WMS Media Center Services

           The Media Center offers a myriad of services to the WMS community of staff, students, and parents.  The Media Center staff’s purpose is to plan and work collaboratively with teachers to use appropriate resources that address curricular needs and learning goals.  Services provided to our patrons include:  instruction in the effective use of the Media Center and its resources; collaboration and integration of resources and technology with classroom instruction; promotion of reading and life-long learning through reader’s advisory, book circulation, and motivational activities; and communication of copyright and ethical use of all resources.

             The WMS Media Center operates on a flexible schedule to offer access to the Center’s resources, thus accommodating individual and group needs simultaneously.  To accommodate the ever-changing curriculum needs of various classrooms, teachers should “sign-up” for Media Center use and staff services.  Teachers should sign-up for research/curriculum integration, media skills training, circulation, computer use, and in-class services.  When instruction involves collaboration with Media Center staff, prior planning must take place (See Collaboration Planning Form).

Types of Instruction/Services offered by the Media Center staff:

Research ~ Students use online, print, and non-print resources to locate and use information concerning specific topics assigned by their classroom teachers.

Curriculum Integration ~ Lessons are taught collaboratively and integrate media skills with the core curriculum.  Media Center Staff teams with the classroom teacher to offer instruction in the classroom as well as the Media Center.  Mini-lessons are offered that teach basic library skills and copyright issues.

Circulation ~ Language Arts teachers bring their classes to the Center for 15 minutes for the purpose of students selecting books to read and returning books that have been read.

Staff Services ~ The Media Center staff offers teachers support through collection of materials for “books on a cart” use, instruction in the use of equipment, assistance in locating Internet resources and other possible resources outside of the WMS Media Center, and awareness education concerning copyright and ethics in the Digital Age.