Extractions: Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY. The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement. ERIC Digest. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC INTRODUCTION Advocates of school library media programs have long been convinced of the relationship between quality library media programs and academic achievement. Most studies of this relationship were conducted between 1959 and 1979, were limited in scope, and usually used a small number of subjects in a limited geographical area. This study was designed both to update the existing research and to examine the relationship between library media programs and student achievement. METHODOLOGY Ideally, schools included in the sample for a study such as this would be selected on a random, stratified, or quota basis. None of these sampling designs was possible, because schools included in the sample had to have library media centers that responded to the 1989 survey of school library media centers in Colorado and had to use the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) or Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP). These data were available for only 221 of 1,331 public elementary and secondary schools in Colorado during the 1988-89 school year. The study relied entirely upon available data about school library media centers and their school and community contexts to predict norm-referenced test scores.
Knowledge Quest On The Web May/June 2001 Action Research in georgia media centers A Look at Three Important Topics Section CollectionEvaluation in a georgia Elementary school A Look at http://www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb/kqcontents_v29_5.html
EIT554 3 ). The other (1 ) notebooks will be for the georgia Library media professional journalsand various topics related to the operation of school media centers. http://www.jrickerson.com/EDIT 6254.htm
NCEF Resource List: Libraries/Media Centers Bethel Elementary school (Marietta, georgia) was redesigned to make better use issueon planning learning environments for school media centers, which contains http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/libraries.cfm
New Media Research Centers: Non-Commercial C. Klopfenstein Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication The Universityof georgia Email Center for New media Graduate school of Journalism http://www.arches.uga.edu/~klopfens/nmr-org.html
Extractions: Voice: 706-542-4964 New Media Research Centers: Non-Commercial Banff New Media Institute Cranbrook, BC, Canada Center for New Media Graduate School of Journalism - Columbia University CMCMA New Media Center College of Mass Communication and Media Arts - SIU Cyber-Site Overland Park, Kansas Digital Media Institute Toronto The Dowden Center for New Media Studies University of Georgia eCommerce Institute Georgia State Future Media Search London Business School Institute for Information Policy Penn State Institute for New Media Studies University of Minnesota Knowledge Media Design Institute The University of Toronto KU New-Media Research Lab University of Kansas New Media Institute The Canadian Institute for New Media, Research and Development New Media Institute (NMI) University of Georgia New Media Research Lab University of Washington, Seattle NYU Media Research Lab New York
M.L.M. In Library Media Technology the student will be recommended for State of georgia professional certification asurvey of literature suitable for school media centers, including exploration http://education.gsu.edu/aae/MEd/lmt/
Extractions: This program prepares students to serve as school library media specialists and information technologists in the P-12 school environment. The focus is on administering media centers in modern school settings. All students complete a 36-semester-hour program. Students who have bachelor's degrees from an accredited institution but who are not currently certified to teach must complete one prerequisite courses: EXC 2010 (Exceptional Children and Instruction). Each student must pass an exit examination, the Praxis II Assessment for Library Media Specialist, before he or she is eligible to receive the M.L.M. degree. Upon successful completion of the M.L.M. program, the student will be recommended for State of Georgia professional certification. Program of Study
GSU College Of Education - Certification Only Programs Offered Leadership Endorsement georgia State University offers preparation in five specificfields of school leadership They are Director of media centers, Director of http://education.gsu.edu/coe/content/cert_only.htm
Extractions: Georgia State University offers undergraduate courses to allow individuals from specific areas of industry, business, or health to become teachers at secondary schools based on occupational experience in the field and the minimum education level required for the field. Applicants to this program have qualified for the provisional (BT) teaching certificate and are required to complete an approved program for the professional renewable certificate. These programs lead to initial certification only. Educational Leadership Persons wishing to obtain the L-5 Educational Leadership certification in the State of Georgia must receive a passing score on the Praxis II Assessment in Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision and completion of the Educational Leadership track of courses which include seven courses in a set sequence during three consecutive academic terms. Leadership Endorsement Georgia State University offers preparation for school leadership endorsements in five specific fields of school leadership. They are: Director of Media Centers, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Director of Special Education, Director of Vocational Education, and Instructional Supervision.All of these programs require appropriate teaching or school experiences and admission as a graduate student. Additionally, an applicant to one of these endorsement programs must have earned a master's or higher level certificate in the teaching or service field in which the leadership endorsement is being sought.
