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Program of Study



Listed below are the classes and major projects completed as part of the requirements for the Master of Education degree in the SLM program. My goal was to gain the information, both theoretical and practical, essential to my work as an elementary school media specialist. At the beginning of the program, I felt at quite a disadvantage due to my lack of direct teaching experience. I came away with exceptional, standards-meeting products that are immediately applicable to my future position. Not only do I have the necessary documents for the foundation of my media center services (PDEP and Selection Policy), I also gained valuable experience with an order, media center website, curriculum mapping, collaborative planning, and literacy information skills. The real-world experience through my internship, field experiences, and my job as a media clerk put me in a unique position to be offered the media specialist position at Partee Elementary for the Fall of 2007. Other than becoming more familiar with certain Gwinnett-specific policies and procedures, and keeping up with current trends in the curriculum and children's literature, I feel I am quite well prepared to serve my learning community. When Dr. Fitzgerald stated in our first class meeting that media specialists need to have a servant's heart, I knew I was in the right place! The accredited SLM program at UGA exceeded my expectations. I am grateful to have been a part of the wonderful group of colleagues in Cohort 5.

Date	Class	Project
Summer 2005	ELAN 6300 Survey of Children's Literature	Book Reviews
Summer 2005	EDIT 6150 Introduction to Computer-Based Education	Artifacts
Fall 2005	EDIT 6300 Administration of Media Programs	Media Center Web Site Program Development and Evaluation Plan Reading Incentive Programs Project
Fall 2005	EDIT 6320 Information Services in School Media Programs	Curriculum Mapping Collaborative Unit
Spring 2006	EDIT 6340 Information Services	Selection Policy Field Experience Order
Spring 2006	EDIT 6360 Information Literacy	I-Search Process and Project Collaborative Planning Unit
Summer 2006	EDIT 6380 Cataloging for Automated School Media Centers	Access Enabler Capstone Reflection Service Project
Summer 2006	EDIT 6000 Technology in the Modern Media Center	Artifacts
Fall 2006	EDIT 6400 Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology	E-Book Chapter on Reading Recovery
Fall 2006	EDIT 6900 Research in Instructional Technology	Research Synthesis
Spring 2007	EDIT 7460 Internship in School Media Center	Internship Documentation
Spring 2007	EDIT 6170 Instructional Design	Instructional Design Activities 1-7
Summer 2004	Exceptional Children and Instruction	Behavioral Management Plan

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