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Big 8 Assignments

1. Reading and Literacy Project
Project to develop a reading and literacy promotion program for a rural high school in which pleasure reading infrequently occurs. Goals are based on cross curricular Georgia Performance Standards and a multiple promotion strategies are proposed.

 

Project to develop a media program mission statement, philosophy, short and long-term goals, program evaluation criteria, and identify program strengths and weaknesses within the contstraints of a fiscal budget.

3. Curriculum Map 
Project to expand a basic folktale lesson plan for third grade to develop a curriculum map which can be used to facilitate collaboration between a media specialist and grade level teachers. By mapping what is being taught when, the media specialist and teacher can collaboratively develop lesson plans to extend content learning, as well as seamlessly integrate information literacy skill lessons into the curriculum. This map included: graphic organizers to assist in comprehension, resources to locate landmarks from folktales, Italian phrase books, multi-cultural comparisons and contrasts of the same folktale, print and electronic research resources, reader's theatre, timeline creations, lessons on conducting personal interviews, storyteller visits, and folktale webquests.
 
4. Selection Policy
Project to develop selection criteria, policy, procedures for selection, reconsideration process, acceptable use policy, collection evaluation policy, intellectual freedom statement, and gift policy.

5. Order
Project to select materials for purchase within a $2500 budget based on annual selection targets, rationales, and selection justifications.  Included developing checklist for completing new orders, multiple format selections, and multi-cultural media.

6. I-Search
    
    I-Search Information Literacy Skills Research Paper
    Research project to answer the essential question:  How do I insert information literacy skills into content area lessons based of the Georgia Performance Standards for grades
    K-5?  Sub-questions included: What resources will I require to develop inquiry learning lessons for specific curriculum units?  What lessons might I develop to teach inquiry learning for
    specific curriculum units?  What is a way to manage these inquiry learning lessons, i.e. How do I organize them for future use?  How might I encourage faculty to take advantage of
    these inquiry learning lessons?  What method might I use to stay current on GPS changes? How do I insert information literacy skills into content area lessons based on the Georgia
    Performance Standards for grades K-5?
 
    GPS Information Literacy Skills Table
    Final Product of the I-Search Information Literacy Skills Research.  A table that identifies the GPS, the AASL infomation literacy standard indicator, teacher responsibilities, student
    responsibilities, media center resources, media specialist responsibilties, and GPS information processing skills. 
 
7. Collaborative Lesson
 
Collaborative genealogy lesson developed with 11th grade U.S. history teacher during internship. Developed pathfinder to specify research resources aligned step-by-step with the assignment, source template, MLA Citation job aide, and instructions for remote access to media resources.
 
8. Internship not available online