Beth Bartlett

This page presents my work on the "Big 8" assignments during my Ed.S. studies. The Big 8 assignments were designed by professors in the UGA School Library Media program to allow students to demonstrate experience with the AASL Competencies.

This project is a plan for a fictional school library media program. It includes short- and long-term goals to increase the program's effectiveness, as well as how to evaluate progress toward these goals. The plan also demonstrates effective management policies and procedures.

• Program Development & Evaluation Plan ** (.pdf)

This project promotes informational reading through use of a WebQuest. It accompanies a unit on the Bill of Rights and represents a collaborative unit with the American Government/Civics teacher.

• Reading and Literacy Project: ** Report (.pdf) & WebQuest

This project is my own I-Search, completed as a way to learn about teaching this research strategy by experiencing it first-hand.

• I-Search Report (.pdf)

1. High School Unit
• WebQuest with American Government/Civics teacher**
2. Elementary School Unit
• WebQuest with 2nd Grade teacher
3. Collaborative Planning Practice
• 9th Grade Government: developed vs. developing nations ** (.pdf)

This document is a policy for locating, evaluating, and acquiring new materials for a fictional media center. It also includes policy statements for copyright and acceptable use.

• Selection Policy ** (.pdf)

This project is a complete order for materials totaling $2000. The order was based on a selection objective for an actual elementary school -- to develop the collection to support the new Georgia Performance Standards.

• Final Project: Order ** (.doc) & Order List ** (.xls)

In April 2008, I will complete my internship at Hicks Elementary School in Rockdale County, where Media Specialist Anna Burdett is my mentor. In addition to observing and assisting with day-to-day operations, I am also

• planning collaborative units with teachers, including a WebQuest for 2nd graders
• assisting with the Spring Book Fair
• cataloging a leveled library according to Lexiles
• conducting storytimes
• helping individual students with research, reader's advisory, and Accelerated Reader goals

In October 2007, I passed both tests for Media Specialist content area.

** collaborated on these assignments with Marty McElheney