41. Information Center - Media Traci Burks, center, a teacher at Wyandotte High school in kansas City, Kan., meets with a small group of students she advises. Such close relationships are http://www.smallschoolsworkshop.org/kc000005chendrie.html

Shows Promising Results By Caroline Hendrie Kansas City, Kan. Traci Burks, center, a teacher at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., meets with a small group of students she advises. Such close relationships are key to the First Things First approach. Susan Pfannmuller for Education Week In his speech to the nation’s governors at last month’s summit on high schools, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates placed the district first on a short list of examples that he said provide “mounting evidence” that redesigning high schools can work to improve graduation rates and prepare students for college, work, and citizenship. ( " Summit Underscores Gates Foundation's Emergence as Player ," this issue.) See related stories from this issue: Summit Fuels Push to Improve High Schools.

42. Native Americans - Internet Resources. Welcome to the Internet school Library media Center Native American page. kansas One Room school House Project kansas native people; many Native http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm

Native Americans - Internet Resources Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Native American page. You will find bibliographies, directories to pages of individual tribes, history and historical documents, periodicals and general links. The ISLMC is a preview site for teachers, librarians, students and parents. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap . The following sites have useful information on Native Americans. This page revised 1/22/00. NOTE: The Internet is being overwhelmed by viruses and spam. Please protect your computer with appropriate software. Also, many worthwhile sites have "pop-ups" which may change to include content unknown to me. Use preview sites before using with children. Bibliographies Directories Author Pages History ... Periodicals See Also: Virginia's Indians The Cherokees Native American Authors Bibliographies Selected Bibliography on Native American Writers and Their Writings A Wallace library guide Native Americans. Bibliography. Juvenile Books Native Americans. Bibliography. Young Adult Books Fiction; biography; poetry; drama by and about Native Americans. A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, for K-12

43. Emporia State University - School Of Library And Information Management Demonstrate the importance of your school library media center! Confirmation of registration through Harry Willems, at South East kansas Library System, http://slim.emporia.edu/programs/summerinst.htm

School of Library and Information Management About SLIM Programs Admission Student Services ... Institute for Continuous Education Summer Institute for School Library Media Specialists The Summer Institute for School Library Media Specialists is an annual event sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education, School of Library and Information Management, Kansas State Library, and the Kansas Association of School Librarians. The purpose of the institute is to provide current, best practice information related to school libraries, resources and information literacy instruction. The Summer Institute is an opportunity for pre-service (degree seeking) and in-service (professional development) teacher librarians, content teachers, and school administrators. 2005 Summer Institute for School Library Media Specialist s Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas Jones Institute for Educational Excellence, Visser Hall (The Teachers College), Room 330 Building an Information Literate School: Managing Resources for Maximum Student Learning Maximize student learning through reading and writing! Chris Crutcher, award winning author, lecturer, therapy consultant and popular columnist from Spokane, Washington, will educate and inspire us with his expert balance of comedy and tragedy, and unflinching honesty that led to his publication of King of the Mild Frontier, Whale Talk, Ironman, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Athletic Sports, The Deep End, Chinese Handcuffs, The Crazy Horse Electric Game, Stotan!, Running Loose, and soon to be released, The Sledding Hill. Through presentation and writers workshop, you will discover strategies for teaching both reading and writing skills. http://www.chriscrutcher.com/index.2ts

44. Maize High School Library Media Center Government Resources Maize High school Library media Center. United States Government Resources kansas Government Sources. State of kansas Full Text of Legislative Bills http://www.usd266.com/mhs/library/currlinks/social/government.html

Maize High School Library Media Center United States Government Resources GovEngine A local, state and federal resource listing of government services. Connect to GPO Access Database Library of Congress U.S. House of Representatives The White House ... Politics 1: Hot Political Debates Politics1 and The Politics1 Report newsletter are published as a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate. Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource A multimedia database about the United States Supreme Court. In addition to abstracts of key constitutional cases, we provide digital audio (RealAudio) of the Oral Arguments in many important cases, as well as several recordings of the announcement of the Court's opinion. We also link to the written opinions of the court in all cases since 1891, provided by the FindLaw project. In addition to the case resources, we have brief biographies and portraits of all 108 justices who have served on the Supreme Court. We have recently added digital audio recordings of speeches made by several justices, and will continue to

