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Deborah BakerMedia Specialist

My Philosophy of Education

I believe each child has the ability to reach his true potential with the

right opportunities and training. Meaningful education is student-

centered, focusing on student success. Students will respond to

developmentally appropriate instruction when given high expectations

that take into account how the student learns best. Children need to

know they are cared for, believed in, and supported in their learning

goals. They need positive reinforcement in their achievements, and

celebrations in their successes. They need to feel valuable, safe, and

capable of reaching their dreams. Envisioning the adult that each child

will become is strong motivation for educators to help each student gain

the skills necessary to live and compete in an ever changing world.

Guiding students in safe effective use of technology, modeling lifelong

learning, allowing for teamwork and collaboration, and encouraging

personal responsibility are valuable ways educators can help students

prepare for life in a rapidly evolving global society.

Credentials B.S. Elementary

Education

(K-8 with Early Childhood

Endorsement)

Master’s of Library Science

Educational Leadership

GA Teaching CertificateT6

Clear Renewable

VALID 07-01-2013 thru 06-

30-2018

Leadership P-12

Media Services P-12

Elementary Education

P-8

Middle Grades

LA, SC, SS

Previous Positions

Jackson County School System

Jefferson, GA

North Jackson & Gum Springs Elem.

Aug. 2001 – May 2014

Barrow County Schools

Murray O. Kennedy Elem.

Sept. 1998 – May 2001

ALL POSITIVE EVALUATIONS AT EACH

SCHOOL

White River Valley School District

Switz City, IN

Worthington Elem. School

Aug. 1990 – March 1997

(Married & moved to GA)

Cloverdale City Schools

Cloverdale, IN

Cloverdale Elem.

Aug. 1989 – May 1990

Experiences Fulfilling Media Standards

Standard 1: Teaching For Learning

Support and enhance instruction

Lesson planning

Instruction (academic & research)

Collaboration with teachers at each grade level

Digital Citizenship

Technology instruction

Data team

Professional Learning Instruction

Standard 2: Literacy and Reading

Host Book Fairs

Book displays

ebooks

Accelerated Reader

Author visits

Reading celebrations

Read Across America activities

Storybook Parade

Book Week activities

Guest Readers

Participation in Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

Lexiles

Book Give-aways

Family Reading Night

Standard 3: Information and Knowledge

Professional development

Access to print, non-print electronic resources

Effective strategies for using and locating resources

Copyright/plagiarism

Tech training for teachers and students

Book challenge issues

Flexible scheduling and class sign-ups

Standard 4: Advocacy and Leadership

Conference attendance

Public library partner

Media Collaborative member

Leadership Team

Professional Development

Resource Sharing

Social Media

District Media Meetings

Webpage

Literacy Night participant

Standard 5: Program Management and Administration

Curriculum alignment

Surveys

Facility design

Book and resource selection

Media Center policies & procedures

Inventory of materials

Weeding

Forming the Media Committee

School Improvement efforts

Media plan/goals

Budgeting

Processing of new materials

Supervise staff and volunteers

Managing resources, data, programs, patrons,

Reading, teaching

Assisting with technology

FUN EVENTS

“Out of this world”

Book Fairs should be a fun week… it’s

all about a love of reading!!!

AR… END OF

YEAR

CELEBRATIONS

Hawaiian

Luau

Author

Visits

TEACHING• Instructs students using wide variety of teaching aids and motivational strategies to

engage students in active learning.• Incorporates best strategies to implement technological approaches to subject

material retrieval and production. This allows students freedom to create and produce pieces of work based on units of study.

• Collaborates with teachers to make lessons meaningful, differentiated, and standards based.

• Blended learning model when appropriate, allowing for independent, guided and student collaborative work.

• Models use of Destiny circulation software, effective and safe use of internet searches, combining print & non-print, fiction and informational resources.

Book Tasting

Party!!!

Learning Can Be Loads of Fun!

TECHNOLOGY• Thorough knowledge of Destiny circulation software in addition to

software and material processing, material and patron imports, record

editing, inventory & cataloging.

• Effective use of smart boards, LCD projectors, laptops, iPads, Kindle

Fires, and document cameras.

• Ability to work with webpages, social networking sites, and blogs.

• General knowledge of re-imaging computers, changing passwords,

entering Helpdesk tickets, Media Cast uploading, Morning News,

Windows Movie Maker, Installing Printers, Using streaming sites, Aesop,

Novell Teaming, AR, and Nettrekker.

• Model and instruct students using Keynote, Thinglink, Popplet, Rubric

Maker, Virtual Field Trips, Edmodo, Quizzlet, Vocaroo, Voki, Readability

Calculators, GALILEO, Fact Monster, Animoto, Itunes, MS Office, Comic

Life.

Attended NEGA training classes and workshops on Digital Tools,

Tech in the Classroom, and Enhancing CCGPS by Integrating

Technology in ELA Classrooms, Lexile for Media Specialists

Evidence supporting Professional Development

Goals

2014(1)

*Attended all Jackson County Media Resource Specialist

meetings

*Joined the Media Specialist Consortium at NEGA RESA and

attended all official meetings

*Subscribed to and read Professional Magazines... Eschool

News; Library Media Matters;

*Joined the Media Listserv for collaboration with others

integrating technology into the curriculum

*Spent time with Beth Rembe learning how to image computers

and check printer issues

*Spent time with Jill Weldon preparing ipads loading apps and

learning tips for instructing students on their use; learning to

trouble shoot smartboards; saving student work to P drives;

managing the MediaCast cart;

(2)

*Developed and presented lessons modeling technology and digital tools helpful to

students in understanding concepts being taught and for gathering, creating, and

presenting their work to others.

Modeled using the Follett Shelf to read GSES’s collection of ebooks. Students

learned the features/tools on the different ebooks, followed by practice opening and

reading books.

Use of the library online catalog system (Destiny) was modeled for students in grade

and up. Students were given activity cards with titles and authors for practice

searching.

Provided an orientation to all students on safe use of the Ipads

Explained the research process to second grade. Mrs. Laird's class researched an

animal of choice and prepared powerpoint presentations to share their information

with the class. Presentation and listening skills were addressed as well.

Modeled creating an informational animoto video and showed samples of completed

projects. To follow our story on Diary of an Earthworm, students researched

earthworms to find facts to include in the video. Steps were followed to produce an

animoto video on earthworms.

After reading stories with classes, I modeled the story cube. Students filled in the

Prior to reading Manatees, third grade used an online KWL chart creator. Students

gave pieces of information they already knew to type in the K section. Questions

students had were type into the W section. After reading the book, student

comments on what was learned was typed into the L section of the chart. This was

printed out for latter review.

Third grade classes were shown how to find pictures on select “safe” sites and save

them to the P drive for use in shape collage and Animoto videos depicting their

choice of topics.

Mrs. Lance's class was instructed on camera use. They collaborated on wording for

a video to be shown during “Read Across America” week. They chose to depict

themselves “Reading Here and There... and Everywhere.” Students decided on the

wording, order of pictures, and music. They used the Animoto software to present a

video with a school background, including the pictures they took and words they

wrote themselves.

Technology lessons were prepared for Pre-k and Kindergarten that included

smartboard activities to follow a book read, or informational piece presented to

them. The song/video “Seasons of the Year” was followed by a smartboard vortex

activity. Pictures depicting Spring were to put into the Spring vortex. Pictures

depicting another season were to put in the vortex marked, “Not in spring” followed

by student telling which season was being depicted.

Navigating the school web page to find student resources was modeled for classes,

followed by time for students to practice getting into needed resources, esp.