• Florida House Bill 1467 , signed by Governor Ron DeSantis effective July 1, 2022, requires the Florida Department of Education to create "an online training program for school librarians, media specialists, and other personnel involved in the selection and maintenance of library media and collections or materials maintained on a reading list. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • Superintendent Abram Lucabaugh told the Inquirer that he will appoint "a handful" of administrators, teachers, librarians, and educational professionals to develop a process for parents to challenge reading materials, and guidelines for determining what may be considered "age-inappropriate, gratuitous content" when selecting school library books. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • The library and media specialist certificate aligns with current standards for school librarianship by the American Library Association and the American Association for School Librarians. (umaine.edu)
  • Despite this, grassroots efforts like Future Ready Librarians are thriving as those media specialists who are passionate about their work band together to showcase their skills and focus on the growth of students and how to meet the needs of the "whole child" when planning media center lessons and programming. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • Following American Association of School Librarians research , school library media specialists advocate for free choice in the process of selecting books while simultaneously focusing on designing engaging reading practices and independent reading spaces. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • Rain works at the high school level and Stacey works at the middle school level, and both have been recognized as award-winning librarians by the Indiana Library Federation. (overdrive.com)
  • Librarians and library programs appear to positively influence students' research-skills development and motivation for research and inquiry, particularly in the use of information technologies such as databases and the Web. (ala.org)
  • The award recognizes the need for school librarians who reflect the diversity of Tennessee's students, schools, and communities, and it rewards the scholarship to students from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups pursuing a graduate degree in library/information science, according to TASL's website. (mtsu.edu)
  • Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists are provided. (bls.gov)
  • For a list of all industries with employment in Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function. (bls.gov)
  • Two school librarians inform on the areas of focus and instruction in their school library program. (nysed.gov)
  • Donham's latest, revised edition of this classic shows school librarians how to be proactive in shaping instruction by developing and implementing a library media program that is integrated within the total educational experience. (nysed.gov)
  • Welcome to Library Lions interviews Raising a Roar for libraries and the outstanding librarians serving youth in schools and public libraries across the U.S. Please Roar today's guest Library Media Specialist, Julie Hembree! (janetleecarey.com)
  • Conclusions: The authors and experts anticipate the recommendations for searching for evidence during public health emergencies will help information specialists, librarians, evidence synthesis groups, researchers, and decision-makers respond to future public health emergencies, including but not limited to disease outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
  • In these and many other cases, you will get an idea of the informational tools available in library media centers, as well as the responsibilities held by specialists in making sure that those tools are used effectively and efficiently. (vault.com)
  • School library media centers are the foundation upon which readers can exercise free choice to become lifelong readers. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • Student Learning Through Wisconsin School Library Media Centers: Case Study Report. (ala.org)
  • Resources for African-American media have been added to the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online Newsroom. (cdc.gov)
  • Beginning January 1, 2023, media center employees must complete the online program prior to reviewing and selecting age-appropriate materials and library resources. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • The Library Voice: Join Us On January 23, 2023 At FETC For The Library Media Specialists Summit, Friends! (blogspot.com)
  • Bill Bass and I will be hosting the Library Media Specialists Summit on Monday, January 23, 2023 from 8:30am-12:30pm. (blogspot.com)
  • 2023, Medical Library Association. (cdc.gov)
  • While promoting books and the love of reading has always been part of the role of a school librarian, additional time needed to support an expanded technology toolbox and a renewed focus on classroom libraries has threatened to push this essential job to the background. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • In this recurring series, we'll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who's become a Sora champion at their school, impressing us with their innovative methods for implementing the reading app and engaging with their students. (overdrive.com)
  • Comparison of means analysis found that, among elementary schools, those with higher test scores averaged 22 percent of librarian hours spent delivering library/IL instruction, compared with only 13 percent of low-achievement schools. (ala.org)
  • After my first year as the Library Assistant, I knew that being a librarian was what I wanted to do for the rest of my career. (mtsu.edu)
  • This document serves as a planning document for school librarian media specialists. (nysed.gov)
  • It is a list of all the print and electronic journals that Lund University Libraries have access to. (lu.se)
  • Library media specialists can work with principals and curriculum leaders to foster digital tool adoption by making sure they know what different tools can do, highlighting best practices, sharing fun examples, and advocating for time for educators to play with and learn new tools. (eschoolnews.com)
  • Principals, teachers, library media specialists, and students recognize the connection between students academic achievement and the skills and knowledge students derive from the library media program… The program gives students research and information technology tools and skills that they can use in all content areas. (ala.org)
  • Find new features about once a month, suggestions that classroom teachers or parent volunteers can offer as positive experiences in the school library/media center throughout the elementary grades. (teachersfirst.com)
