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Library & Media Services

A library media center is an essential component in supporting each school's instructional program. The library media center provides a variety of learning and teaching resources supporting academic standards, information literacy skills and general interest topics for students

Resources

• Video: The Role of the School Librarian and Library Media Specialist
  Henrico County Director of Non-Traditional Program Lynne Thorpe highlights the importance of school librarians and library media specialists. Dr. Thorpe was recognized by the School Library Journal as the 2006 administrator of the year.
• Linking Libraries & Academic Achievement
  Guidance for library media specialists in developing best practices for teaching and learning based on information from Information Power, a publication of the American Library Association and the Association for Educational Communications & Technology.
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  • Online Resource Partners. VDOE partners with a variety of organizations to provide web portals to standards-based content including lesson plans, interactive programs, educational programs and online resources for K-12 students. Includes Thinkfinity, SAS Curriculum Pathways and others.

Outside Resources

• Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
• School Library Journal
• School Library Monthly
• Teacher Librarian

• Video Collaboration: Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together, Part 1
  North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's Gerry Solomon discusses the Project IMPACT collaborative model and techniques to improve student academic achievement. The 24-minute webinar was presented April 4, 2007.
• Video Collaboration: Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together, Part 2
  North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's Gerry Solomon continues to discuss the Project IMPACT collaborative model and techniques to improve student academic achievement. The 20-minute webinar was presented April 4, 2007.

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