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CEDP
FRIT7134Spring2013

CollectionEvaluationandDevelopmentPlan

DescriptionoftheSite,FacultyTeaming,andStudentDemographics
AliceCoachmanElementarySchoolwasnamedforAliceCoachman,anativeof
AlbanyandthefirstblackwomantowinanOlympicgoldmedal.Theschoolopenedits
doorsonAugust23,1999,withastrongcommitmenttoaqualityeducationforallofits
students.Theschool'smissionistoprovideanopportunityforstudentstolearnina
safe,structured,orderlyenvironmentwithstrongemphasisonafirmfoundationof
knowledge,highacademicachievement,andavarietyofeducationalexperiencesthat
willleadtopersonalsuccess.
AliceCoachmanElementaryisaTitleIschoolintheDoughertyCountySchool
SysteminAlbany,Georgia.Itserves302studentsingradesK5.94%ofthestudent
populationisblackand6%iswhite.9%ofstudentsreceivespecialeducationservices
and1%isnotproficientinEnglish.81%ofthestudentsatAliceCoachmanreceive
free/reducedlunch.TheschoolcurrentlymeetsAYPstatus.
Thefacultyandstaffiscomprisedof24fulltimeteachersand4parttime.27of
theseteachersarefemale.19teachersareblackandninearewhite.Thepersonnel,
onaverage,has15yearsexperiencewith12havingtheirmastersdegree,andsix
havingtheirsixyearspecialist.Therearethreeschoolsupportpersonnelandtwo

administrators.
Thetopicareaofmycollectionplanisfourthgrade.Therearethreefourthgrade
teachers,oneparaprofessionaland52studentsinfourthgrade.Freeandreduced
percentagesaswellasdemographicsinthefourthgradecorrespondtotheoverall
schoolpercentages.ThemedianreadinglevelforARis3.0.84%of4thgrade
studentspassedCRCTstatetests.Fourthgradeisdepartmentalizedwithstudents
switchingteachersforsubjectspecificinstruction.Socialstudies,scienceandmathare
rotatedsubjects.

CurriculumReview
Grade:4th

Subject:SocialStudies

Topic:WestwardExpansion.

StateStandards:

SS4H1ThestudentwilldescribehowearlyNativeAmericanculturesdevelopedin
NorthAmerica.
a.LocatewhereNativeAmericanssettledwithemphasisontheArctic(Inuit),
Northwest(Kwakiutl),Plateau(NezPerce),Southwest(Hopi),Plains(Pawnee),and
Southeast(Seminole).
b.DescribehowNativeAmericansusedtheirenvironmenttoobtainfood,clothing,and
shelter.

SS4H6ThestudentwillexplainwestwardexpansionofAmericabetween1801and
1861.
a.DescribeterritorialexpansionwithemphasisontheLouisianaPurchase,theLewis
andClarkexpedition,andtheacquisitionsofTexas(theAlamoandindependence),
Oregon(OregonTrail),andCalifornia(GoldRushandthedevelopmentofmining
towns).
b.Describetheimpactofthesteamboat,thesteamlocomotive,andthetelegraphonlife
inAmerica.
c.DescribetheimpactofwestwardexpansiononNativeAmericans.

ConnectiontoCommonCoreStandards:

Grade4Studentswillresearchtobuildandpresentknowledge.
7.Conductshortresearchprojectsthebuildknowledgethroughinvestigationofdifferent
aspectsofatopic
8.Gatherrelevantinformationfromprintanddigitalsourcestakenotesandcategorize
information,andprovidealistofsources.
9.Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupportanalysis,reflection,and
research.

Standardsforthe21STCenturyLearnerGoalsStandard:

1.Inquire,thinkcritically,andgainknowledge.

3.Shareknowledgeandparticipateethicallyandproductivelyasmembersofour
democraticsociety.

SkillsIndicators:
1.1.1Followaninquirybasedprocessinseekingknowledgeincurricularsubjectsand
maketherealworldconnectionforusingthisprocessinownlife.
1.1.4Find,evaluate,andselectappropriatesourcestoanswerquestions.

Benchmarks:
1.2.2Demonstrateconfidenceandselfdirectionbymakingindependentchoicesinthe
selectionofresourcesandinformation.

ActivitiesandProducts

Standard

SS4H1Thestudent
willdescribehow
earlyNativeAmerican
culturesdevelopedin
NorthAmerica.

a.Locatewherethe
NativeAmericans
settledwithemphasis
onArctic(Inuit),
Northwest(Kwakiutl),
Plateau(NezPerce),
Southwest(Hopi),
Plains(Pawnee),and
Southeastern
(Seminole).

b.Describehowthe
NativeAmericansused
theirenvironmentto
obtainfood,clothing,
andshelter.

