As these students are very individualistic in their approaches to learning and amounts of involvement in various activities, a considerable challenge for working with them in the program is present. It is important to me to make Adams Media Center an inviting place where students, teachers and parents feel welcome. My goals are to teach my pupils informational retrieval skills and to encourage a love of reading they will use as lifelong learners. I try to do this by selecting materials to fit the curriculum, using techniques such as storytelling and special reading promotions and continuing to take courses to keep current with literature and computers. I have also had the opportunity to facilitate a cooperative effort between Adams staff, students, and parents to put a computer in every classroom.
Students find science exciting as young children.
Research has shown that this excitement fades around the sixth grade. When I learned of this, my challenge was to beat the research. If students find meaning and purpose, if they find relevance, then, they enjoy learning. They will seek to learn more. At every turn, students are asked to work with other students to perform things of science, based on their own skills and curiosity.