FOOTSTEPS Quotes for school library media centers and public libraries. Juanita Buddy, Coordinator,Educational media, Dekalb County school System, Atlanta, georgia At last . http://www.cobblestonepub.com/pages/footquotes.html
Extractions: "FOOTSTEPS is a regular subscription in over 65 elementary and middle school library media centers in our school system. Feature stories and regular columns provide information for classroom discussions and support cross-curricular themes related to the contributions of African Americans and descendants of Africa. Library media specialists and teachers find the magazine a valuable resource throughout the year. "The in-depth coverage about important topics that are frequently overlooked in American History that is provided in the FOOTSTEPS magazine is unequaled and desperately needed. When I had the opportunity to visit Old Mystic, CT, a few summers ago for a family reunion, I took great pride in telling my cousin, a middle school Media Specialist in Virginia, all about Lewis Temple, and his importance to the whaling industry. Though I was a History major, and taught Social Studies before I became a Media Specialist, I knew nothing about the brave Black people involved in the whaling industry prior to reading about them in FOOTSTEPS! The use of student writing and artwork is another particularly important feature. As the writing coach in my school, I continue to look for opportunities for my students to publish their work. FOOTSTEPS provides such opportunities."
LMT Temporary Clinical Instructor Position in the Library media Technology program at georgia State University technologistsin P12 school settings field, experience working in media centers in technology http://msit.gsu.edu/news/LMTposition.htm
Extractions: Primary Duties: Teaching and service in the Library Media Technology program at Georgia State University. The program prepares students to serve as school library media specialists and information technologists in P-12 school settings. Qualifications: Advanced degree in Library Media Technology or a related field, experience working in media centers in technology-rich school environments, and a commitment to working in urban settings. Candidates should submit: letter of interest establishing qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, official transcripts, three letters of reference from individuals within the field of interest.
Teacher Librarian - What Works - October 1999 Issue in schools with flexibly scheduled library resource centers. and actual curriculumdevelopment involvement of georgia school library media specialists. http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/pages/whatworks27_1.html
Extractions: Collaborative planning requires a knowledgeable and flexible teacher-librarian, with good interpersonal skills and a commitment to integrated information literacy instruction, and the active support of the principal. Teacher-librarians recognize the critical importance of their participation in curriculum development; however, their actual involvement in collaboration with classroom teachers does not match the theoretical role and the role they were trained to perform. Collaborative planning is impacted by the individuals involved, school climate, time for planning, the organization of the school, the facility and collection and training; of these, the characteristics and actions of the people involved is most important.. Collaboration with colleagues and varied student use (individual, small group) is more evident in schools with flexibly scheduled library resource centers. Regardless of whether the schedule is flexible or fixed, classroom teachers tend to accompany their classes the schedule is thus more a reflection of the schools philosophy and goals. While elementary teacher-librarians participate more on school curriculum committees than their secondary school colleagues, secondary teacher-librarians plan library-based units with teachers more often and more formally.
Catoosa County Chamber Of Commerce the force that generated six georgia schools of impetus continues today, guidingthe school system, parents the countys library media centers are networked http://www.gatewaytogeorgia.com/community/education.htm
The Media Center: Why Are Media Positions Cut? How Not To Survive! Specialist, GriffinSpalding County school System, georgia; Jane Prestebak The IndispensableLibrarian Surviving (And Thriving) in school media centers in the http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/may02/anderson.htm
Extractions: The Media Center Why Are Media Positions Cut? How Not to Survive! by Mary Alice Anderson Lead Media Specialist, Winona Middle School, Winona, Minnesota MultiMedia Schools May/June 2002 Let's examine practices that illustrate how not to survive. Only when we face the "fatal errors" that can be made can we get to higher ground. H ave you noticed that there are fewer media specialists than in the past? In an Iowa district, full-time elementary media specialists were replaced with half-time media specialists; in other schools clerical time was reduced. Almost an entire district media department, including its director, was eliminated in a large Minnesota district a year ago. In another district, full-time media program paraprofessionals have replaced media specialists in all elementary schools. This spring even more media specialist positions in Minnesota are in danger because of state funding limitations and the failure of many school districts to pass operating fund initiatives.
Effective School Boards Produce Strong Schools Henry County Board of Education located in McDonough, georgia, I just what you wantwhen going before the school board Most media centers are underfunded http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/oct00/nutt.htm
Extractions: Media Specialist Griffin-Spalding County School System MultiMedia Schools October 2000 M aking a difference in childrens lives is the primary goal of any school board member. Seeing advancement in student achievement, parent participation in schools, and positive community involvement are just a few of the ways board members can measure their school systems success. But these achievements dont come easy. The composition of members on a school board can determine the failure or success of a system. When I became the newest and youngest board member of the Henry County Board of Education located in McDonough, Georgia, I just knew that I could change the world of education, but I soon realized that change is not a one-person job; it is a joint effort between all board members, which requires board members to be able to work together on many different issues. I soon realized that I had to be a team player. My experiences have led to the following lessons, which I share with you in the spirit of encouraging you to either take the leap yourself, or at least to help you understand from the perspective of the board members, who will rely upon your information as they form the decisions that determine how effective the schools you work in will be. Either way, as library/media specialists, we are in a unique position to provide crucial insights that can vastly improve the quality of decision-making.