EssentialQuestions/
Vocabulary
Questions:
Wheredidthefollowing
NativeAmericans
settle?(Inuit,Kwakiutl,
NezPerce,Hopi,
Pawnee,Seminole)

HowdidNative
Americansusetheir
environmentforfood,
clothing,andshelter?

Vocabulary:
NativeAmerican
Culture
Inuit
Kwakiutl
NezPerce
Hopi
Pawnee
Seminole
Arctic
NorthwestPlateau
Southwest
GreatPlains
Southeastern
Buffalo
Teepee
Longhouse
Hogan
Pueblos
Igloo
Earthlodge
Migration

Activities/Products

Resources

NativeAmerican
JigsawResearch
Asstudentsresearch
andlearnaboutInuit,
Kwakiutl,NezPerce,
Hopi,
Pawnee,andSeminole
nations,theywill
completegraphic
organizers.
Theattachedgraphic
organizerallows
studentstolist
informationabout
wayseachgroup
adaptedtotheir
geographicregionto
meettheirneeds
forfood,shelterand
clothing.Usingthe
graphicorganizer,
studentscan
createascrapbookof
informationabouteach
NativeAmerican
nation.
Studentscanjigsaw
withothersintheir
classbyresearching
and
becominganexpert
ononeparticularNative
Americannation,then
sharingtheirfindings
withothersintheir
group.Astheexperts
foreach
nationteachabouttheir
nation,theirclassmates
takenotesintheir
scrapbook.

GraphicOrganizerfrom
georgiastandards.org

Nonfictionprint
materialsfromthe
mediacenter

Webquest

Recommended
Websites

DevelopedSite:

http://westwardexpansi
on321.weebly.com/

Standard

SS4H6Thestudent
willexplainwestward
expansionofAmerica
between1801and
1861.

a.Describeterritorial
expansionwith
emphasisonthe
LouisianaPurchase,
theLewisandClark
expedition,andthe
acquisitionsofTexas
(theAlamoand
independence),Oregon
(OregonTrail),and
California(GoldRush
andthedevelopmentof
miningtowns).

b.Describetheimpact
ofthesteamboat,the
steamlocomotive,and
thetelegraphonlifein
America.

c.Describetheimpact
ofwestwardexpansion
onNativeAmericans.

EssentialQuestions/
Vocabulary
Questions:
a.WhywereLewisand
Clarksentonan
expeditionacrossthe
continent?

b.Howimportantwas
thedevelopmentof
newtechnologyinthe
firsthalfofthe19th
century?

c.Howdid
improvementsin
transportationand
communicationaffect
theNativeAmericans?

Vocabulary:
Emigrant
ManifestDestiny
Frontier
Trade
Expedition
Acquisition
OregonTrail
GoldRush
Independence
Suffrage
Locomotive
Steamboat
Telegraph
Technology
Alamo
MiningTown

Activities/Products

Resources

a.Thestudents
willworkinsmall
groupstowrite
headlinesthatcapture
theexcitement
andadventureofthe
eventsthattookplace
ontheLewisandClark
Expedition.Onstripsof
paper,thestudent
groupswillattachthe
headlinesin
chronologicalorder.
Studentgroupswill
createashort,
interpretiveskitofwhat
tookplacebasedon
theirheadline.Theskits
willbeperformedfor
therestoftheclass.

b.Studentswillwork
withpartnerstodiscuss
andrankinnovations
accordingfrommostto
leastimpactonchange
in
Americans'lives.
Studentsshouldrank
thetechnologiesin
eachofthefollowing
areas:
workandproductivity,
communication,travel
andtransportation
Thestudentpairswill
writeashort
justificationfortheir
rankingsto
sharewiththeclass.

c.Studentswillwork
withpartnersto
researchhowwestward
expansion
causedtheNative

PrintResourcesfrom
theMediaCenter

Webquests

Recommended
websites

UnitedStreaming
1.GoneWest:The
GrowthofaNation
(ManifestDestiny
WestwardExpansion)
2.TheExpeditionof
LewisandClark
3.WestwardStrategy
theLouisianaPurchase

NativeAmerican
Cause/EffectGraphic
Organizerfrom
georgiastandards.org

DevelopedSite:

http://westwardexpansi
on321.weebly.com/

Americanstolosetheir
homelands.Students
will
composeshort
descriptiveparagraphs
andcreateillustrations
torepresentwhat
happenedtotheNative
Americansduringthe
firsthalfofthe19th
Century.

CollectionEvaluation
Themethodsandtechniquesusedinthisevaluationwereboth
collectioncenteredandusercentered.Themediacenterislocatedatthefrontofthe
schooldirectlyacrossfromtheentryandschooloffice.TheTitleWiseanalysisshows
thatthecollectionholds15,105items.Thisamountsto50itemsperstudentwhichisa
goodsizecollection.Belowisabreakdownofthecollectionbysection.Thelargest
sectionisGeneralFiction.

