LM_NET: Library Media Networking
My apology to everyone at LM_Net for replying to everyone. My reply
to Cjmacal@llwcny.sco.COM keeps bouncing back. I took the time to
write the reply and I want her to receive it.
> > I am a Primary Media Specialist in Dover, Arkansas. We are a small
> > primary school with 750 students in Grades K-6. We are not the size
> > of school that you are requesting comments, but I have worked in
> > larger schools. Pulaski County Schools in Little Rock, Arkansas has
> > a very good flexible scheduling program in the elementary schools.
> > They do not have a set time for the students to come to the library
> > every week. Like you they have so many classes that if everyone had
> > one set time that would not leave the media specialist any time to be
> > flexible and help the kids or teachers. The Media Specialist set
> > down with the classroom teachers and worked with them in their
> > reading series and desibned an enrichment program to suppliment their
> > reading series. Each teacher marked their textbooks when they
> > got to a particular story that they wanted to have expanded or
> > enriched. They scheduled a time for their reading class or
> > group, which ever it was, to visit the library after they
> > finished the story. One example that I vividly remember was when
> > my children finished reading "JOhnny Appleseed" in their reader I
> > scheduled a visit with the media specialist and she expanded that
> > lesson with Folk Lore filmstrips and then lessons on where folk
> > lore is located in the library. My children were very excited
> > about reading more folk lore when she finished. My experience with
> > the Media Specialist in Pulaski County was such a positive one that
> > two years later I returned to college and began my Media Specialist
> > certification. Unfortunately I haven't been able to convince
> > my teachers to let m e totally change to this system, however, I can
> > tell you that enriching a teacher with units is the best way to go.
> > I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that some point and time when
> > your library population gets so large that you are handicapped by
> > scheduled classes, you have to just make that big step and go totally
> > flexible. Your and your principal's attitude will play a large role
> > in this. It will not be easy going because many teachers do not like
> > change. Hope this helps.
> >
> >
> >
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> > Lawanda Dale * IIIIIIIIIII
> > Primary Media Specialist * ~~~ ~~~
> > Dover Primary School * 0 0
> > Dover, AR 72837 * >
> > Dalelj@Dover.AFSC.K12.AR.US * \_________/
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Lawanda Dale * IIIIIIIIIII
Primary Media Specialist * ~~~ ~~~
Dover Primary School * 0 0
Dover, AR 72837 * >
Dalelj@Dover.AFSC.K12.AR.US * \_________/
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