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Vision Statement
The school library media program is a
vital element of the total education program of District 86. The
program provides instructional activities, resources, facilities, and technologies
to enable students and staff to become effective and efficient users of
information. The students' learning opportunities are enhanced with
the use of the technology available in the library media centers.
Reading literacy is a central theme of the program. Resources are
provided to stimulate interest in reading and viewing and using information
and ideas. The program provides intellectual and physical access
to materials in all formats for the students and staff. The facilities
of the program are inviting, accessible, stimulating, open and staffed
for individual and group use.
Scheduling of Classes:
At the K-5 level, every class is scheduled once a week for
library/computer lab time. Part of that time is spent checking out library
books and the rest is utilized for library and technology curriculum lessons.
During times the library and lab are not scheduled for these classes, teachers
can sign up to use the library and/or lab in ways that support student learning
and the classroom curriculum.
Library Curriculum:
The goal of the library program is to increase competence
and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, and using information and ideas.
During their time in the library, the students learn the importance of proper
book care and how to use the library, including the online card catalog. The
students also learn about the different types of books (fiction and non-fiction)
and where they are located. Time is spent discussing the parts of books and the
classification system used to organize them on the shelves. Students also learn
about the reference section and how to obtain information from these books.
Information Literacy skills are also taught. At
the younger grades, the students have many different stories read aloud to them
to help in the development of lifelong readers.
Technology Curriculum:
The goal of the technology program is to support student
learning, as well as to enhance and enrich students’ classroom experiences
through the use of technology. During library/computer lab time, we provide
basic literacy technology skills using a variety of software in order to lay the
foundation for teachers to use technology to support, enhance and enrich their
classroom curriculum. Once literacy level skills are mastered, we integrate
technology lessons into the classroom curriculum, challenge students to think
and create, while targeting
NETS standards for students.
Student Internet use is filtered for inappropriate content,
staff members preview sites before using them with students and a staff member
is present to supervise when students are using the Internet. Besides
research, the Internet is used to collaborate with others in a safe environment.
For example, we utilize
The iCollaboratory, a Northwestern University initiative, to extend
students' reading experiences while participating in
The Monarch Awards, sponsored by
the Illinois School Library Media Association.
Our K-2 and 3-5 labs have 25 workstations, and CJHS has a variety of labs. They
include several mini-labs in classrooms, both a modular lab and an IT lab
as part of CJHS’ exploratory classes, plus a Reference Room lab and two
other open labs that are available for staff to sign up to use during class
times. CJHS also participates in the
Gateway to Technology program.
The software listed below is used during computer lab
technology lessons. It is not a list of all the software available to our
students, as we have a variety of software for drill and practice type skills
for language arts, math, social studies and science. We use Sunburst typing
products: Type to Learn Jr and New Keys for Kids at the K-2 level, Type to Learn
and Type for Fun at the 3-5 level, and CJHS follows up with Type to Learn 3 and
Type to Learn Assessment.
Technology curriculum software:
Graph Club, Graph Master, and Excel (spreadsheets
and graphing)
Kidspiration and Inspiration (graphic organizers)
Microsoft Access – CJHS only (database)
Microsoft PowerPoint (presentation software)
Microsoft Publisher (desktop publishing)
Nvu (web page creation)
Paint,
Tux Paint and Storybook Weaver
(picture telling)
Photo Story, Audacity and Movie Maker (video and podcasts)
Storybook Weaver and Microsoft Word (word
processors)
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