MAME is the Michigan Association for Media in Education
The statewide association for school library media specialists
"Mentor all, maximize each!"

MAME 39: 
The 2012 Annual Conference

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Save the Date!  This year's conference will be held at the Lansing Radisson (yes, same as last year!) on Oct. 31st - Nov. 2nd. 
Consider becoming a presenter! Have specific knowledge or information your colleagues would like to hear about? Online presenter and author applications are now being accepted. Fill one out here! 

Present at MAME 39!

MAME Summer Institute: July 24th

Tuesday, July 24th is the date for this year's MAME Summer Institute to be held at the Ingham ISD.

This year's session:
"The Common Core and You: 
Building as Understanding of the Common Core and How School Librarians Can Be a Partner in Learning"

Presented by Oakland Schools Literacy Education Consultants Susan Golab and Les Howard
.5 sb-ceu's offered. Registration details coming soon!

AASL's Fall Forum Registration Now Open

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Registration is now open for AASL's’ Fall Forum, Transliteracy and the School Library Program.
  • Dates: Oct. 12-13, 2012
  • Location: Greenville, S.C. 
  • Registration:  Register before Sept. 12th online here for the AASL member price of $289.
Read more on our AASL Fall Forum page.

SL 21 School Libraries - Update

Congratulations to the 68 Michigan school libraries who've now achieved SL 21 status! See the list here.

ALA State of America's Libraries Report 2012

The American Library Association report, "The 2012 State of America's Libraries Report" is now available. Read the individual reports that cover the topics of school libraries, social networking, intellectual freedom, eBooks, and more!

Register to attend the Michigan Joint Education Conference!

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Connecting Across the Curricula 

A multi-faceted conference covering best practices, integrating technology, instructional leadership, and maximizing student achievement!

Wednesday, June 20th 
at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center in Ypsilanti.
Click here to register by June 4th.
For complete information, go to  www.mijec.org.

Conference sponsors:
  • MAME
  • MACUL
  • MAMSE: Michigan Association of Middle School Educators
  • MCSS: Michigan Council for Social Studies
  • MCTM: Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  • MSTA: Michigan Science Teachers Association
Conference partners:
  • Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education
  • Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
  • Michigan Business Education Association
  • Michigan Council for Exceptional Children
  • Michigan Council of Teachers of English

Staffing Survey Now in Progress

Please help us collect information on the employment of school library media specialists throughout Michigan by completing our Survey of School Media Center Staffing. 

This survey consists of 12 questions and focuses on what positions exist in your district's school libraries by building level. 
If you know teachers or professionals in other districts, please share the link with them to assist us in getting data from as many districts as possible. Thank you!!

2012: Year of the Digital Learner

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Michigan is celebrating 2012 as the Year of the Digial Learner, and is a part of the national Digital Learning Day initiative.      

Digital Learning Day Resources:

Take a look at the Digital Learning Day Toolkits, consisting of  lesson ideas, instructional strategies, project ideas, and much more!
 

Digital Learning Day Winning Lesson Plan!

Congratulations to Gigi Lincoln of Lakeview School District in Battle Creek for submitting one of the winning lesson plans in celebration of National Digital Learning Day! Gigi won a $50 gift certificate for submitting a lesson plan that was successfully used in the classroom and incorporated at least one digital resource from the M.O.R.E. portal or other free web-based resource. Gigi is the district library media specialist for Lakeview School District.

Congratulations to MAME Member 
Gigi Lincoln!

Congratulations once again to Gigi for being honored with the Making It Happen award by MACUL for her dedication to education and successful integration of technology in the classroom. Gigi is the district library media specialist for Lakeview School District in Battle Creek. Read all about it here on the MACUL Making It Happen Award page.

MAME Headquarters

Tim Staal
Executive Director
1407 Rensen St.
Lansing, MI 48910
Office:  (517) 394-2808
Fax:  (517) 394-2096 
Cell:  (616) 292-6503
Email:  tstaal@gmail.com