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2007 - 2008
(approved 8/23/07)
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The media center is the hub of the learning process at our middle schools. Classes are scheduled into the center on a flexible schedule. Information literacy skills are taught through integration with the curriculum. Working collaboratively with the teachers, the media specialist, through the development of the collection, provides access to a wide range of materials, both text and electronic. The media specialist provides an extensive variety of print and non-print materials for student and teacher use. An excellent collection of materials is available for all students for research and leisure reading. Students may check periodicals and reference books out overnight. The media specialist provides readers' advisory to students and staff during media center hours. The media specialist also provides teachers with resources to support the curriculum. The media center is open from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Classes are routinely scheduled into the media center for research projects, book talks, library instruction, and information strategy lessons. The middle school media centers are fully automated and provide students with an opportunity to learn valuable "searching" techniques. Both middle schools have Internet labs, allowing students filtered access to the Internet for information as part of the research process. The media center also provides computers for CD-ROM searching. The labs may also be used to evaluate and prepare information for presentations. In addition, the middle school media specialists
develop an annotated reading list that students may
refer to for their summer reading experiences. Other Grade 5 Programs
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