Georgia Library Media Association
Mini-Grants Announced
The following library media specialists have been awarded GLMA
mini grants for the 2006-2007 school year. The GLMA grants are
awarded each year to assist media specialists in having an exemplary
media program in their school:
Rebecca Tate, Kelley Lake Elementary School, Decatur, GA Using
the book Plant a Rainbow, Rebecca will work collaboratively with
a 5 th grade science teacher to create a colorful perennial garden
for every season to attract butterflies. Their goal is to become
a registered Monarch Waystation using children’s literature
as springboards for their gardening activities with the students.
The students will be involved in preparing the soil, planting,
measuring growth, and observing the path of the sun as well as
the butterflies and animals observed in the garden.
Kristine Woods, Teasley Middle School, Canton, GA Her grant
will utilize the book, The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators
Celebrate RIF’s 40th Anniversary, to explore what motivates
someone to read and create new ideas. Each week a different illustrator
from the book will be highlighted along with the picture books
or novels that inspired and motivated the illustrators. The goal
of this project is to expose students to the books the illustrators
found inspiring as role models for reading motivation. This year
long project uses art combined with literature to inspire students
to look at reading from a different perspective.
Kathleen Disney, Druid Hills High School, Atlanta, GA Working
with the art, English, and special education classes, Kathleen
will use her grant to purchase graphic novels that appeal to
reluctant readers. A nationally known graphic novel artist will
spend time at her school talking about his own reading problems
in school and how reading graphic novels helped him to overcome
his learning disability. He will also spend time talking to the
art students about his career as a graphic novel artist. The
art department will create posters to hang throughout the school
highlighting the graphic novels.