This week the students have been working on final exams Tuesday-Friday! Monday the 6th graders finished up their Invention Researh Projects we have been working on with an Invention Fair in the CMS Media Center. Check out the pictures...
We also recieved a HUGE Follett Order of new Fiction with a little new non-fiction. Last year I worked very hard (and spent a lot of money) to update the non-fiction. So, this year, we have spent a great deal of our budget on high-interest and mostly YA fiction titles to entice our readers as one of our goals is to promote leisure reading. Below are some pictures of the first classes to come in and check out the new books...
I did a lesson on writing a review using Destiny. So, once these kids finish reading the books, they will write reviews on them.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
It's on....We have been nominated again...
In an email from my principal this morning, I heard that our program has been nominated for the Georgia Exemplary Library Media Program for the 2011 school year!
"I was very honored to make a nomination this evening. Please accept…" --Tad MacMillan
Step one complete. All nominations are due by March 15th and the application is due by May 2nd. Step two and beyond...
Keep my program going in the current direction to meet the Exemplary Rubric Standards
Continue to document using the blog
Begin to work on application
Turn in application by May 2nd
Below are a few quotes from the email that Judy Serritella sent out to principals:
"The Georgia Department of Education is proud to announce the launch the Tenth Annual Exemplary Library Media Recognition Program. We are using the same procedures as in past years. There are a few changes in the 2011 version.
The economic situation has caused schools, systems, and Library Media programs to face many challenges. However, the criteria for this award have not changed. If you feel your library media program is exemplary but has faced cuts in both personnel and budget, the narrative should reflect that. The Library Media Specialist should explain in the application how the program is continuing to provide resources for academic achievement for the students and exceptional assistance for faculty and staff and how he/she is dealing with the obstacles. The Library Media Specialist, classroom teachers, parents, administrators, students, and/or community members may nominate the school library media program."
"The Exemplary Library Media Program utilizes education laws, state board rules, state guidelines, and national standards to help improve, enhance, and enrich the library media program in our schools. A rubric with nineteen indicators has been developed by the GaDOE that not only helps us honor and recognize media programs that meet these standards, but also illustrates those standards to schools that are working toward excellence.
Some of the guidelines that the Georgia Department of Education considers for this recognition are:
Student Achievement: The classroom teacher and the Library Media Specialist use a variety of collaboratively designed tools for assessing student achievement. The Library Media Specialist and teachers also collect and use student data to design activities that will lead to improved student achievement. The library media program supports instructional strategies and learning activities that meet individual needs. The Library Media Specialist uses the Georgia Performance Standards, GALILEO, and is familiar with the Lexile initiative.
Flexible Scheduling: GaDOE Rule IFBD states that flexibly schedule media center access for students and teachers shall be included in school media program implementation. The accessibility refers to the facility, the staff, and the resources and is based on instructional need. Students and teachers must be able to come to the library media center throughout the day to use information sources, to read for pleasure, and to meet and work with other students and teachers.
Collaborative Planning: Planning between the Library Media Specialist and the classroom teacher, which encourages both scheduled and informal visits, is the process that makes a library media program successful. The Library Media Specialist actively plans with and encourages every teacher to participate in the design of instruction. Learning strategies and activities for all students are designed with all teachers who are willing to plan collaboratively.
Staffing: The Library Media Specialist is not shared at any other time with other areas in the school. A Library Media paraprofessional is part of the support team and is not shared in other areas of the school.
There are many other criteria listed in the rubric that I invite you to review and discuss with your Library Media Specialist, school media committee, and other stakeholders. If you feel your library media program meets or exceeds the criteria, I encourage you to write a brief letter of support for your school’s media program and have your media specialist(s) fill out the required paperwork. The narrative does not have to be lengthy or time consuming. The directions and information including the rubric may be accessed at:
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/sia_as_library.aspx
Exemplary Library Media Recognition Program
Directions and Application Information Library Media Program Rubric Previous Winners"
"If you would like to nominate your school’s Library Media Program, click on the link below:
http://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/ots/empnom.nsf/Nomination?OpenForm "
"I was very honored to make a nomination this evening. Please accept…" --Tad MacMillan
Step one complete. All nominations are due by March 15th and the application is due by May 2nd. Step two and beyond...
Keep my program going in the current direction to meet the Exemplary Rubric Standards
Continue to document using the blog
Begin to work on application
Turn in application by May 2nd
Below are a few quotes from the email that Judy Serritella sent out to principals:
"The Georgia Department of Education is proud to announce the launch the Tenth Annual Exemplary Library Media Recognition Program. We are using the same procedures as in past years. There are a few changes in the 2011 version.
The economic situation has caused schools, systems, and Library Media programs to face many challenges. However, the criteria for this award have not changed. If you feel your library media program is exemplary but has faced cuts in both personnel and budget, the narrative should reflect that. The Library Media Specialist should explain in the application how the program is continuing to provide resources for academic achievement for the students and exceptional assistance for faculty and staff and how he/she is dealing with the obstacles. The Library Media Specialist, classroom teachers, parents, administrators, students, and/or community members may nominate the school library media program."