45. Kansas City IMC: Newswire/3128 IMC, Independent media Center kansas City, MO. The Beyond The WalBack to school event is sponsored by ReclaimDemocracy.org/KC, Interfaith Workers http://kcindymedia.org/newswire/display/3128/index.php

Printed from Kansas City IMC : http://kcindymedia.org/ Search Advanced Search Information login set preferences and edit your own posts info library calendar contact info how to use this site ... supporting the imc Media Centers www.indymedia.org africa ambazonia nigeria south africa canada alberta hamilton maritimes montreal ... windsor east asia japan taiwan europe andorra athens austria barcelona ... west vlaanderen latin america argentina bolivia brasil chiapas ... uruguay oceania adelaide aotearoa brisbane jakarta ... sydney south asia india mumbai united states arizona arkansas atlanta austin ... western mass west asia beirut israel palestine [process] discussion fbi/legal updates indymedia faq mailing lists ... volunteer [projects] climate print radio satellite tv ... video This site made manifest by dadaIMC software home features newswire media gallery ... Email this Article Beyond the Wal-Back to School Walmart event Current rating: by Tom Klammer for reclaimdemocracy.org/kc Email: 73740.3255 (nospam) compuserve.com (verified) 22 Jul 2005 Modified: 06:24:01 AM Mark your calendar today! Beyond the Wal Saturday - August 20th 11 A.M. - Noon

46. Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas media Resources Center. Phone Numbers. Research Administration. Sponsored By school of Nursing, KDHE, kansas school Nurse Organization http://www.wichita.edu/my/calendar/itemview.asp?VIEW=main&ITEM=11963&DATE=7/25/2

47. Rogue Valley Independent Media Center Independent media centers. www.indymedia.org Projects oceania Essentially, this bill would prevent school children and teachers from being exposed to http://rogueimc.org/en/2005/07/5050.shtml

home how to participate wiki admin ... publish Calendar: View This Week View This Month Add An Event Topics: Labor Movement Media War Peace ... Technology Article Types: Announcement News Re-post Opinion Search: with images with audio with video Independent Media Centers www.indymedia.org Projects oceania print radio satellite tv ... video Africa ambazonia canarias estrecho / madiaq nigeria ... south africa Canada alberta hamilton maritimes montreal ... winnipeg East Asia japan manila qc Europe andorra antwerpen athens austria ... west vlaanderen Latin America argentina bolivia brasil chiapas ... uruguay Oceania adelaide aotearoa brisbane darwin ... sydney South Asia india mumbai United States arizona arkansas atlanta austin ... worcester West Asia beirut israel palestine Topics biotech Process discussion fbi/legal updates indymedia faq mailing lists ... volunteer KIDS AND TEACHERS ARE NOT LAB RATS! ROBINA SUWOL, 25.07.2005 20:41 AB 405 California law allows pesticide products that do not have full registration and outstanding data requirements to be applied on school sites. This glaring oversight in the law may expose school children, teachers and other members of the public to unknown health risks. Pesticides contain toxic substances, many of which have a detrimental effect on human health and the environment and, in particular, have a developmental effect on children. Children are more susceptible to hazardous impacts from

48. Division Of School Improvement - Curriculum PDF File CHAPTER 7 EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY media CENTER PROGRAM Sharon Early Lee s Summit R-7, Jan Rambow - kansas City Missouri school District http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum/library/

Home Division of School Improvement Curriculum Curriculum SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA STANDARDS HANDBOOK Table of Contents Each document is available in A Note on Downloading PDF Files  Message from DESE : This information was originally created as a print document. After it was created and given to DESE to disseminate, it was discovered the cost of printing and mailing was prohibitive. In an effort to disseminate the information. the document has been translated into HTML and PDF pages. In the original print format, there were several pages inserted (i.e. ALA, AASL, and DESE documents). It was not possible to "insert" those pages in the process of converting the file to pdf. I have included links to the appropriate Internet pages in the chapters having "insert" messages or place holder pages. Once you access the pdf. pages, you may search for specific information using the "find" command and print all or selected pages. I hope this information is useful to you in your professional life. CHAPTER I: PLANNING I. Introduction

49. Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Information Network KCMLIN logo kansas City Metropolitan Library Information Network Members. North kansas City Public Library/High school media Center http://www.kcmlin.org/library81.htm

North Kansas City Public Library/High School Media Center Official Library Name: North Kansas City Public Library/High School Media Center Library Address: 2251 Howell Street North Kansas City, MO 64116 Phone: Fax: URL for Library Web Site: http://www.northkclibrary.org URL for Library Online Database: Director/Head Librarian's: JoBeth Bradbury Director/Head Librarian's Phone: Director/Head Librarian's E-Mail: jobethbradbury@northkclibrary.org Interlibrary Loan Representative: Kathy Peery Interlibrary Loan Rep Phone: Interlibrary Loan Rep E-Mail: kathypeery@northkclibrary.org WEB-ILL E-Mail Staff Directory: Jobeth Bradbury - jobethbradbury@northkclibrary.org Nathan Chadwick - nathanchadwick@northkclibrary.org Mary Jane Corbett - maryjanecorbett@northkclibrary.org Hank DauBresse - hankdaubresse@northkclibrary.org Alisha Drummond - adrummon@nkcsd.k12.mo.us Jared Flaherty - jflahert@nkcsd.k12.mo.us Cassie Gill - cassiegill@northkclibrary.org Bonnie Goldberg - bonniegoldberg@northkclibrary.org Vanessa Guess - vanessaguess@northkclibrary.org

50. Libweb - Libraries On The Web Combined Arms Research Library Fort Leavenworth, KS, kansas, USA Florida, USA; Walter Johnson High school media Center Bethesda, MD, Maryland, USA http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/usa-special.html

Libraries on the Web USA Special Current update: 09/21/05 If this list is too long, try a keyword search AIP Center for History of Physics College Park, MD, Maryland, USA Air Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Ohio, USA Aitkin High School Aitkin, MN, Minnesota, USA Alaska Resources Library and Information Service Anchorage, AK, Alaska, USA American Antiquarian Society Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA American Baptist Historical Society Rochester, NY, New York, USA American Kennel Club Library New York, NY, New York, USA American Museum of Natural History New York, NY, New York, USA American Organ Archives Princeton, NJ, New Jersey, USA American Philosophical Society Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania, USA Anchorage School District Anchorage, AK, Alaska, USA Arcadia Valley Middle/High School Ironton, MO, Missouri, USA Archives of African American Music and Culture Bloomington, IN, Indiana, USA Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL, Illinois, USA Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL, Illinois, USA Audio Visual Institute of DuPage Lombard, IL, Illinois, USA

51. Selected Statistics On Public School Library/media Centers, By State: 1993-94 Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. In school year 199091, 96 percent of public schools had library/media centers. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d98/d98t417.asp

site index ED.gov 1998 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures ... Current Issue of the Digest Table 417. - Selected statistics on public school library/media centers, by state: 1993-94 NOTE.Percentages are based on schools that have library/media centers. In school year 1990-91, 96 percent of public schools had library/media centers. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 1993-94, unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 1997.) Download this table as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (95 kb XLS file). Download this table as a Lotus 123 spreadsheet (39 kb WK1 file). Download this table in PDF format (16 kb PDF file). back to top NCES Headlines UPDATED DATA! Public School District Finance Peer Search NEW! Projections of Education Statistics to 2014 UPDATED! Build a Data Table Using Public Elementary/Secondary Data NCES Home ... Site Index National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences U.S. Dept. of Education

52. Gale - Fivestar Press - Tradeshows Apr 911, kansas Ed. Communication and Technology kansas Assn. school Jun 17, Regional Educational media Center Association of Michigan, Traverse City, http://www.gale.com/fivestar/tradeshows.htm

