show students the main features and navigation of the site. They would then model an advanced search on the risks of texting and driving to demonstrate how to effectively search within the database. Finally, students would get hands-on practice exploring and searching the database on their own. The goal is for students to learn how to utilize the database's argument resources for their own research and writing.
Sirs analysis and classroom connectionsangelabulloch
SIRS Issues Researcher is a database that provides students with high-quality sources on controversial topics for argument writing. The document outlines how a teacher would introduce ninth grade students to the database through a demonstration on the smart board. The teacher would show students the main features and navigation of the site. They would then model an advanced search on the risks of texting and driving to demonstrate how to effectively search within the database. Finally, students would get hands-on practice exploring and searching the database on their own. The goal is for students to learn how to utilize the database's argument resources for their own research and writing.
The author is completing their practicum hours working in the school library. They are overseeing the book ordering process for the upcoming school year and conducting the annual library inventory. For the book ordering, the author is researching titles from award lists and other sources to create a balanced collection. They are also asking teachers for input on titles to support classroom curriculum. The inventory process is allowing the author to become familiar with the entire library collection as they scan barcodes on each item into the automated system. Some barcodes are not uniformly placed, slowing down the inventory work.
The document discusses how book covers influence student choices in school libraries, with surveys finding that covers are the top factor in fiction selection for both boys and girls. While the idiom "don't judge a book by its cover" is meant to advise looking beyond appearances, students often judge books primarily by their covers. The document suggests strategies for librarians to promote books with less attractive covers, such as through book talks, displays, contests, and viewing the library space like a bookstore with attractive merchandising. Librarians are encouraged to educate students about how covers are marketing tools rather than reflective of a book's quality and to advocate looking beyond the cover.
This document is a library guide from Snowcrest Junior High on plagiarism. It defines plagiarism as claiming another's words or ideas without giving them credit, which is considered cheating and illegal. While others' ideas can be used to strengthen writing if they are paraphrased, summarized, and cited correctly. The guide provides examples of how to avoid plagiarism and lists additional resources on the topic like books, articles, websites, and videos to help students properly cite sources and write using their own words.
This document provides information and resources about plagiarism for students at Snowcrest Junior High. It defines plagiarism as claiming another's words or ideas without giving proper credit, which is considered cheating and illegal. While others' work can be used to strengthen writing if sources are cited correctly, plagiarism has consequences students should avoid. The document lists various articles, websites, and books that provide guidance on how to take notes, summarize, paraphrase, and give proper credit to avoid plagiarism when writing.
This document provides demographic information about Las Vegas, Nevada and discusses the impacts of secondhand smoke. It notes that Las Vegas has a population of over 2 million people and the major industries are gambling and tourism. Unemployment in Las Vegas is linked to unhealthy behaviors like increased smoking. The document then discusses the health effects of secondhand smoke, noting that it contains over 7,000 chemicals including 69 that cause cancer. Exposure to secondhand smoke is estimated to cause 41,000 deaths in the US each year and increases risks for heart disease, Alzheimer's, and other health issues.
Sirs analysis and classroom connectionsangelabulloch
SIRS Issues Researcher is a database that provides students with high-quality sources on controversial topics for argument writing. The document outlines how a teacher would introduce ninth grade students to the database through a demonstration on the smart board. The teacher would show students the main features and navigation of the site. They would then model an advanced search on the risks of texting and driving to demonstrate how to effectively search within the database. Finally, students would get hands-on practice exploring and searching the database on their own. The goal is for students to learn how to utilize the database's argument resources for their own research and writing.
Sirs analysis and classroom connectionsangelabulloch
SIRS Issues Researcher is a database that provides students with high-quality sources on controversial topics for argument writing. The document outlines how a teacher would introduce ninth grade students to the database through a demonstration on the smart board. The teacher would show students the main features and navigation of the site. They would then model an advanced search on the risks of texting and driving to demonstrate how to effectively search within the database. Finally, students would get hands-on practice exploring and searching the database on their own. The goal is for students to learn how to utilize the database's argument resources for their own research and writing.
