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This was my final week at my primary site. The task was to deliver an Information Literacy unit to twenty fifth grade students. I delivered instruction over 2 days. Students took a pre assessment quiz and received direct instruction on day one. I used the smart board in the media center to deliver content. The students were very engaged in the lesson and asked great questions. On day two I reviewed the concepts and vocabulary from day one. Next the students divided into groups for interactive instruction. During this time students manipulated the tools found in the pathfinder, to create five electronic note cards on their topic. The note cards will be used in preparation for their socratic seminar. Finally students were given a post assessment test. The results showed a marked improvement from the pre assessment.
I returned to my primary elementary site this week. My task was to prepare for the Candidate as instructional partner task. In preparation for that task, I met with the media specialist, and the classroom teacher to discuss the unit that I would collaborate on. The gifted teacher requested some additional training for her fifth graders on topic narrowing, note taking, and citations. These topics would be needed as students prepared for a socratic seminar discussing extra terrestrials. Other time was spent assisting the media specialist with circulation, and shelving duties.
Checklist Item: Document attendance at one Library/educational technology -related conference10/21/2013 Upon completion of my second week in my assigned high school media center, I must say that my opinion of high school media centers has changed drastically. I did not think that students would be very engaged with the media program, but that was not the case at LHS. I found the environment to be very nurturing for the students and it offered a great deal of opportunities for students and faculty to engage in 21st century learning scenarios. The task that I focused on during this week was to identify and write a grant proposal for the media center. I met with the media specialist to determine what her needs were for the media center. For this particular media center the specialist identified the need to create a more student friendly creative commons for students to read, do research, and collaborate on projects. I spent time researching many grants offered to libraries and found the Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant would fit their criteria. Once I started the application I needed to meet with the media specialist again and drill down into more specifics to fulfill the grant application requirements. With the help and supervision of the media specials I was able to deliver a well-crafted grant application for funds from Lowe’s Toolbox for Education.
Checklist Item: Attend one media/technology committee meeting with cooperating media specialist.10/8/2013 I was also able to attended a meeting at the county office with the high school media specialist, the technology team that supports the media centers and an Apple representative. The focus of this meeting was to discuss the issues that have developed since the county moved to a 1 to 1 iPad distribution for all high school students. The meeting was very informative and helped me to understand the added technical support and training responsibilities of the high school media specialist.
This was an awesome first week at my assigned high school. I was very impressed, and surprised with this program. I must admit that I assumed that the high school media center would be a very inactive place. I found that assumption to be incorrect based on the media program at my assigned high school. In this school the media center is a very active/productive classroom. This activity is a direct result of the program developed by the high school media center. Students are involved as media aides, iPad support technicians, as well as in the Helen Ruffin reading bowl team. The media center is the location of the school store, and one of the schools computer labs which keeps a steady flow of class visits. This week I was able to participate in many aspects of the program. I was able to complete Task2 of Candidate as Program Administrator. During the process of evaluating the media center, I was able to interview the media specialist and learn about many of the policies and procedures that govern the facility. I was also able to complete Checklist Item 2 and attended a meeting at the county office with the high school media specialist, the technology team that supports the media centers and an Apple representative. The focus of this meeting was to discuss the issues that have developed since the county moved to a 1 to 1 iPad distribution for all high school students. The meeting was very informative and helped me to understand the added technical support and training responsibilities of the high school media specialist. |
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November 2013
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