Surpass Library Automation Library Automation System Do This? for school library media centers. create photoID cards for use school WIDE Just ask Wayne Smoot, a georgia media specialist http://www.surpasssoftware.com/Schools/idcards.htm
Extractions: Print ID cards An article from the series "Can Your Library Automation System Do This?" for school library media centers. For the complete series , and to find out just a few of the ways in which Surpass does indeed "surpass" our competitors, click here CAN YOUR LIBRARY AUTOMATION SYSTEM DO THIS? Perhaps your school is planning to issue identification cards for teachers, administrators and students. Can your library automation system create photo ID cards for use SCHOOL WIDE? SURPASS CAN! Just ask Wayne Smoot, a Georgia media specialist. When he learned that his school was preparing to spend over $6,000 for card-making hardware and software, he announced that he could do the cards right from his Surpass library automation software. Now his library cards are used school wide for security and cafeteria purchases. His complete story is available on the Surpass Web site at http://SurpassSoftware.com/success/ashworth.htm
Developing Educational Standards - Library Media The georgia Learning Connection portion of the georgia Department of media Associationhas prepared a Standards for school Library media centers in the http://edstandards.org/StSu/Library.html
Extractions: Library Media Developing Educational Standards is maintained by Charles Hill and the Wappingers Central School District in New York. Your help with updates or corrections is greatly appreciated. [This page was last updated on December 23, 2001] By Organization By State By Country American Association of School Librarians The American Association of School Librarians , an affiliate of the American Library Association, offers a section on National Guidelines and Standards that contains excerpts from ALA's nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning along with links to supporting documents, a PowerPoint presentation, and ordering information. The Association of College and Research Libraries , an affiliate of the American Library Association, has published its Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (2000). Intended for college use as they prepare their own students for lifelong learning, these standards build on and extend the K-12 standards developed jointly by the ALA and the AECT. The document lists five standards, with performance indicators and outcomes for each.
Extractions: Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY. The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement. ERIC Digest. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC INTRODUCTION Advocates of school library media programs have long been convinced of the relationship between quality library media programs and academic achievement. Most studies of this relationship were conducted between 1959 and 1979, were limited in scope, and usually used a small number of subjects in a limited geographical area. This study was designed both to update the existing research and to examine the relationship between library media programs and student achievement. METHODOLOGY Ideally, schools included in the sample for a study such as this would be selected on a random, stratified, or quota basis. None of these sampling designs was possible, because schools included in the sample had to have library media centers that responded to the 1989 survey of school library media centers in Colorado and had to use the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) or Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP). These data were available for only 221 of 1,331 public elementary and secondary schools in Colorado during the 1988-89 school year. The study relied entirely upon available data about school library media centers and their school and community contexts to predict norm-referenced test scores.
Independent Media Center - ED372759 May 94 The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic Achievement. Author Lance, Keith Curry ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY. survey of school library media centers in Colorado and data about school library media centers and their school http://www.indymedia.org/
School Library Media Centers 1993-94 Education Statistics. school Library media centers 199394, NCES 98282, students using school library media centers and in Percent of school library media centers that did http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98282.pdf
ED372759 May 94 The Impact Of School Library Media Centers On Academic Achieveme ED372759 May 94 The Impact of school Library media centers on Academic Achievement. Author Lance, Keith Curry ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY. survey of school library media centers in Colorado and data about school library media centers and their school http://www.coe.iup.edu/med_distance/664/med_acad.htm
Extractions: Author: Lance, Keith Curry ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC INTRODUCTION Advocates of school library media programs have long been convinced of the relationship between quality library media programs and academic achievement. Most studies of this relationship were conducted between 1959 and 1979, were limited in scope, and usually used a small number of subjects in a limited geographical area. This study was designed both to update the existing research and to examine the relationship between library media programs and student achievement. METHODOLOGY Ideally, schools included in the sample for a study such as this would be selected on a random, stratified, or quota basis. None of these sampling designs was possible, because schools included in the sample had to have library media centers that responded to the 1989 survey of school library media centers in Colorado and had to use the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) or Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP). These data were available for only 221 of 1,331 public elementary and secondary schools in Colorado during the 1988-89 school year. The study relied entirely upon available data about school library media centers and their school and community contexts to predict norm-referenced test scores.
