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The Teachers Taxonomy of Resource-Based
Teaching
1. SELF-CONTAINED TEACHING
The teacher uses texts and workbooks or instructional packages with no real need
for library media center facilities or materials.
2. TEACHING WITH A PRIVATE COLLECTION
The teacher collects/purchases materials of all types to form a permanent
room collection. There is little need to interact with the school library media
center.
3. TEACHING WITH A BORROWED COLLECTION
The teacher borrows materials from the library media center, the public library,
or other sources for use in the classroom during a unit of instruction.
4. USING THE LIBRARY MEDIA STAFF AS AN IDEA
RESOURCE
The teacher relies on the library media staff for ideas and suggestions for new
materials to use, activities to pursue, training on the use of audiovisual and
print media, reference information, what materials are available (when, where,
and how), and professional materials and information.
5. USING THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER STAFF AND
RESOURCES FOR ENRICHMENT OF A UNIT
The teacher uses the library media center facilities, materials, activities, and
staff to supplement unit-content to provide the "icing on the cake"
for a unit.
6. USING LIBRARY MEDIA RESOURCES AS A PART OF
UNIT CONTENT
Library media center materials/activities are integral to unit content, rather
than supplementary in nature. Students are required to meet certain objectives
while using library media materials.
7. TEACHER/LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST PARTNERSHIP
IN RESOURCE-BASED TEACHING
The teacher and library media staff work as teaching partners to construct a
unit of instruction that will use the resources of the library media center
fully. Joint activities include:
a. analyzing of students (their needs and
abilities),
b. preparing unit objective together,
c. deciding what content will be covered,
d. planning and preparing the materials that
will be used,
e. creating activities which will meet the
unit objectives,
f. presenting the unit (library media
specialist participating whenever possible), and
g. evaluating the unit together.
8. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Teachers consult with library media
specialists as curriculum changes are being considered. Advance planning for
changes and their impact on library media center materials, facilities, and
activities are considered.
Fig. 4.2. The teacher’s taxonomy of
resource-based teaching.
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