Five Star Home About Five Star Product Information and Catalog Customer Service ... Contact Us Trade Shows Whenever we can, we like to meet face-to-face to discuss how we can best meet your information needs. We encourage you to visit Thomson Gale representatives at the following trade shows in 2003: Date Show Location Jan 2-5 American Historical Association Chicago, IL Jan 25-28 ALA Mid-Winter Philadelphia, PA Jan 30-31 Ontario Library Association Toronto, CA Feb 3-5 Ohio School Net State Tech Conference Columbus, OH Feb 3-7 Texas Computer Educational Association Auston, TX Feb 4 Illinois Vendor Fair Chicago, IL Feb 4-6 Florida Educational Technology Conference Orlando, FL Feb 6 Illinois Vendor Fair Springfield, IL Feb 25-28 Illinois Technology Conference for Education St. Charles, IL Mar 5-7 South Carolina Association of School Librarians Columbia, SC Mar 6-7 Research Tri, NC Mar 6-8 Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference Louisville, KY Mar 6-9 Alaska Library Association Juneau, AK Mar 12-14 Computers in Libraries Washington, D.C

53. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW UMKC is the only law school located in kansas City, the key city of the metroplex and It houses a Computer media Center that contains LEXIS and WESTLAW http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Professional_Resources/Law_Schools/schl0

document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); Lawyer Locator Legal Articles Dispute Resolution Legal Personnel ... Customer Service More resources... lawyers.com sm Peer Review Ratings SM Practice Development Center Counsel to Counsel Forums corporate.martindale.com eAttorney ... LexisNexis TM LawCommerce.com SM LawyerLocator.Co.Uk Anwalt24.de martindale.co.il UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW 5100 ROCKHILL ROAD KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64110 Telephone: (816) 235-1644 Fax: (816) 235-5276 URL: http://www.law.umkc.edu ABA Approved Since 1936. Nestled among giant oak trees on the corner of 52nd and Oak streets, in the center of Kansas City and at the center of the nation, is the home of the UMKC School of Law, part of an urban university in a dynamic and diverse metropolitan area. The School was founded in 1895 by three young lawyers with the assistance of leading members of the Bench and Bar. It merged with the University of Kansas City in 1938 and became part of the University of Missouri in 1963. UMKC is the only law school located in Kansas City, the key city of the metroplex and takes advantage of its urban setting through active involvement with the legal, civic and social community surrounding it. Through a cooperative arrangement with the Bloch School of Business Administration, students may simultaneously pursue the J.D. and M.B.A. or M.P.A. degrees. Students interested in taxation may earn both the J.D. and the LL.M. in Taxation on an accelerated basis, generally requiring only one additional semester (or two summer sessions) beyond that required for the J.D. degree. Similarly, students interested in Estate Planning have an accelerated J.D./LL.M. program with an estate planning emphasis. The School's Interdisciplinary urban legal affairs program leading to a Master of Laws in Urban Affairs prepares lawyers for specializing in practice, public service and corporate and financial institutions dealing with metropolitan area problems.

54. NCSE Resource As the media probed for more stories, the National Center for Science Education Months before the kansas school board acted, Nebraska watered down http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/articles/4540_not_just_in_kansas_anymore_5_5_20

National Center for Science Education Defending the Teaching of Evolution in the Public Schools Home On the Road NCSE Store Links ... Search Not (Just) In Kansas Anymore by Eugenie C. Scott In August of 1999, after months of wrangling, the Kansas State Board of Education passed its state science education standards. Against the recommendations of a committee of 27 scientists and teachers, the board voted to strip from the standards all mention of the Big Bang, the age of the Earth, and any reference to organisms having descended with modification from common ancestors: in other words, evolutionary astronomy, geology, and biology. Teachers were informed that evolution would not be included in the state high-school assessment exams, greatly decreasing the likelihood that the subject would be taught. The New York Times , the Washington Post , Associated Press, and other national media covered the story widely. Nature The Economist The degree of public acceptance of evolution is differs sharply from that within the scientific community. In a 1996 survey of a sample selected from American Men and Women of Science , Witham and Larson asked scientists the same Gallup poll questions regularly asked of the general public.1 Whereas in 1997, 47% of Americans answered "agree" to Gallup's question about the special creation of humans in their present form 10,000 years ago, only 5% of scientists did. (I for one was surprised it was that high!) To Gallup's question on agreement whether evolution occurred without God's involvement, 45% of scientists answered affirmatively, but only 9% of nonscientists. Disproving the idea that all evolutionists are atheists, scientists and nonscientists had the same response to the "theistic evolution" question (evolution occurred, but was guided by God): 40% agreed. So while less than half of Americans accept evolution, an overwhelming majority of scientists do.