CCPS LIBRARY MEDIA LINKS Mission Statement Philosophy Media media Services 1058 Fifth Avenue Jonesboro, georgia 30236 Miriam Barge, Supportmedia Specialist, CLAYTON COUNTY'S PROPOSED MIDDLE school RESEARCH CONTINUUM. http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/edusvc/instruct/media/
Extractions: Sample Media Specialist Evaluation Instrument LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES Library Media Centers in Clayton County are hubs of activities within the schools. They excel at introducing and using new technology. Every facet of the instructional program is tied to media centers and to media services. To find more information about media programs in Clayton County, explore the following pages and enjoy the links we have provided to the World Wide Web Clayton County Public Schools
Home Page YOU ARE THE KEY . A HANDBOOK FOR. georgia. school LIBRARY media SPECIALISTS.Foreword. Roles and Responsibilities. Preparation and Certification. http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/edusvc/instruct/media/You Are the Key/
CDC Media Relations: MMWR News Synopsis For August 16, 2002 data were collected as part of the georgia Division of by adults and the creationof safe routes to school. URL http//www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/mmwrnews/n020816 http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/mmwrnews/n020816.htm
Extractions: Group B streptococcus (GBS) remains a leading cause of serious neonatal infection despite great progress in perinatal GBS disease prevention in the 1990s. In 1996, CDC, in collaboration with. Data collected after the issuance of the 1996 guidelines prompted reevaluation of prevention strategies at a meeting of clinical and public health representatives in November 2001. This report replaces CDCs 1996 guidelines. The recommendations are based on available evidence and expert opinion where sufficient evidence was lacking. Contact: Stephanie Schrag
CDC Media Relations: MMWR News Synopsis For January 31, 2003 B12 deficiency was diagnosed in two children in georgia. ill, the outbreak resultedin lost school days for URL http//www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/mmwrnews/n030124 http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/mmwrnews/n030131.htm
Extractions: Synopsis for January 31, 2003 The MMWR is embargoed until 12 Noon ET, Thursdays Neurologic Impairment in Children Associated with Maternal Dietary Deficiency of Coibalamin Georgia, 2001 Pneumococcal Conjunctivitis at an Elementary School Maine, September 20-December 6, 2002 Rates of Lower Extremity Amputation Episodes Among Persons with Diabetes New Mexico, 2000 MMWR Recommendations and Reports
School Libraries - New Jersey To New Mexico John Baker Elementary school Library Albuquerque; georgia O'Keeffe Library - Albuquerque;Los Alamos High school Instructional media Center - Los http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/stpages/newjer.html
Extractions: School Library Pages in the United States School Libraries on the Web : Main Directory Directory of US Web Pages School District Libraries State Departments of Libraries ... Resources for Librarians School Library Pages District Library Pages State Library Pages Resource Sharing Networks ... Other Web Sites School Library Pages West Morris Central High School Library Media Center - Chester Cinnaminson High School Library - Cinnaminson St. Charles Borromeo School Library - Cinnaminson Clifton High School Media and Technology Center - Clifton Cranford High School Library - Cranford Deptford High School Library - Deptford John Adams Middle School Library Media Center - Edison Memorial Elementary School Library/Media Center - Emerson Villano Elementary School Library Media Center - Emerson Fair Lawn High School Library Media Center - Fair Lawn Barley Sheaf Elementary School Library Media Center - Flemington Hunterdon Central Regional High School Instructional Media Center - Flemington Franklin Avenue Middle School Media Center - Franklin Lakes Ramapo High School Media Center - Franklin Lakes
Index To Children's Book Authors & Illustrators Alphabetical listing of teacher resource files, official web sites, fan sites, and publisher biographies .Category Arts Literature Children s Literature Authors Directories to the Internet school Library media Center's index Search by date or by author GeebungState school. Bessie Head Teacher Resource File georgia Heard georgia http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
Extractions: Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center's index to author and illustrator Internet sites. The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students. Please visit the ISLMC Home Page . You can search the ISLMC, use an index or a sitemap
Extractions: $5.6 BILLION TO THE STUDENTS OF GEORGIA! EDUCATIONAL USES OF LOTTERY PROCEEDS: According to the Georgia Lottery for Education Act and the Georgia Constitution, proceeds from lottery sales are used to solely fund the following educational programs: 1) Tuition grants, scholarships or loans to undergraduate college students and teachers who seek advanced degrees in critical areas of need; 2) Voluntary prekindergarten programs; 3) Technology grants to train teachers in the use and application of advanced technology and capital outlay projects for educational facilities. Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program: Contact: Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program, Georgia Student Finance Commission; 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 100, Tucker, Georgia 30084; Toll Free 1-800-546-HOPE (4673). Voluntary Prekindergarten : The Georgia Prekindergarten Program provides Georgia's four-year-old students with high quality preschool experiences in order to prepare them for kindergarten. Funding is provided on a competitive basis and is available to school systems, public or private non-profit providers and private for-profit providers. Since inception of the GLC, more than $1.8 billion has been appropriated to send almost 500,000 four-year-olds to Pre-K programs throughout the state. Contact: The Georgia Prekindergarten Program, Office of School Readiness, 10 Park Place South, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; (404) 656-5957 or Toll Free 1-888-4GA-PREK.