Cobb County School District Necessary Skills (SCANS) Report, georgia's Quality Core and paraprofessionals areavailable in every school. Automated media centers are utilized in all schools http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/generalinfo/facts.htm
Extractions: COBB COUNTY FACTS Located just across the Chattahoochee River from Atlanta, Cobb County is a dynamic community of nearly 608,000 residents. Boasting a strong diversified economy, Cobb County has a total employment force of more than 356,036 and a median income of $63,100. Many national firms are well represented in Cobb as are a growing number of international businesses. Cobb County covers 340 square miles and has six municipalities: Acworth, Austell, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, and Smyrna. (Source: Cobb Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Research) COBB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Cobb County School District is the second largest school system in Georgia and the 30th largest in the United States. It is one of the fastest growing districts in Georgia. It currently has a student population of more than 100,000, which grows an average of 2,700 students per year. To handle this increasing growth, Cobb residents passed a one percent sales tax for education in Sept. 1998 that provided funding for 12 new schools and renovations for nearly every Cobb County school facility.
Colorado Study Athens, GA georgia University, Department of Library Education. The impactof school library media centers on academic achievement. http://home.earthlink.net/~cregal/colo.htm
FOCUS With Tony Phillips schools is the only school in georgia to be awarded an Improving Literacy throughschool Libraries Program books and computers for the media centers in the http://www.statesboronow.net/bcsgrant.htm
Extractions: Back to FOCUS front page. FOCUS with Tony Phillips Bulloch County Schools is the Only School in Georgia to be Awarded an Improving Literacy through School Libraries Program Grant Bulloch County Schools is the only school in Georgia to be awarded an Improving Literacy through School Libraries Program Grant from the United States Department of Education. They were awarded $241,690.00 from this federal grant according to a spokesperson from U.S. Representative Jack Kingstons Office. The grant dollars will be used to buy books and computers for the media centers in the libraries. In addition, the monies will be targeted to continue working on the school systems literacy programs. A number of people worked on writing a grant proposal for the federal Literacy in School Libraries Grant which acquired $241,690 for the Bulloch County School System. Pictured here are a few of the people who contributed to the proposal. Front row left to right are Dr. Judith Repman , Susan Humma , and Mary Lee. On the back row from left to right are Dianne Bath, Brenda Steadman, and Dr. Gene Franks.
BARTOW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - IFBD. Media Centers amount of funds appropriated by the georgia General Assembly day of school until thelast day of school. media centers will not be closed for testing, inventory http://www.gsba.com/policymanuals/policies/bartow/ifbd.htm
Extractions: Board Policy Descriptor Code: IFBD Media Centers Bartow County School System assumes responsibility for maintaining a stimulating school environment in which children and youth are provided a breadth and variety of experiences calculated to motivate them toward physical, intellectual, emotional and social growth. The program is based upon the realization that a student matures in each of these four areas of personality at a rate peculiar to himself. It emphasizes the importance of making him/her ready for each new understanding or of extending a concept previously introduced. The curriculum in each school is, therefore, built around the student and needs. The school media center should serve as the heart or core of the school curriculum, providing for students and faculty the various materials and services needed in order for students to gain maximum benefits from their courses of study, to satisfy intellectual curiosity concerning a number of topics, and to provide materials for leisure-time activities. These materials and services should be of the best quality available and should be organized to be easily assessable.
IBM Global Industries Education CaseStudies Case Study - is the largest in the state of georgia, with almost a plan this year to upgradeall media centers to reflect from every network drop in each school, and to http://www.ibm.com/industries/education/casestudy/CASESTUDY_20071.html
Janet H. Murray's Home Page I am teaching in georgia Tech's Graduate Frictions Conference, Annenberg school ofCommunications Discipline Keynote, New media centers Conference, Wellesley http://web.mit.edu/jhmurray/www/
Extractions: Mini-Bio I'm moving to Georgia Tech! I'm still involved at MIT.... After August 20 1999: Professor Janet H. Murray School of Literature, Communication, and Culture Georgia Institute of Technology Room 350 Skiles Building Atlanta Georgia 30332 http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~murray/ janet.murray@lcc.gatech.edu I'll still be involved as a Distinguished Contributing Interactive Designer at CECI, working on 1. The Jewish Women's Archive : next year's honored women include BELLA ABZUG, my former congressperson! Force Fields , Prof. John Belcher's application of digital animation to the teaching of electro-magnetism 3. Bringing History Home, a collaboration with the Mass Foundation for the Humanities to apply digital storytelling techniques to content drawn from three distinguished Massachusetts history museums.
