Learning through Books, Media and Technology

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Chico High School: Uning the library media center and its tools to push out the walls of the classroom

What do you do with 4,000 students? A Great library media center helps!

Library as learning laboratory — for students and teachers

From local access systems to global dialog

Helping students and staff connect

Restructuring: getting to the heart of the learning process

Making the most of learning resources, from human to technological

Winning combinations — kids, technologies, teaching partnership

A "logical place" for applications of information technology

The "Dream Team" at work: changing ideas of how we prepare students for the future

From library to "Discovery Center" — a marriage of tradition and technology

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De Portola Middle School
San Diego

From left: Bob Saunders, principal, Cindy Smith, teacher, and Catie Somers, library media teacher.

Through careful assessment of student and staff needs and subsequent site-based planning, the principal, teachers, and library media specialist at De Portola have constructed a technology plan that will provide for the incorporation of computers, interactive media, and video technology throughout the coming years.

Catie Somers; library media teacher, has been spearheading such cooperative efforts in impressive ways for some time now As the first recipient (1989) of the CMLEA President's Award, Catie demonstrated her commitment to the partnership concept through her roles as School improvement coordinator, Site Instructional Council member, Apple Support coordinator; Partnerships in Education coordinator, and more. A computer lab for writing and skill reinforcement, prize-winning student video productions, and staff development presentations attest to her continuing commitment The De Portola team relies on Catie to keep them aware of recent innovations and to help them match these with curriculum objectives.

• De Portola Middle School (Grades 6-8, enrollment 750)
  1100 Claremont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego 92124
  (619) 496-8080
  Robert Saunders, Principal
  Catie Somers, Library Media Teacher
  San Diego Unified School District