"The Exemplary Library Media Program utilizes education laws, state board rules, state guidelines, and national standards to help improve, enhance, and enrich the library media program in our schools. A rubric with nineteen indicators has been developed by the GaDOE that not only helps us honor and recognize media programs that meet these standards, but also illustrates those standards to schools that are working toward excellence.
Some of the guidelines that the Georgia Department of Education considers for this recognition are:
Student Achievement: The classroom teacher and the Library Media Specialist use a variety of collaboratively designed tools for assessing student achievement. The Library Media Specialist and teachers also collect and use student data to design activities that will lead to improved student achievement. The library media program supports instructional strategies and learning activities that meet individual needs. The Library Media Specialist uses the Georgia Performance Standards, GALILEO, and is familiar with the Lexile initiative.
Flexible Scheduling: GaDOE Rule IFBD states that flexibly schedule media center access for students and teachers shall be included in school media program implementation. The accessibility refers to the facility, the staff, and the resources and is based on instructional need. Students and teachers must be able to come to the library media center throughout the day to use information sources, to read for pleasure, and to meet and work with other students and teachers.
Collaborative Planning: Planning between the Library Media Specialist and the classroom teacher, which encourages both scheduled and informal visits, is the process that makes a library media program successful. The Library Media Specialist actively plans with and encourages every teacher to participate in the design of instruction. Learning strategies and activities for all students are designed with all teachers who are willing to plan collaboratively.
Staffing: The Library Media Specialist is not shared at any other time with other areas in the school. A Library Media paraprofessional is part of the support team and is not shared in other areas of the school.
There are many other criteria listed in the rubric that I invite you to review and discuss with your Library Media Specialist, school media committee, and other stakeholders. If you feel your library media program meets or exceeds the criteria, I encourage you to write a brief letter of support for your school’s media program and have your media specialist(s) fill out the required paperwork. The narrative does not have to be lengthy or time consuming. The directions and information including the rubric may be accessed at:
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/sia_as_library.aspx
Exemplary Library Media Recognition Program
Directions and Application Information Library Media Program Rubric Previous Winners"
"If you would like to nominate your school’s Library Media Program, click on the link below:
http://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/ots/empnom.nsf/Nomination?OpenForm "
Thursday, December 2, 2010
reading promo, promo; media literacy/galileo, new fiction, Galileo Promo
Reading Celebrations:
I've been using the daily broadcast to promote our quarterly reading celebration and leisure reading. I had the broadcast kids make an ad suggesting students read daily, turn in their reading logs and then they will get to come to pancake and hot cocoa breakfast in January. Last quarter we have over 300 kids eat hot dogs with us. I hope we are able to meet or exceed this goal next quarter.
Media Literacy Mini-Lessons:
6th and 7th Grade Social Studies--working on research for their social studies fair projects. Students have needed small group, whole class and individual instruction. I collaborated with 6th grade social studies teacher and gifted facilitator on this project.
6th grade ELA invention project-Students were given a writing prompt relating to an invention they thought was important. Students were then asked to research that invention or research to create their own invention. I shared Galileo and Destiny Web Path Express with Bullock's classes. We talked about how these resources are more reliable than using google, etc. We also had several print sources that were useful including the invention encyclopedia Eureka!
New Fiction--Collection Development--
In the last few years I have weeded and worked very hard to update most of the non-fiction collection. An ongoing project is to add the latest fiction titles. I have about $4000 worth of new fiction in boxes ready to be processed and added to the collection. I can't wait to get these books out there for the kids. It's very important to promote leisure reading and improving reading scores that we have books that are of interest to our students that entice them to read!
To Promote Media Literacy and Galileo:
I am currently working on a bulletin board for Galileo. The theme is the same as the question on the MC website.... Doing Research? Use Galileo! Then I highlight the benefits of using Galileo over standard search engines such as Google.
I've been using the daily broadcast to promote our quarterly reading celebration and leisure reading. I had the broadcast kids make an ad suggesting students read daily, turn in their reading logs and then they will get to come to pancake and hot cocoa breakfast in January. Last quarter we have over 300 kids eat hot dogs with us. I hope we are able to meet or exceed this goal next quarter.
Media Literacy Mini-Lessons:
6th and 7th Grade Social Studies--working on research for their social studies fair projects. Students have needed small group, whole class and individual instruction. I collaborated with 6th grade social studies teacher and gifted facilitator on this project.
6th grade ELA invention project-Students were given a writing prompt relating to an invention they thought was important. Students were then asked to research that invention or research to create their own invention. I shared Galileo and Destiny Web Path Express with Bullock's classes. We talked about how these resources are more reliable than using google, etc. We also had several print sources that were useful including the invention encyclopedia Eureka!
New Fiction--Collection Development--
In the last few years I have weeded and worked very hard to update most of the non-fiction collection. An ongoing project is to add the latest fiction titles. I have about $4000 worth of new fiction in boxes ready to be processed and added to the collection. I can't wait to get these books out there for the kids. It's very important to promote leisure reading and improving reading scores that we have books that are of interest to our students that entice them to read!
To Promote Media Literacy and Galileo:
I am currently working on a bulletin board for Galileo. The theme is the same as the question on the MC website.... Doing Research? Use Galileo! Then I highlight the benefits of using Galileo over standard search engines such as Google.
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