Learning through Books, Media and Technology

ARTICLES THIS ISSUE:

1995 Administrative Leadership Award for Library Media Services

1994 President's Award Winners Ruby Ling-Louie and Dale Buboltz

Restructuring Science – Pyner High School

Colaboration to the nth degree – Alvarado Middle School

The keyword is science – Newmark Memorial High School

Giving research a practical twist – Rancho Cotate High School

A Good Ideas Encore! – De Portola Middle School

A fair opportunity for students – Challenger Junior High School

From petri dishes to publishing – Rialto High School

Resource-based learning in science – Reedley High School

The web of learning – Sierra Vista Elementary School

Buying a piece of hte rain forest – George C. Marshall Elementary School

Too Good To Miss! Eisenhower High School, Florin High School

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A Good Ideas Encore!

De Portola Middle School

From early November through December, eighth-grade students at De Portola attend classes in the library media center to learn how to use current science magazines, keywords, CD ROM databases, and on-line resources. Research strategies and bibliographic formats are emphasized. This is the beginning of science fair preparation — an all-consuming activity that combines hands-on work by individual students with sound research strategies.

An eighth-grade science student deep in thought at De Portola Middle School

In January, two students per class are trained in the center as tutors in the use of computer-entry techniques, including graphics methods and word processing. Through this unique process, each student is given individual assistance. This sometimes means work during lunch periods and after school — especially necessary for the many students without computers in their homes.

Catie Somers reflects that "students have gone beyond the textbooks and into experience-oriented activities and curricula which are the goals of the California Science Framework for middle-school Students."

• De Portola Middle School (Grades 6-8; enrollment 790)
  11010 Claremont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego 92124
  Robert Saunders, Principal
  Catie Somers, Library Media Teacher
  San Diego Unified School District