Learning through Books, Media and Technology

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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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From petri dishes to publishing

Rialto High School

When the planning is done carefully and consistently --- in this case, monthly meetings for lesson planning and collection development — the library media teacher is able to help teachers individualize learning to the highest degree, using every possible means to involve students actively in science. It takes a credentialed library media teacher and five library media technicians to carry out the resulting plans, but the results are fantastic! Rialto's 12,000-square-foot library is fully automated and networked (there are 21 stations for staff and students), and it serves

Rialto students work on a science assignment

an incredibly diverse student body. The vision and support of the administration are evident, as is the enthusiasm of the teaching staff.

As she collaborates with the science department on goals and objectives, Eileen Rutmayer shows teachers how library media materials can make the curriculum "work" for students. She purchases new materials, establishes schedules for instruction in usage of new technologies, provides materials for the science fair; even offers the library as a site for determination of bacterial contamination (using petri dishes). The conclusion of L)an Anthony's class: "Your library is lovely but lethal!"

In addition, the library subscribes to specialized science video presentations, offers equipment for computerized video microscope demonstrations and experiments, schedules the use of the video editor for sound and visual effects on video assignments, and provides facilities for desktop publishing of class journals and news items.

• Rialto High School (Grades 9-12; enrollment 2,600)
  595 South Eucalyptus, Rialto 92376
  Anna Rodriguez, Principal
  Eileen C. Rutmayer, Library Media Teacher
  Rialto Unified School District