Carl Harvey II is the library media specialist at North Elementary School, Noblesville, IN.
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Good afternoon,
ReplyDeleteI agree that author visits are a wonderful thing to incorporate into a media center curriculum. However, as you mentioned, they can tend to be pricy. Have you ever had trouble defending the expense to your administrator? Do you have any suggestions on how to get support for these types of projects?
Thank you,
Sadie Smith
Hi Carl. Hey you jumped right in and got to work when you became a Media Specialist, didn't you? I am amazed by your accomplishments in such a short time. I think your media center website is great. It is easy to navigate and is well designed for the age of the students you serve. Do you find that the students use the website a great deal? Do teachers use it? I think you have great resources and links - I hope they are used! How do you decide what to add? Do you wait until a collaborative unit comes up and then add the sources, or do you add according to what the teachers are working on standard-wise whether they collaborate with you or not? Thanks for the info! Sandy Hodges
ReplyDeleteCarl,
ReplyDeleteHow long have you been using the Big6 research model? Have teachers begun to see the benefits of using this model? Has everyone jumped on board? Have you heard from middle school teachers about the effect this may have when these students are older?
Amanda
Carl,
ReplyDeleteSomething else...does your school or corporation have anything in place to teach students how to keyboard? This is a challenge for my 7th grade students. It is hard to even work on creating a PowerPoint if you have to hunt and peck across the keyboard. The corporation I am in has NO keyboarding program in place in the elementaries or middle schools. Students get a light dusting of keyboard in Frosh Computer Applications, but I say it is too little too late.
How important do you think keyboarding skills are to an effective information literacy program?
Amanda
Carl,
ReplyDeleteI have one other question concerning the Big6-- is this a district wide model? (I'm guessing yes?) If so, do you collaborate with the upper- level media specialists on best practices/ methods of instruction? (You seem involved in so much, I just wondered what the level of communication was between media specialists in your district.)
Thanks!
Sadie
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ReplyDeleteI have a problem with the flex scheduling in that some students might not come to the library. How do you make sure this doesn't happen. I feel that a planned time would allow me to know the students and their interest so that I could better guide and suggest materials for them. I have been a public librarian for a long time and usually can recommend books for my users after knowing them awhile. Do you get to know the students if you don't see them on a regular bases?
Hi Carl,
ReplyDeleteOne item that I have identified as inhibiting collaboration is the image of the SLMS. Many teachers and administrators view the SLMS as the "keeper of the books." How do you convince teachers that your role as a librarian is beyond that of advising readers and giving book talks?
Thanks,
Chad Heck