The author is completing their practicum hours working in the school library. They are overseeing the book ordering process for the upcoming school year and conducting the annual library inventory. For the book ordering, the author is researching titles from award lists and other sources to create a balanced collection. They are also asking teachers for input on titles to support classroom curriculum. The inventory process is allowing the author to become familiar with the entire library collection as they scan barcodes on each item into the automated system. Some barcodes are not uniformly placed, slowing down the inventory work.
The document discusses how book covers influence student choices in school libraries, with surveys finding that covers are the top factor in fiction selection for both boys and girls. While the idiom "don't judge a book by its cover" is meant to advise looking beyond appearances, students often judge books primarily by their covers. The document suggests strategies for librarians to promote books with less attractive covers, such as through book talks, displays, contests, and viewing the library space like a bookstore with attractive merchandising. Librarians are encouraged to educate students about how covers are marketing tools rather than reflective of a book's quality and to advocate looking beyond the cover.
This document is a library guide from Snowcrest Junior High on plagiarism. It defines plagiarism as claiming another's words or ideas without giving them credit, which is considered cheating and illegal. While others' ideas can be used to strengthen writing if they are paraphrased, summarized, and cited correctly. The guide provides examples of how to avoid plagiarism and lists additional resources on the topic like books, articles, websites, and videos to help students properly cite sources and write using their own words.
This document provides information and resources about plagiarism for students at Snowcrest Junior High. It defines plagiarism as claiming another's words or ideas without giving proper credit, which is considered cheating and illegal. While others' work can be used to strengthen writing if sources are cited correctly, plagiarism has consequences students should avoid. The document lists various articles, websites, and books that provide guidance on how to take notes, summarize, paraphrase, and give proper credit to avoid plagiarism when writing.
This document provides demographic information about a school's student population for the 2014/2015 year. It shows that the student body is primarily Caucasian at 91.2%, with minority groups making up 8.8% of students. Special education students account for 8.5% of the population, while 504 students are 4.1%. The document then lists specific minority groups that make up the minority portion of the student body.
This document is an invoice from Follett School Solutions to Snowcrest Junior High School for educational materials. It lists over 100 book titles ordered by the school along with price and quantity for each item. The total order was shipped in 6 cartons on November 19th, with some back ordered items to be shipped shortly.
The document discusses the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database as an alternative to the SIRS Issues Researcher database for student research. It notes that Opposing Viewpoints has a more user-friendly homepage that efficiently guides students through narrowing down topics within broader categories. While familiar with SIRS, the author feels Opposing Viewpoints leads students more efficiently to credible and relevant information through features like browsing issues, searching, and viewing current news and multimedia topics. Both databases allow for similar research processes and utilizing saved materials for citations.
SIRS Analysis and Classroom Connectionsangelabulloch
This document provides an overview of how a teacher would introduce 9th grade students to the SIRS Issues Researcher database. The teacher would give a virtual tour of the site using a Smart Board to demonstrate the main features. They would then model advanced search strategies using the example of "texting AND driving" to locate resources about the risks and dangers. Students would get hands-on practice searching independently before the teacher assigns follow-up research tasks to solidify the search skills. The goal is for students to learn effective strategies for utilizing this database to support their argument writing skills.
This document provides information about copyright for students at Snowcrest Junior High. It explains that copyright protects an artist's intellectual property and their rights over how their creative works are used. While students can use some copyrighted material in school projects under fair use laws, they must follow copyright rules and get permission to use other material. The document encourages students to respect artists' rights by properly citing or getting permission to use copyrighted works. It provides additional resources on copyright laws and guidelines.
The Snowcrest Jr. High Media Center Acceptable Use Policy outlines expectations for appropriate use of electronic devices and internet access in the library. It defines standards for caring for electronics, network and internet use, privacy, and consequences for violations. Students and parents must sign agreeing to support the policy, and violations may result in suspension of library use privileges or other disciplinary actions.
1) A student struggles to find a research topic and demonstrates symptoms of information overload and lack of research skills. A librarian observes and understands the student's difficulties, as she has experience guiding students through the research process.