55. Local US Job Opportunities: Midwest & Great Lakes Region: The Riley Guide for a teaching position in several kansas school districts simultaneously. METRONET is an organization serving libraries and media center in the http://www.rileyguide.com/local4.html

Site Navigation Links Skip to Main Content -How to Job Search -Before You Search -Where to Search ... -Home The Riley Guide receives financial support from Search Jobs Post a Resume Salary Data Post Jobs and its partners StartUpJournal advice on buying or starting a business or franchise. RealEstateJournal advice on buying or renting a new home, apartment, or office. CollegeJournal education, career, and job advice for the college student or recent graduate CareerJournalEurope and CareerJournalAsia regional editions of the Internet's premier career site for executives, managers and professionals. Please visit our sponsors to thank them. The Riley Guide: Where to Search (Job Listings) Local US Jobs Local U.S. Job Opportunities: September 2005 Regional Resources Illinois Indiana Iowa ... Wisconsin The majority of the listings here are for the state employment services and local newspapers. We also have listings for Job Search / Networking Support Groups in this region. Regional Resources CPC Job Fair ...a large site offering all kinds of information on employment opportunities in the MidWest (which he defines as North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa). Links to hundreds of employers, information on local job fairs and other events. Slow to load and a little confusing with all the frames he's using to pull in information from other locations, but it's okay. JobsMichiana.com

56. CLA Law School Reference Network University of kansas school of Law Green Hall 1535 W 15th Street Lawrence, KS 66045 785864-4550 Kernochan Center for Law, media and the Arts http://www.cla.org/ref_net.htm

Search Contact About CLA CLA Law School Reference Network Law schools, listed by state, that feature IP or IT programs, clubs, or other special services devoted to technology law. Select the first letter of the state in which the law school is located (Note: Click here for International Schools Read CLA Conference Reviews Participate ... W ALABAMA Cumberland School of Law of Samford University Birmingham, Alabama 35229 (205) 870-2702 or 1-800-888-7213 ARIZONA Arizona State University, College of Law BOX 877906 Tempe, Arizona 85287-7906 Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology http://www.law.asu.edu/Programs/Sci-Tech Jurimetrics Journal of Law, Science and Technology http://www.law.asu.edu/Jurimetrics/default.htm CALIFORNIA University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall - School of Law 444 North Addition Berkeley, California 94720-7200

57. James Gentry - The Media Center @ API The media Center at the American Press Institute Skip to navigation Allen White school of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of kansas http://www.mediacenter.org/content/803.cfm

EVENTS NETWORK THINKING SERVICES ... Featured Discussion Leaders Search MEDIA CENTER NETWORK Charter Members Global partners committed to a better-informed society Join the Network More Media Center Events Media Center Matrix The Mobiles We Media ... Quoted Join our mailing list Email: MORPH: The Media Center Blog Shopping as content by Ken Sands Technology in the Modern (?) Age by mjbear Tokyo Dawn's Marc Wallowy on running a netlabel by Matthew Levinson Read more, post comments Event sponsor pricing and details James Gentry James Gentry Dean and Professor, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas James Gentry, who along with John Haile were named Senior Fellows of The Media Center , consults frequently in convergence, helping newspapers and broadcast operations develop partnerships in the areas of content, advertising, promotions and online. In its July/August 2001 issue, Quill magazine wrote that KU's School of Journalism is "considered by many to be the model for innovative curriculum revision." Gentry was a reporter and editor for several newspapers before joining the Missouri faculty. Gentry received his Ph.D. in journalism with an emphasis on management and organizational behavior from Missouri in 1993. Directions

58. Our People - The Media Center @ API Andrew Nachison became director of The media Center in June 2000. William Allen White school of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of kansas http://www.mediacenter.org/mediacenter/about/staff/

