Standard 1: Use of Information and Ideas
Students need to be encouraged to read and develop a love of reading from a young age. As the media specialist it is important to keep students and teachers interested in literature as well as supply information and examples to develop life long learning skills.
As a media specialist, I feel that providing reliable information to teachers and students is important. To demonstrate the alignment of the standard, I have included assignments that I completed from my media specialist preparation and discussed the way that each assignment meets the standard.
Children's Literature Assessments:
Author Guide:
Eric Hill was the author of choice that include a 2 page informational guide. The author guide was designed so that the reader can get to know the author. The guide includes biographical information, resources where additional information can be found, annotated books by the author with activity extension ideas. This guide meets the standard by providing pertinent information that can be used by a teacher in the classroom or as a guide in the library for students. Engaging promotional materials fosters the love for reading and promotes life long learning.
Story Telling Script:
There are many ways to read or tell a story, but finding ways to grab the attention of the audience and engage the listeners is important. By using props and involving the listener, a stimulating learning environment is developed through story telling. This would be great to use for story time during the student's weekly library visits and develops a fun learning environment in the media center. The story I used was "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" by Simms Taback.
Young Adult Literature Assessments:
Young Adult Literature Assessment:
Working with teens, it is important to have insight into what is appealing to teens. As the Media Specialist, to keep in touch with the reader, developing a list of prize winning books and annotation for each helps prepare information and develop a better communication level between student and Media Specialist.
Clean Reads for Teen Girls:
Teens often need reliable and fun books that have been read by others. This list is comprised of clean books for girls that have been suggested by YALSA and that I have read. They were chosen because of the way they deal with current teen issues and because of the reliablity of the book awards they were given. By providing students with books they are interested in, it will meet the goal of encouraging life long learning and literacy through leisure reading.
Reading Promotional:
YA Reading Promotional:
As a part of my YA literature class, one of the assignments was to develop a book trailer that would peak interest and reading promotion. The booktrailer that I developed was for the book Wake. It was used to grab the attention of the viewer, serve as a review source, and a teaser about the book. By using a media source such as a short video trailer, students may be more encouraged to pick up the book and learn more about it.
As a media specialist, I feel that providing reliable information to teachers and students is important. To demonstrate the alignment of the standard, I have included assignments that I completed from my media specialist preparation and discussed the way that each assignment meets the standard.
Children's Literature Assessments:
Author Guide:
Eric Hill was the author of choice that include a 2 page informational guide. The author guide was designed so that the reader can get to know the author. The guide includes biographical information, resources where additional information can be found, annotated books by the author with activity extension ideas. This guide meets the standard by providing pertinent information that can be used by a teacher in the classroom or as a guide in the library for students. Engaging promotional materials fosters the love for reading and promotes life long learning.
Story Telling Script:
There are many ways to read or tell a story, but finding ways to grab the attention of the audience and engage the listeners is important. By using props and involving the listener, a stimulating learning environment is developed through story telling. This would be great to use for story time during the student's weekly library visits and develops a fun learning environment in the media center. The story I used was "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" by Simms Taback.
Young Adult Literature Assessments:
Young Adult Literature Assessment:
Working with teens, it is important to have insight into what is appealing to teens. As the Media Specialist, to keep in touch with the reader, developing a list of prize winning books and annotation for each helps prepare information and develop a better communication level between student and Media Specialist.
Clean Reads for Teen Girls:
Teens often need reliable and fun books that have been read by others. This list is comprised of clean books for girls that have been suggested by YALSA and that I have read. They were chosen because of the way they deal with current teen issues and because of the reliablity of the book awards they were given. By providing students with books they are interested in, it will meet the goal of encouraging life long learning and literacy through leisure reading.
Reading Promotional:
YA Reading Promotional:
As a part of my YA literature class, one of the assignments was to develop a book trailer that would peak interest and reading promotion. The booktrailer that I developed was for the book Wake. It was used to grab the attention of the viewer, serve as a review source, and a teaser about the book. By using a media source such as a short video trailer, students may be more encouraged to pick up the book and learn more about it.
Visual Design Critique Project:
Visual Design Critique:
"The Hello, Goodbye Window" by Norton Juster and illustrated by Chris Raschka was the source of my visual design critique. The assignment, from the Selection and Utilization of Educational Media course, required us to use a Caldecott winner as one of our samples. To get a feel for the look the illustrator was displaying through their artwork, we were to identify the design elements and principles that were noticed and critique the visual elements from a visual literacy standpoint. By understanding, demonstrating and describing the reasons that the illustrator chose bright colors, bold print, and watercolor pastel crayon's on this book cover displays the role that the illustrator plays in children's literature by targeting an audience by visual appeal. This visual critique project met the criteria for understanding visual appeal, design and pattern as necessary to entice the reader according to age appropriateness.
Visual Design Critique:
"The Hello, Goodbye Window" by Norton Juster and illustrated by Chris Raschka was the source of my visual design critique. The assignment, from the Selection and Utilization of Educational Media course, required us to use a Caldecott winner as one of our samples. To get a feel for the look the illustrator was displaying through their artwork, we were to identify the design elements and principles that were noticed and critique the visual elements from a visual literacy standpoint. By understanding, demonstrating and describing the reasons that the illustrator chose bright colors, bold print, and watercolor pastel crayon's on this book cover displays the role that the illustrator plays in children's literature by targeting an audience by visual appeal. This visual critique project met the criteria for understanding visual appeal, design and pattern as necessary to entice the reader according to age appropriateness.