The Media Center’s instructional program centers around three main areas of focus.  Examples for each area are listed below:

Information literacy skills instruction:

Collaborative research projects.  Defining a topic.  Evaluating appropriate print and electronic resources for research.  Search strategies.  Citing sources.   Using multimedia to produce a project. 

Literature: 

Differentiating between fiction and non-fiction.  Connecting to our diverse world through folk tales, non-fiction and biography.  Supporting character education through literature. Author and illustrator appreciation.

Library and Digital Citizenship: 

Book Care.  Patron’s Catalog instruction.  Respecting intellectual property.  Internet Safety.

More information about the MCPS school library media program can be found here: 

MCPS School Library Media Program

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The Oakland Terrace Elementary School Media Center supports the rights of all students to a fully funded, well-staffed school library.

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