2) The librarian recognizes that students today have abundant online resources but lack skills to effectively search for and evaluate information. She understands strategies like the Big6 model can help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills for research.
3) By implementing the Big6 model throughout the school and modeling inquiry-based learning, the librarian can help students overcome fears about research and gain skills for academic success.
The Dewey Decimal Classification system organizes books into 10 main categories based on broad topics that could be asked about by a "cave-person". Melvil Dewey created the system to make it simple to find materials in libraries. He developed 10 questions a cave-person might ask to categorize all human knowledge, such as "Who am I?", "What can I know about nature?", and "How can I leave a record for the future?". The Dewey Decimal system uses these questions to divide materials into 10 classes that become more specific in increasing decimals.
The students were asked to organize various candies into categories based on shared characteristics. Their group discussed which category each candy belonged to and chose category titles. They then considered how they might re-classify the candies after learning about the Dewey Decimal System and discussed why this system works well for organizing information.
Bulloch final library observation lesson planangelabulloch
This lesson teaches 8th grade students about the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Students will first classify different candies to demonstrate the need for an organizational system. The teacher will then present on the Dewey system through a video, presentation, and poster. Students will practice applying the Dewey system by organizing non-fiction books by call number and fiction books alphabetically by author's last name. The goal is for students to learn essential library skills for research and independent use of library resources.
Bulloch lm6160 assessing and addressing ya fiction needsangelabulloch
This document discusses ways that school librarians can better serve the needs of young adult (YA) readers through assessing and improving YA fiction collections. It notes that YA fiction plays an important role in promoting literacy and development during adolescence. The summary discusses how librarians should consider the diverse needs of readers, including struggling readers, visual learners, and those influenced by book covers. It recommends librarians provide options like high-low interest books, graphic novels, and eBooks to engage more readers. Librarians are also encouraged to promote recommendations and utilize digital resources to better familiarize themselves with the collection.
This document is a library guide from Snowcrest Junior High on plagiarism. It defines plagiarism as claiming another's words or ideas without giving them credit, which is considered cheating and illegal. While others' ideas can be used to strengthen writing if they are paraphrased, summarized, and cited correctly. The guide provides examples of proper citation and encourages students to practice taking notes, summarizing, paraphrasing, and giving proper credit to avoid plagiarism and its consequences. It also includes additional plagiarism resources like books, videos, and websites for students to learn more.
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This document provides demographic information about a school's student population for the 2014/2015 year. It shows that the student body is primarily Caucasian at 91.2%, with minority groups making up 8.8% of students. Special education students account for 8.5% of the population, while 504 students are 4.1%. The document then lists specific minority groups that make up the minority portion of the student body.
This document is an invoice from Follett School Solutions to Snowcrest Junior High School for educational materials. It lists over 100 book titles ordered by the school along with price and quantity for each item. The total order was shipped in 6 cartons on November 19th, with some back ordered items to be shipped shortly.
The document discusses the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database as an alternative to the SIRS Issues Researcher database for student research. It notes that Opposing Viewpoints has a more user-friendly homepage that efficiently guides students through narrowing down topics within broader categories. While familiar with SIRS, the author feels Opposing Viewpoints leads students more efficiently to credible and relevant information through features like browsing issues, searching, and viewing current news and multimedia topics. Both databases allow for similar research processes and utilizing saved materials for citations.
SIRS Analysis and Classroom Connectionsangelabulloch
This document provides an overview of how a teacher would introduce 9th grade students to the SIRS Issues Researcher database. The teacher would give a virtual tour of the site using a Smart Board to demonstrate the main features. They would then model advanced search strategies using the example of "texting AND driving" to locate resources about the risks and dangers. Students would get hands-on practice searching independently before the teacher assigns follow-up research tasks to solidify the search skills. The goal is for students to learn effective strategies for utilizing this database to support their argument writing skills.
This document provides information about copyright for students at Snowcrest Junior High. It explains that copyright protects an artist's intellectual property and their rights over how their creative works are used. While students can use some copyrighted material in school projects under fair use laws, they must follow copyright rules and get permission to use other material. The document encourages students to respect artists' rights by properly citing or getting permission to use copyrighted works. It provides additional resources on copyright laws and guidelines.
