Media Center Facts

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Facts About the Media Center

Fisher's media center collection currently contains approximately 13,500 books, videos, CD’s, magazines and tapes. Students in kindergarten and first grade check out one book each week. Second graders check out two books every two weeks with their class and the third , fourth and fifth graders check out three books every two weeks. We have a flexible access media program. This means that media skills are taught in relation to what students are learning in the classroom instead of learning isolated skills. The media specialist and the classroom teacher collaborate to plan and teach lessons. Teachers can also send small groups to the media center to work. The flexible access enables students to checkout books anytime they need to.

We also have the Accelerated Reader program in the media center. Any student in second through fifth grade can participate. First grade students must have a teacher’s recommendation.

Media Specialist: Ms. Brown

*Media Specialist Receives Ruby Brown Award for Individual Excellence

Author:	Judy Considine
Date/Time:	10/8/2007 4:12:42 PM
Summary:	Redford, Michigan - Michelle Brown, Fisher Elementary Media Specialist is this year’s recipient of the Ruby Brown Award for Individual Excellence. The Michigan Association for Media in Education, MAME presents the award to an individual who has helped promote and integrate the use of library media in the curriculum and to encourage local-level awareness of the importance of media within the curriculum.


Ms. Brown at Fisher Elementary Media Center

Ms. Brown is Making a Difference

Ms. Brown’s nomination for this prestigious award is a great honor. We are proud of Michelle’s accomplishments and the recommendation from her peers for this award is a great tribute. The nomination process for the Ruby Brown Award is a highly selective and competitive process and we commend Michelle on this exemplary lifetime achievement. Nominees must meet very strong criteria. “The nomination committee was delighted to have such an outstanding candidate to be recognized as the Ruby Brown Award recipient this year,” states Kathleen McBroom, MAME Award Committee Chairperson.

Ms. Brown is passionate about the Media Center and her role in helping children prepare for their future. A comment from Fisher staff on nomination form sums up Ms. Brown the best, “Our students need more technological skills in order to compete in this global world and with Ms. Brown in our Media Center students are receiving the skills and instruction they need to be successful. The Fisher Media Center is a place that is evolving into the future because of her.”

Fisher Elementary teachers and staff nominated Michelle for the Ruby Brown Award because of the outstanding and creative programs she has implemented over the years. Michelle is instrumental in obtaining new technology resources for the Media Center and in training teachers on how to integrate technology into the classroom lessons and curriculum.

Michelle’s passion for teaching literacy and media skills is evident through her dedication in servicing teachers, students and community. Michelle keeps parents informed about library events such as the annual Book Fair, Accelerated Reader Program and book checkout through articles she writes for the school newsletter. She has collaborated with teachers and parents to establish the guest reader program entitled March is Reading Month. Michelle has contacted dozens of special guest readers including public officials, journalist and business owners to visit Fisher Elementary and read to students.


Brian Galdes and Michelle Brown

Ms. Brown Continues to Implement Programs and Integrate Technolgoy

Students, teachers and parents benefit from Michelle’s wealth of knowledge and technology skills.

As the Media Specialist Michelle has developed the Media Center beyond a place that stores books for checkout to an open learning environment that enables students to collaborate on research projects and learn technology skills.

Ms. Brown has implemented the Accelerated Reader program at Fisher Elementary and has worked with teachers to enrich their reading curriculum. She continues to raise awareness and participation in reading through the Battle of the Books program for fourth and fifth grade students.

The Ruby Brown Award for Individual Excellence is named in honor of Ruby Brown, a life-long educator and school librarian and the main benefactor of MAME.

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