Rockdale County Public Schools | Curriculum Services through the joint support of the georgia Council for top. media centers The mediacenter is an essential part of the instructional program of every school. http://www.rockdale.k12.ga.us/CenOffice/CurriculumService/Curric-Svcs-Dept.htm
Extractions: Curriculum Services Elementary School Middle School High School Books ... Testing The Rockdale County school system strongly emphasizes high expectations and standards for all students. A balanced core curriculum ensure that all students are challenged with experiences that prepare them to be lifelong learners. Four schools offer pre-kindergarten programs for four-year-olds. The schools currently offering a Pre-K program are C. J. Hicks, J. H. House, Peek's Chapel, and Pine Street. The primary emphasis of the pre-kindergarten program is exposing children to a structured school environment and introducing school readiness.
System Profile Students within the West georgia area may elect to multimedia computer access, networkedmedia centers, satellite and The school system has experienced a five http://www.carrollcountyschools.com/history.asp
Extractions: Carroll County School System Leadership Team As the 24th largest school system in the state of Georgia, Carroll County School System is home to approximately 13,000 students. These students may attend one of twenty-two schools in the county system where the average pupil/teacher ratio is 18:1. Each of these schools is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is the mission of Carroll County Schools to provide all students a high quality education in a personalized, supportive environment. The Carroll County School System maintains the belief that small community schools provide a personal approach that ultimately makes a difference. In Carroll County, where phenomenal growth is occurring, the school system has developed a comprehensive facility plan to continue the construction of state-of-the-art facilities within the school communities. Quality learning environments support a refined curriculum and highly skilled teachers in order for every student to achieve success. With over 2,000 employees, the Carroll County School System is the largest employer in Carroll County. Carroll County Schools have an annual $200 million impact on the economic development of Carroll County. Currently, over $48 million in SPLOST and capital outlay projects are underway throughout the county. The Carroll County Board of Education adopted a five-year facility plan that will ultimately add more than 250 classrooms.
GSU College Of Arts & Sciences - Interdisciplinary Centers University, Emory University, georgia Tech, georgia State, Morehouse school of Medicine Departmentdoubles funding for international media education 5/14 http://www.cas.gsu.edu/default.aspx?name=centers
ArchivedGeorgia with DeKalb County schools, georgia's largest public One school is within walkingdistance from our individual tutoring in the media centers (libraries) during http://www.ed.gov/americareads/ARC_FWS/georgia.html
Mary Lu Armstrong - Featured Speaker - GaETC 2002 Currently she is an adjunct professor with georgia State University in she led thedistrict's successful automation of all school media centers, providing a http://www.gaetc.org/archives/2002/speakers02/armstrong.htm
Extractions: Dr. Mary Lu Armstrong has been a teacher, media specialist, and an administrator in the K-12 environment. She served as Supervisor of Media Services and Director of Instructional Technology for the Cobb County School District in Marietta, Georgia. Working with teachers, media specialists, and administrators, she had opportunities to plan, implement, and evaluate educational projects on a variety of scales. Currently she is an adjunct professor with Georgia State University in the department of Educational Library Media and Technology. She is also an adjunct professor with Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she teaches and provides administrative support for graduate level educational technology programs offered totally online. Mary Lu Armstrong Mary Lu is active in several regional and national professional organizations. She has authored articles for their publications and presented numerous workshops at their conferences. Her focus has consistently been on sharing the practical application of innovative solutions to educational problems. While serving as the Supervisor of Media Services in Cobb County, she led the district's successful automation of all school media centers, providing a model that was later used in the statewide media automation project. As Director of Instructional Technology, she and her staff accelerated the training for technology integration and launched the introduction of distance learning for students and teachers.
