NewsLeader - 2006 Spring

GA DOE Library Media Services

Georgia Department of Education  
K-12 Library Media Services 

Mission:
The school library media program supports and strengthens the curriculum, bridges the digital divide, and puts state and national standards into action. The school library media specialist encourages reading for learning, reading for pleasure, and reading for life.

The school library media specialist is a teacher, an instructional partner, an informational specialist, and a school library media program administrator. School library media specialists directly affect student achievement by collaborating and planning with teachers, teaching information literacy, designing assessment procedures, and providing supplemental curriculum material.

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News and Upcoming Events:

Newsletters


DOE Media Matters
- April 2006 (.pdf)
- Archived Newsletters

- GLC Media Newsletters
(Customizable Word docs)

Exemplary Media Recognition Program


Directions for applying, rubric, and previous winners.
Click here

- Previous Winners

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers

A committee of public and school librarians has compiled a list of 20 outstanding books for high school aged students. View

Georgia Read More Initiative

- Information
- Watch Videos

Community

- Conferences/ Media
- Festivals/Technology Fairs

Sample Reading Lists Grades 4-12

(under revision)


Policies, Procedures, and Resources:

Institute for
New Media Specialists
WebCast Modules

20 Professional Learning modules to use in your school or system. View

GeorgiaSchool Web Pages

View
To include your school, e-mail the URL, system, school name, and Web site contact to: frhaws@doe.k12.ga.us

Georgia Library Media Association

Georgia Library Media Specialist Handbook and State Media Skills Check List. Click on Professional Resources. Click here

Information Literacy Skills
Introduction, Index, K-12 Scope and Sequence, QCC Correlations

HTML- Indexed Web pages
PDF Document- 37 pages

FAQ for Media Specialists

- Online version

- .pdf version (14 pages)

Resources

Media-related Web Resources

Additional GLC Library and Media Resources


GALILEO

GeorgiALIbrary LEarning Online provides access to multiple information resources. Contact a public reference librarian or school media specialist for your current GALILEO password. Click here

The New Georgia Encyclopedia

Click here . An authoritative source of information about the state of Georgia. Includes people, places, events, institutions, and images.

Contact Information: For more information regarding K-12 Library Media initiatives contact:

Judy Serritella, K-12 Library Media Services
Educational Technology and Media
Georgia Department of Education
1952 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Voice (404) 657-9800
Fax: (404) 657-6822
jserrite@doe.k12.ga.us

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