Pathfinders:
Designing Pathfinders for Children and Young Adults
Explore the following resources related to pathfinders:
Pathfinder Creation Resources
Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/lognew.html
Hotlist generator
Pathfinder for Constructing
Pathfinders
http://home.wsd.wednet.edu/pathfinders/path.htm
A great guide for producing pathfinders. This resource has a great list
of books, articles, and Internet links. Check out their Pathfinder
Slide Show to learn some tips for creating pathfinders.
Pathfinder Shell
from Montgomery County Public Schools
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/chptutorials/pathfindershell.htm
Use this pathfinder to shell to help you build a pathfinder.
Pathfinder Template
from WSD
http://home.wsd.wednet.edu/pathfinders/template_pathfinder.htm
This is a template you can download and use for your own pathfinder.
Creating Project Pathfinders
by Alice H. Yucht
http://www.aliceinfo.org/YSGD_pathfinders.html
Template for Creating
Pathfinders
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/pathfinder.html
This page provides pathfinder format you can use to create your own
pathfinder.
Pathfinder Collections
Public Libraries
Bibliographies and Pathfinders
from Morton Grove Public Library
http://www.webrary.org/rs/bibmenu.html
This site contains both bibliographies and pathfinders.
Pathfinders from
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
http://www.af.public.lib.ga.us/bibresources/index.html
Pathfinders for all ages; some with only books, others with nonprint
and web
Pathfinders from
St Charles Public Library
http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/youth_services/pathfinders/pathfinders.htm
Pathfinders aimed at youth.
Pathfinders from
Indianapolis Public Library
http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_pathfinders_alpha.htm
Pathfinders for kids
Pathfinders from
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/
Pathfinders include information, Internet resources, serials, books,
professional organizations, and ideas for searching.
Pathfinders and Reference
Guides from Camden Public Library
System
http://www.camden.lib.nj.us/reference/subject.htm
Lots of examples. Notice their pathfinders for kids.
Study Guide from
the Lakewood Public Library
http://www.lkwdpl.org/study/
Organized by elementary,
middle, and
high school.
Pathfinders from BYU-Hawaii
http://w3.byuh.edu/library/curriculum/Pathfinders/pathfinders.htm
Developed to assist patrons in creating units
for student teaching, teaching, or personal use.
Elementary School Level
Buddy Backpacks
http://www.buddyproject.org/backpack/default.asp
Family literacy backpacks
Hiteon Library Pathfinders
from Hiteon Elementary School
http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/hiteon/library/path.html
A few good pathfinders.
Pathfinders from
John Newbery Elementary School http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/lmc/pathfinders/pathfinder.htm
Lots of great pathfinders
Study Guide from
the Lakewood Public Library & Lakewood Schools
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/schlpath.htm
Lots of great pathfinders
Middle School Level
Class Projects Pathfinders
from Granby Memorial Middle School Media
Center
http://www.granby.k12.ct.us/MSMedia/mc3classprojects.html
Currently just two: disabilities and mythology
Online Library Media
Center from Rosa International
Middle School
http://rosaweb.chclc.org/library/rosa_international_middle_school.htm
Pathfinders for different grade levels across all the subject areas
Pathfinders from
Hudson Middle School
http://www.hudson.edu/media/hmspath/hmspath.htm
Explore a few short pathfinders for middle school
Pathfinders
from the TEMS Project
http://www.tesd.k12.pa.us/tems/library/pathlist.htm
Middle school pathfinders
Pathfinders & WebQuests
from Bourne Middle School Media Center
http://www.bourne.k12.ma.us/BMS/lweeks/Pathfinders%20&%20WebQuests.html
Lots of pathfinders for middle school
Study Guide from
the Lakewood Public Library & Lakewood Schools
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/midschl.htm
Lots of great pathfinders
High School Level
Pathfinders from
Flannery O'Connor Library
http://www.spx.org/library/library_pathfinders.html
A dozen high school pathfinders (varied qualities).
Pathfinders from
Methuen Media Center
http://www.methuen.k12.ma.us/pathfinders/
Explore the following pathfinders.
Pathfinders from
Milken Community High School
http://www.mchschool.org/library/pathfinders.htm
A few quality pathfinders
Pathfinders
from Rich Center High School
http://www.richcentral.org/teachingandlearning/mcpathfinders.html
A couple dozen pathfinders including a couple on novel studies
Pathfinders from
Walter Williams High School
http://wwh.abss.k12.nc.us/pathfinders.html
Very basic pathfinders
Pathfinders
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/pathmenu.html
A short list of high school library pathfinders.
Project Pathfinders
from Manchester High School Library
http://chesterfield.k12.va.us/Schools/Manchester_HS/Library/pathfinders.htm
Research guides across subject areas.
Research Pathfinders
from Walter Johnson High School
http://www3.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/wjhs/mediactr/resproj2.html
Pathfinders organized by subject area
Study Guide from
the Lakewood Public Library & Lakewood Schools
http://www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/lhspath.htm
Lots of great pathfinders
Resources fro Assignments
from St. Joseph's Nudgee Collgege
http://library.nudgee.com/resource.htm
Pathfinders, hotlists, and assignments
K-12 School Levels
Electronic Literacy PreK-12
from Montgomery County Public Schools
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/elit/el.htm
Lessons and pathfinders.
Pathfinders from
Melbourne, Australia
http://www.plc.vic.edu.au/Library/curlink.htm
Pathfinders on the Universe, genetic engineering, origins, Shakespeare,
and others
John Newbery Elementary
School
http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/lmc/pathfinders/pathfinder.htm
Pathfinders for student
Assignments from Cleveland
Heights - University Heights Library
http://www.potamusplace.net/pathfinder.shtml
Pathfinders include books, magazines, reference books, videos, and websites.
Web Walkabout
from Travilah
http://ntweb.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/travilahes/walkabout.html
Provides links a dozen, simple web pathfinders.
Other Pathfinder Resources
Developing Pathfinders in Schools
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cmis/eval/curriculum/pathfinders/path2.htm
Links to resources on developing pathfinders.
Pathfinders For and By Student by Joyce Kasman Valenza
http://joycevalenza.com/pathart.html
Article about pathfinders with links.