2:45-5:45PM
Today was my first day keeping the media center open for extended hours. I went in to the MC earlier in the day to learn how to check books in and out. It seems like a relatively straightforward process and didn't take me but a few minutes to catch on. The only thing that I made a mental note that I need to pay attention to is whether I have the system on the check in button or the check out button. Everything else was pretty self explanatory.
So I have the media center open and I am prepared. Hardly anyone shows up. I chalked it up to the fact that they only learned about it the day before so no one was prepared to have it open and no one is used to it being open. I did have a couple people come in and use the laminator and the ellison cutters. Hopefully it will be more eventful next week!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Department Meeting
8:30-3:30
Today I attended an AR/RTI meeting with all the media specialists in the county. It was an all-day meeting in which we learned about the AR program and how to guide students from focusing on points to focusing on target percentage (85%) and book levels. The data provided and the suggestions the two lead instructors gave were pretty interesting. I think that if students see how the goals are calculated and how 1 low test grade affect their overall average, they will definitely be more inclined to take their time and do their best.
I also really enjoyed learning about the home school connection side of this program. I think that parents should have the rights to see what tests their child is taking and how they are doing on these test. They can also help encourage their child to do better with this information!
Throughout the day, the instructors not only talked about AR, but also the STAR side of the Renaissance Place program. This program can be used to help students identify their reading level. Teachers can use as often as once a week as a progress monitoring tool for the RTI process.
Overall the day was very interesting and eye-opening. I have used AR as a classroom teacher for 10 years, but was unaware of all the components of AR. I will definitely see this program differently in the future!
Today I attended an AR/RTI meeting with all the media specialists in the county. It was an all-day meeting in which we learned about the AR program and how to guide students from focusing on points to focusing on target percentage (85%) and book levels. The data provided and the suggestions the two lead instructors gave were pretty interesting. I think that if students see how the goals are calculated and how 1 low test grade affect their overall average, they will definitely be more inclined to take their time and do their best.
I also really enjoyed learning about the home school connection side of this program. I think that parents should have the rights to see what tests their child is taking and how they are doing on these test. They can also help encourage their child to do better with this information!
Throughout the day, the instructors not only talked about AR, but also the STAR side of the Renaissance Place program. This program can be used to help students identify their reading level. Teachers can use as often as once a week as a progress monitoring tool for the RTI process.
Overall the day was very interesting and eye-opening. I have used AR as a classroom teacher for 10 years, but was unaware of all the components of AR. I will definitely see this program differently in the future!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Bradwell Institute
3:00-3:30PM
Today I went and met Diana Clark and Miriam Hudson at the media center at Bradwell Institute. I had never even been in the school before, so it was quite interesting to get a "fresh" look at a completely different media center. I think the last time I was in the library at a high school is when I was in high school! It definitely brought back some memories!! :) The way this media center is organized is COMPLETELY different than either the one at my home school and the one at the middle school. It is interesting to see how something that is designed to do the same job can be arranged and run so differently. I really look forward to working with these two ladies. They made me feel right at home already. Since both Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Dunham have both been in the job field for as long as they have, it was very interesting to pick their brains about the changes that have come along in the area of the library. It has become so much more than just a library in their tenure! I am very excited to learning more about their personal histories as time goes on!
Today I went and met Diana Clark and Miriam Hudson at the media center at Bradwell Institute. I had never even been in the school before, so it was quite interesting to get a "fresh" look at a completely different media center. I think the last time I was in the library at a high school is when I was in high school! It definitely brought back some memories!! :) The way this media center is organized is COMPLETELY different than either the one at my home school and the one at the middle school. It is interesting to see how something that is designed to do the same job can be arranged and run so differently. I really look forward to working with these two ladies. They made me feel right at home already. Since both Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Dunham have both been in the job field for as long as they have, it was very interesting to pick their brains about the changes that have come along in the area of the library. It has become so much more than just a library in their tenure! I am very excited to learning more about their personal histories as time goes on!
Lewis Frasier Middle School
2:45-3:45PM
Today I went and met with Mrs. Sharon Dunham, the media specialist at Lewis Frasier Middle School. I got a tour of the facilities and met the media para as well. I asked her about her collection and she gave me the history of the collection and the media center as a whole since she has been at the school since it opened. She had records dating back to the original orders and set-up of the collection when the school first opened. She is quite organized and hates clutter! It was intersting to already note some of the differences between my home school's media center and this one.
Today I went and met with Mrs. Sharon Dunham, the media specialist at Lewis Frasier Middle School. I got a tour of the facilities and met the media para as well. I asked her about her collection and she gave me the history of the collection and the media center as a whole since she has been at the school since it opened. She had records dating back to the original orders and set-up of the collection when the school first opened. She is quite organized and hates clutter! It was intersting to already note some of the differences between my home school's media center and this one.
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