The Snowcrest Jr. High Media Center Acceptable Use Policy outlines expectations for appropriate use of electronic devices and internet access in the library. It defines standards for caring for electronics, network and internet use, privacy, and consequences for violations. Students and parents must sign agreeing to support the policy, and violations may result in suspension of library use privileges or other disciplinary actions.
1) A student struggles to find a research topic and demonstrates symptoms of information overload and lack of research skills. A librarian observes and understands the student's difficulties, as she has experience guiding students through the research process.
2) The librarian recognizes that students today have abundant online resources but lack skills to effectively search for and evaluate information. She understands strategies like the Big6 model can help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills for research.
3) By implementing the Big6 model throughout the school and modeling inquiry-based learning, the librarian can help students overcome fears about research and gain skills for academic success.
The Dewey Decimal Classification system organizes books into 10 main categories based on broad topics that could be asked about by a "cave-person". Melvil Dewey created the system to make it simple to find materials in libraries. He developed 10 questions a cave-person might ask to categorize all human knowledge, such as "Who am I?", "What can I know about nature?", and "How can I leave a record for the future?". The Dewey Decimal system uses these questions to divide materials into 10 classes that become more specific in increasing decimals.
The students were asked to organize various candies into categories based on shared characteristics. Their group discussed which category each candy belonged to and chose category titles. They then considered how they might re-classify the candies after learning about the Dewey Decimal System and discussed why this system works well for organizing information.
Bulloch final library observation lesson planangelabulloch
This lesson teaches 8th grade students about the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Students will first classify different candies to demonstrate the need for an organizational system. The teacher will then present on the Dewey system through a video, presentation, and poster. Students will practice applying the Dewey system by organizing non-fiction books by call number and fiction books alphabetically by author's last name. The goal is for students to learn essential library skills for research and independent use of library resources.
Bulloch lm6160 assessing and addressing ya fiction needsangelabulloch
This document discusses ways that school librarians can better serve the needs of young adult (YA) readers through assessing and improving YA fiction collections. It notes that YA fiction plays an important role in promoting literacy and development during adolescence. The summary discusses how librarians should consider the diverse needs of readers, including struggling readers, visual learners, and those influenced by book covers. It recommends librarians provide options like high-low interest books, graphic novels, and eBooks to engage more readers. Librarians are also encouraged to promote recommendations and utilize digital resources to better familiarize themselves with the collection.
This document is a library guide from Snowcrest Junior High on plagiarism. It defines plagiarism as claiming another's words or ideas without giving them credit, which is considered cheating and illegal. While others' ideas can be used to strengthen writing if they are paraphrased, summarized, and cited correctly. The guide provides examples of proper citation and encourages students to practice taking notes, summarizing, paraphrasing, and giving proper credit to avoid plagiarism and its consequences. It also includes additional plagiarism resources like books, videos, and websites for students to learn more.
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
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environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
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more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
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land.
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centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
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providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
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1. Community Analysis and Needs Assessment: Snowcrest Jr. High School
School and Community Description
Snowcrest Jr. High is a rural school in Ogden Valley which includes the cities of Eden, Huntsville, Liberty,
and Nordic Valley. The school of 344 students (grades 7-9) is nestled in a mountainous community near
three ski areas: Wolf Mountain, Powder Mountain, and Snowbasin. Most housing includes
primary RESIDENCIES and second homes. There are several condominium homes and rentals, as
well. The overall area is comprised of farm land, horse properties, small and large acreage lots, small
businesses and schools, and condensed subdivisions.
Recreation, Culture, and Nearby Amenities
Besides skiing, the area offers Pine View reservoir, Causey Dam, and various fishing, hiking, boating,
camping, biking, extensive trail systems, and additional world class recreation. There are fewer
surrounding businesses in the valley than in the Ogden metropolis—15 minutes down Ogden Canyon.
Weber State University is a twenty minute drive, as well, and Ogden offers numerous cultural and
entertainment opportunities for surrounding communities and has a small airport for commuter flights. Salt
Lake City (approximately 75 miles south) offers INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL .
