Improving Literacy Through Library Media Centers

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Improving Literacy Through Library Media Centers
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The school library is critical to every students
learning experience and academic achievement!
Across the United States, research has shown that
students in schools with good school libraries
learn more, get better grades, and score higher
on standardized test scores than their peers in 
schools without libraries. From Alaska to North
Carolina, more than 60 studies have shown clear
evidence of this connection between student
achievement and the presence of school libraries
with qualified school library media
specialists -State Studies- Alaska-1999,
Colorado- 2000, Delaware- in Progress,
Florida-2002, Illinois-2005, Indiana-2004,
Iowa-2002, Massachusetts-2002, Michigan-2003,
Minnesota-2003, Missouri-2003, New Jersey-in
progress, New Mexico-2002, North Carolina-2002,
Ohio-2004, Oregon-2001, Pennsylvania-2000, and
Texas-2001
Certified Library Media Specialists make a
difference!
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The School Libraries are Much More Than Books!
Certified Library Media Specialists
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The Indispensable Librarian
T e a c h e r
Big 6, General Media Skills, Literature
Appreciation the Technology Scope Sequence
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Media Specialists Core Beliefs . . . . .

• Reading is a window to the world.
• Inquiry provides a framework for learning.
• Ethical behavior in the use of information must
  be taught.
• Technology skills are crucial for
• future employment needs.

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Media Specialists Core Beliefs . . . . .

• Equitable access is a key component for
  education.
• The definition of information literacy has become
  more complex as resources and technologies have
  changed.
• The continuing expansion of information demands
  that all individuals acquire the thinking skills
  that will enable them to learn on their own.

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Media Specialists Core Beliefs . . . . .

• Learning has a social context.
• School libraries are essential to the development
  of learning skills.

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The Indispensable Librarian

T e a c h e r
Big 6, General Media Skills, Literature
Appreciation the Technology Scope Sequence
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The Indispensable Librarian

T e a c h e r
Big 6, General Media Skills, Literature
Appreciation the Technology Scope Sequence
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Big 6, General Media Skills, Literature
Appreciation the Technology Scope Sequence
The Indispensable Librarian

T e a c h e r
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The Indispensable Librarian
Collaborative Partner
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The Indispensable Librarian
Staff in-service facilitated by the Media
Department
ProgramAdministrator
We cull the web
We cull the web
Media Department J. Patrick Lewis Poetry Workshop
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The Indispensable Librarian
blogs
web 2.0
emerging technologies
podcasting
wikis
Technology Leader
technology scope sequence
electronic report cards
claymation
web pages
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Indispensable Librarian
Technology Leader
podcasting
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Indispensable Librarian
Principal Jim Lalik and LMS Laurie Olmsted give
podcasting a try!
Technology Leader
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The Indispensable Librarian
Informationspecialist