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Initiatives
This page will keep you updated on 2009-2010 Initiatives for the Oaklawn Language Media Center. I will give the rationale and underlying reasons for the projects, so that you will better understand our program. The overall reason for teaching and providing opportunities and resources is to fill apparent gaps in knowledge and/or resources for Oaklawn. The library media center is an integral part of the curriculum -- not an add on. The library is not an appendage of babysitting services. Media Specialists teach and support the very North Carolina Standard Course of Study, some areas of which teachers say they do not have time to teach adequately. By collaboration with teachers, the Media Specialist can provide needed support and collaborative teaching strategies to help our students meet goals. Information skills are purposefully taught and infused to add to a meaningful and authentic learning experience. Skill practice, scaffolding, sequential instruction and authentic assessement are all a part of the Media program as we provide flexible access to classes.
- July, 2009 Sylvan Dell e books grant for e-books in English and Spanish/"The degree to which students can read and understand text in all formats ...and all contexts is a key indicator of success in school and in life."*
- July, 2009 Arts and Science Council grant funded"What is Happening to my Species?" written for fourth and fifth grade students/ underscores our commitment to inquiry, investigation, the process of gathering information using keywords, encouraging use of a variety of research sources both print and online to broaden students view (rather than limiting an investigation to one's person's view), teaching process skills in sequential order and compiling information from sources into one new product demonstrating synthesis and application/"Create products that apply to authentic, real world contexts"**
- July, 2009 Requested and received donation of prints, art books and dvds through DUC program-many Latino artists to complement language program/ "Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning" "Read, view and listen for pleasure and personal growth" **
- August, 2009 Donation of Spanish books for Oaklawn Media Center (books written solely in Spanish)/ text sources are needed to match students to appropriate reading levels; literacy is a priority/"Read widely and fluently to make connection with self, the world and previous reading" "Display curiosity by pursuing interest through multiple resources."**
- August, 2009 Began application for "We the People Bookshelf" through the National Endowment for the Humanities/submitted January, 2010/"Equitable access is a key component for education. All children deserve equitable access to books and reading, to information, and to information technology....."*
- August 2009 $5,000.00 donation worth of books for Oaklawn Media Center at no cost to Oaklawn/"School libraries provide equitable physical and intellectual access to the resources and tools required for learning in a warm, stimulating and safe environment."*
- August 28, 2009 - represented Oaklawn at Carolina Panther's Countdown to Kickoff Luncheon Benefit for Classroom Central (one of twenty teachers district wide)
- Planning and Bookfair to be held in November/"Reading is a window to the world. Reading is a foundational skill for learning, personal growth and enjoyment."*
- September 15, 2009 grant written for Ezra Jack Keats Foundation mini-grant/In this increasingly global world of information students must be taught to seek diverse perspectives, gather and use information ethically, and use social tools responsibly and safely."*
- September 18, 2009 Bright Ideas grant written for playaways for Oaklawn collection*Funded November, 2009/"Read, view and listen for pleasure and personal growth" "Seek information for personal learning in a variety of formats and genres."**
- September, 2009 Wachovia/Wells Fargo "Reading First Books" to provide free books to students at Oaklawn/"Show an appreciation for literature by electing to read for pleasure and expressing an interest in various literary genres."**
- September, 23, 2009 secured 20 free copies of the book The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up from EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications
- October 9, 2009 - author/illustrator Bryan Collier visits Oaklawn/"Learning is enhanced by opportunities to share and learn with others. Students need to develop skills in sharing knowledge and learning with others, both in face-to-face situations and through technology."** Also research has shown it is important to build connections and partnerships with local community libraries. Bryan Collier was sponsored through "Novello" an initative of the Public Library.
- October 15, 2009 - author Diana Zimmerman visits Oaklawn/Research shows that it is crucial that young readers experience others reading aloud.
- November, 2009 - one of two Media Specialists highlighted on CMS Channel 3's segment "Above and Beyond" explaining the job of School Library Media Specialists (link at http://cms-k12-nc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&;clip_id=100
- November 5, 2009 - Oaklawn Media Center one of six Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Media Centers on American Association of School Libraries National Conference tours
- Attended American Association of School Libraries national conference in Charlotte, NC
- November, 2009 - Magnet Schools of America application submitted by Cathy DuPre (edited/proof read by Myrna Yupanqui) resulted in Magnet School of Distinction Award for Oaklawn
- November,2009 - various meetings with vendors to discuss K-8 materials in English and Spanish.
- December 11, 2009 - hosted Vance High School Spanish students from Sara Perkins class as they read their original stories in spanish to classes at Oaklawn
- January 9, 2010 - facilitated a session East Carolina University's Librarian to Librarian Networking Summit with Alesia Stevenson of Mackin "No Time to Waste! Matching Educational Standards with a Wealth of New Titles" (received free posters and books for Oaklawn)
- January 25, 2010 - attended Classroom Central's Warehouse Clearance to secure supplies for teachers at Oaklawn
- February, 2010 - submitted Sprint Character Education grant application for Character Education materials for Oaklawn
* quoted from Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action(AASL) Common beliefs, pg. 11.
**quoted from Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action, (AASL) Standards for the 21st Century Learner, pgs. 13-16.
Last update: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:26:12 AM
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