Schools, Churches, and Businesses
The small towns that comprise Ogden valley offer a Weber County Library branch, two post offices, a few
hotels and restaurants, a grocery store, childcare center, dentist office, a few dozen small businesses,
two public schools, and a RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER . There are three LDS churches, one
Catholic church, a Trappist Monastery, and a Baptist church within the small communities. Snowcrest is in
Weber School District, and is one of the few designated small schools in the greater areas. There is one
feeder elementary school (Valley Elementary). Following junior high school, students are bused to Weber
High in Pleasant View—a 4-A school with several feeder schools.
Demographics and Proficiency RATES
The student body at Snowcrest is primarily Caucasian (298). However, there is a small minority of
students who share ethnicities in the following groups: Hispanic (10), African American (4), Asian (5),
American Indian (4), and Pacific Islander (2). There are 33 students who qualify for special education
services and/or 504 accommodations and 15% who qualify for fee waivers. The attendance rate at
Snowcrest is rather startling at 96%, which may correlate with our above average standardized
test SCORES in relation to other schools in the district. This year’s results include proficiency rates in
the following areas: Language Arts—94%, Mathematics—75% and Science—88%. The school was
given an overall B grade this past year for proficiency and growth.
Snowcrest Library Media Center
Though Snowcrest is a small school, the library space and COLLECTION are comparable to larger
schools in the district. The spacious center offers two classroom instruction areas —one on the ground
floor (with LCD projector and white board) and another in the loft, which is ideal for presentations and
group speakers. However, the loft is not ADA compliant, as the stairs exclude wheel -chair or other
physically disabled students from accessing the space. Furthermore, the loft is under-utilized, as there is
2. no direct line of sight for supervision. This space is primarily used for storage in three locked rooms, and
the general productivity occurs on the ground floor, where there are ten COMPUTER WORK
STATIONS , small group study areas, and individual reading areas. The collection includes a variety of
reference materials, biographies, periodicals, newspapers, and other non-fiction materials—as well as an
extremely large fiction collection, classroom novel sets, and other pertinent materials for student and staff
use.
Collection Categories and Percentages
Snowcrest’s library collection includes 10,000+ print titles (copyright: 1910-present) in the following
categories:
000 Generalities 0.45%
100 Philosophy and Psychology 0.74%
200 Religion 1.14%
300 Social Sciences 5.76%
400 Language 0.74%
500 Natural Sciences/Math 6.96%
600 Technology 4.89%
700 The Arts 5.15%
800 Literature and Rhetoric 2.72%
900 Geography and HISTORY 9.95%
General Fiction 53.18%
Reference 4.15%
Biography 4.17%
Professional 0.00%
Outdated and/or Aged Material
Surprisingly, an age sensitivity report reveals that the MAJORITY of materials in the following content
areas are outdated from 93-100%:
Systems Data/Computer Programs 100%
Political Science 100%
Social Problems and Services 100%
Education 100%
Commerce, Communications, and Transportation 100%
Astronomy and Allied Sciences 100%
LIFE Sciences/Biology 100%
Medical Sciences/Medicine 93.48%
GEOGRAPHY , Maps, and Atlases 97.18%
3. Analysis of Student Needs
After analyzing the data from these reports—and considering the high standardized test scores of the
student body (often first in the district and among the top ten in the state), I assume STUDENTS are
accessing pertinent information from internet or other sources instead of from the aged portions in the
collection. Though STUDENTS utilize the fiction section regularly, some of the reference materials need
weeding and budgeting for updated offerings. The school demographic (very high percentage of
Caucasian students), leads me to assess that students need greater access to multi-cultural materials
and fiction that includes characters of different ethnicities and backgrounds. Since t here isn’t a lot of
diversity among students, the collection must compensate to expose students to various cultures,
religions, peoples, and lifestyles. Finally, the library must create a section for professional development.
There are many materials that teachers regularly utilize, but they are dispersed throughout the collection
and are difficult to access readily. These improvements will promote information literacy standards and
assist teachers, students, staff, and community members in gaining the most from their library
experiences at Snowcrest.