CollectionCentered
AgeAnalysisByaccessingTitleWiseforAliceCoachmanitwaseasyto
determinetheaverageageofthecollection1999.Theitemsinthiscollectionareon
average14yearsold.Itemsrelatedtothecurriculumtopiccanbefoundmostlyinthe
ReferenceSection,theFictionsection,andthe900s.


Asyoucanseefromthechartabove,theReferenceSectionsaverageageis2005.
GeneralFictionhasanaverageageof1996andthe900shaveanaverageageof
2000.
ExaminingtheCollectionDirectlyExaminingthecollectiondirectlycanbetricky
asmostpurchasesinthelibraryaredrivenbyARtestingwhichaffectsthelibrariesset
upandflow.AllbooksareshelvedaccordingtotheARreadinglevel.ARmaterialsare
atthefrontofthelibrary,withothermaterialsattheback.NonARmaterialsare
availablebutmanystudentsdonottypicallyventuretothosestacks.Thereisacolor
codedsystemthatmoststudentsfollowwhentryingtolocateabook.Manyoftheitems
formytopicwereamongthosesortedbyARlevelbutsomewereshelvedonthelast
shelvesinthenonAR/nonfictionsection.Inthe970s,booksrelatedtothecurriculum

topicwerelocated.ThetitlesincludedPioneerLife,WestwardExpansion,andHowthe
USGrew.OthertitlesinthissectionrelatedtoNativeAmericansincludedNative
AmericansandChildrenoftheTrailWest.Fourvideoswerelocatedaswellinrelation
tothestandards.Allofthematerialslocatedwereingoodconditionwithcopyrightsin
theearly2000s.
CatalogSearchAPowersearchonDestinyproducedaresourcelistforthe
topicWestwardExpansion.16titlesweresuggested.Twoofthesetitleswere
eBooksbothhadanageof2009.OnebookabouttheTranscontinentalRailroad
publishedin2009aswellwaslocatedinthe300s.Onefictiontitlewasreturnedfrom
thesearchTheJournalofAugustusPelletierwhichwaspublishedin2000.Four
videoswerelocatedinthesearchthreefrom2004andonefrom2009.Theremaining
eighttitleswereallbooksinthe900s.Allmaterialslocatedmetthestandardsand
curriculumtopic,however,itdoesshowaneedformorematerialsforsuchabroad
subject.
UserCentered
Circulation/InLibraryUseThecirculationforthelibraryoverthepastyearwas
6,525itemsthisincludesbothcheckoutsandinlibraryuse.Onaverage,725items
areinuseeachmonth.Thecirculationwaspulledforthe900s,wherethemajorityof
thematerialsonthetopicarelocated.Itshowedthatwithinthepast45days,50titles
havebeencirculatedwith105separatecirculations.Themajorityofthetitleschecked
outwerebiographies.Mostofthebookscirculatedseemedtobeaboutfamousblack
AmericansandweremostlikelyforBlackHistoryMonth.


MaterialsandBudget
InordertocreateamaterialsorderforthetopicofWestwardExpansion,four
vendorswereusedDurabound,Booklist,BoundtoStayBooks,andTitlewave(Follett).
Therecommendedorderincludes193itemsandtotals$3858.93.Thisdoesnotinclude
processingcosts.173oftheitemsarebooksbothFictionandNonFiction.The
NonFictionisprimarilymadeofabooksinthe900s.Otherformatsincluded:three
materialscategorizedasaudiotwoitemsconsideredteachermaterialstwofilmsthree
referencematerialsfiveeBooksandoneinteractiveprogramwasrecommendedfor
purchase.Multiculturalitemsarehighlightedtostandoutfromtheothertitlesinthe
liststhereare49titlesinthiscategory.Whenpossible,bookswereverifiedtobeAR
andthemajorityhavetestsavailable,althoughforthisproject,ARtestswerenotadded
tothetotal.Inordertoensurealllearnerswouldhavematerialsattheirabilitylevel,
searchesforbooksonthevendorsitesrangedfrom2ndgradeto7thgrade.The
majorityofthetitlesarefor24thgradereadinglevels.

Resources

FollettDESTINYLibraryManager

Booklisthttp://www.booklistonline.com/

DuraboundBookshttp://www.duraboundbooks.com/
BoundtoStayBoundBookshttp://www.btsb.com/
FollettTitlewavehttp://www.titlewave.com/
GeorgiaStandards.Orghttps://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/default.aspx
Weeblyhttp://weebly.com/
GeorgiaDepartmentofEducationSchoolReportCard
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Pages/Home.aspx
DoughertyCountySchoolSystem
http://www.dougherty.k12.ga.us/