Media Center
Media Center Vision
Our instructional media program seeks to integrate information skills into the classroom curriculum and provide a variety of materials to meet all the needs and abilities of the students. We strive to promote recreational reading and develop partners among teachers, students and parents.
Media Center Mission
Our Media Center is a people place and a center for many learning activities. Students, parents and staff are encouraged to browse, read and sign out books and materials. Classes visit the LMC to choose books, view videos, hear stories, search for information on topics and learn on our computers in the Learning Research Hub.
Media Specialist Roles
The media specialist is a teacher, an instructional partner with the staff, an information specialist and a program administrator. The media center is at once a library and a hub of information found through the internet, on video and audio tape, over educational television and in print sources. I evaluate and order materials,teach staff and students how to access information sources and how to choose the best resource for their purpose. I support the curriculum with technology, information sources and instruction. Our goal in the media center is to promote leisure reading and a love of learning. Review the details of the four roles of the media specialist.
Hours of Operation
The Media Center is open for staff from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and for students from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Student Checkout
Most student materials are checked out for two weeks and must be returned before more books can be checked out. Students in Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten may check out one book at a time while First to Fifth graders may have two books. We will check an extra book out to students for a special project with the teacher’s authorization.
Scheduling
Classes are seen on a fixed weekly schedule in PreKindergarten and the five Learning Center classes. Kindergarten and First grade classes are also seen on a fixed weekly schedule and Second through Fifth grade classes are seen on a flexible schedule. Teachers plan with the media specialist to integrate information literacy skills into the grade level curriculum.
Technology Hub
The Media Center houses 12 Ncomputing stations on its Research and Learning Hub.Students use the Online Resources like SIRS Discoverer, Britannica Online Encyclopedia, and Pebble Go to support their research projects. Click on this link to reach the Online Resources page on the MCPS website.The logins and passwords to use at home are available from the media center.
Eagles On The Air
The TV Crew puts on a news show every Tuesday through Friday morning using our TV studio in the Media Center. Six different crews share the jobs of news anchors, camera operator, video switcher, audio mixer and floor director. Crew members also have the opportunity to write news features that are read on the air.
Media Center Authors