EVENTS NETWORK THINKING SERVICES ... The Media Center Search MEDIA CENTER NETWORK Charter Members Global partners committed to a better-informed society Join the Network More Media Center Events Media Center Matrix The Mobiles We Media ... Quoted Join our mailing list Email: MORPH: The Media Center Blog Shopping as content by Ken Sands Technology in the Modern (?) Age by mjbear Tokyo Dawn's Marc Wallowy on running a netlabel by Matthew Levinson Read more, post comments Event sponsor pricing and details Our People AIM THIS PAGE Click here to download a hi-res image Andrew Nachison Director andrew@mediacenter.org Andrew Nachison became director of The Media Center in June 2000. The Media Center is a nonprofit think tank committed to building a better-informed society in a connected world. It's a separately funded division of The American Press Institute. Andrew is a writer and online publishing veteran who learned from remarkable teachers: the art of fiction from novelist Frank McCourt, and computer programming from BASIC creator John Kemeney. He has reported and edited for The Associated Press; written for The New York Times, Infoworld, Audubon and other magazines; managed one of the world's most ambitious small-market newspaper Web sites, lawrence.com; played clarinet at Tanglewood and Carnegie Hall; studied wildlife, development and environmental policy in Kenya; spoken on media convergence and business strategies in Asia and Europe; and currently serves on the board of the World Editors' Forum in Paris. Andrew has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, as an online news editor and general manager, he founded the interactive media consultancy Nach Media, and taught journalism and new media at Indiana University. He's published one piece of short fiction, written many others (at nach.com) and swears there’s more to come. Really. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Dartmouth College and lives with his wife and two sons in Reston, Virginia.

59. Libweb - Libraries On The Web IA,Iowa, USA; Combined Arms Research Library Fort Leavenworth, KS, kansas, USA Walter Johnson High school media Center Bethesda, MD, Maryland, USA http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/usa-special.html

Libraries on the Web USA Special Current update: 09/21/05 If this list is too long, try a keyword search AIP Center for History of Physics College Park, MD, Maryland, USA Air Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Ohio, USA Aitkin High School Aitkin, MN, Minnesota, USA Alaska Resources Library and Information Service Anchorage, AK, Alaska, USA American Antiquarian Society Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA American Baptist Historical Society Rochester, NY, New York, USA American Kennel Club Library New York, NY, New York, USA American Museum of Natural History New York, NY, New York, USA American Organ Archives Princeton, NJ, New Jersey, USA American Philosophical Society Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania, USA Anchorage School District Anchorage, AK, Alaska, USA Arcadia Valley Middle/High School Ironton, MO, Missouri, USA Archives of African American Music and Culture Bloomington, IN, Indiana, USA Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL, Illinois, USA Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL, Illinois, USA Audio Visual Institute of DuPage Lombard, IL, Illinois, USA

60. TeacherSource . Early Childhood . Library Time | PBS All of the sources used were carefully selected by the school media specialist library media specialist at Oak Hill school in Overland Park, kansas is a http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/issues/302issue.shtm

search options Thursday, September 22, 2005 The Issues: Library Time By Sharon Coatney Last month's article: Teaching with the Brain in Mind For more Issues articles visit: The Issues Article Archive Effective Use of the Library for Young Learners Introduction The First Visit to the Library Teachers and Librarians Working Together Research Projects Introduction The most wonderful thing about young children is their absolute enthusiasm to learn about everything, everybody, and everywhere. The libraries of the Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kansas, strive to foster and continue that love of learning. By providing fascinating enriched environments, the libraries encourage children to continue that enthusiasm and want to learn always. The First Visit to the Library It starts with the kindergartners on the very first day of school. They are welcomed into the library with a great story and maybe a puppet or someone in costume to pique their interest. A favorite first visit story is I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel. The children are allowed to take home books that very first time, always. Often, they are amazed that the books are free, asking how to "rent" them, attesting to their early visits to video stores and sadly, not to public libraries. The library media specialist talks to them about what a library is and asks them what questions they might have. Of course, they have thousands and are told that libraries are the place where they will be able to find answers to most of those questions once they learn to read and use all of the libraries resources. They are always amazed.

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