  • Your first opportunity to see what goes on in a library media center will be personal experience in an elementary, middle, or high school library media center. (vault.com)
  • Media Specialist Holly Jones hosts a book tasting for her young patrons at WCS' Eastside Elementary School. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • Soon, neighboring Media Specialist Tommye Mathis at Cedar Ridge Elementary will do a similar event. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • As a library media specialist at the elementary level, I instruct 28 different classes of kindergarten to sixth-grade students weekly. (padcaster.com)
  • Collier County (FL) Public Schools superintendent Dr. Kamela Patton told Fox4 that she is trying to keep the district's media specialists "safe," so they will not be able to order new books now due to a lack of guidance from the state. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • In my most recent role, I served as Library Media Specialist in a large public school, and was fortunate to develop and create the district's first Makerspace. (benbronzacademy.org)
  • Digital learning specialists/technology integrators and coordinators are also excellent candidates. (eschoolnews.com)
  • This endorsement allows an educator to work as a School Library Media Specialist. (nv.gov)
  • How do I apply for a reciprocal School Library Media Specialist endorsement? (nv.gov)
  • No additional testing is required for the School Library Media Specialist endorsement. (nv.gov)
  • If you already hold an Illinois Professional Educator License, and see your next chapter set in a library, "check out" our fully online M.S.Ed. in Instructional Technology degree with a Library Information Specialist endorsement. (niu.edu)
  • Media specialists are asked to troubleshoot technology, supervise classes when classroom teachers attend meetings or conferences, complete inventories and perform other jobs that fall outside of the traditional role. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • Recently, some states have cut funding for media specialists altogether, and others have proposed that they be left out of pending pay raises being considered for classroom teachers. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • The Padcaster Studio is now being used by almost all grade levels in our building through library classes and collaboration with classroom teachers. (padcaster.com)
  • Designed primarily as a tool for a university course at Indiana University at Indianapolis, this website is available to anyone who wants to learn more about the role of the school library media specialist in today's schools. (eduscapes.com)
  • The main course is perfectly plated, and students' eyes widen in wonder as the hostesses, School Library Media Specialist Sonya Thompson and seventh grade language arts teacher Kerri Herendeen, announce that today's main course is served. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • Books such as The Bluest Eye by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, which chronicles the real-life horror of racism and sexual abuse, belongs in our school libraries at an age-appropriate level. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • Typically, responding middle school libraries report 18 group visits per week, eight of which are for information literacy instruction… For middle schools that have more group visits, and especially more group visits for information literacy instruction, eighth-grade ISAT [ Illinois Standard Achievement Test] writing performance averages more than 10 and almost nine percent, respectively, better than for schools with libraries visited less often. (ala.org)
  • Besides the new certificates, the program offers graduate certificates in instructional design and classroom technology integrationist, as well as master's and education specialist (Ed.S.) degrees, all of which are provided via UMaineOnline. (umaine.edu)
  • Before receiving my master's degree in School Library Media from Longwood University, I taught third grade for 14 years. (greenecountyschools.com)
  • Library media specialists are excellent candidates for this in their leadership role, because they support all the educators and students in a school. (eschoolnews.com)
  • Students pursuing Library Media Specialist Stand-Alone certification must pass the Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA) 042 Library Media Specialist and achieve a passing composite score on the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES) summative evaluation to be eligible for certification. (mobap.edu)
  • I truly enjoy assisting students with reading suggestions, matching students with books, helping them locate books in the library, and expanding their research abilities to include reliable resources and databases. (horrycountyschools.net)
  • The HCS Library Learning Commons should be warm and welcoming, actively promoting the love of reading, thinking, creating, and growing to support students in developing the knowledge, skills, and life characteristics necessary to be productive citizens of the 21st century. (horrycountyschools.net)
  • I want my students to feel safe, welcome, and excited when in the media center. (madison-schools.com)
  • Students who complete the certificate will acquire skills needed to manage library and information services in a PreK-12 environment. (umaine.edu)
  • Ritenour Library Media Specialists teach students how to be thoughtful problem-solvers by giving them the resources to discover the world at their fingertips. (mo.us)
  • Welcome to the New Hope Middle School Media Center Book Tasting, where students are encouraged to "dine on a great book" as they find and take their seats. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • The above samplings showcase some of the efforts being made to encourage students to develop a lifelong habit of independent reading by school library media specialists in the Whitfield County Schools (WCS) in Dalton, Georgia. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • Students find encouragement, modeling and helpful suggestions in the media center as they learn to choose the books they like to read. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • As BBA's Media Center makes its debut this fall, I look forward to inspiring our students to find the joy of reading, as well as providing unique STEM opportunities in the Makerspace. (benbronzacademy.org)
  • We worked hard to remind our students that Sora was available to them, so we naturally noticed an uptick of circulation in our digital library. (overdrive.com)
  • Whether through morning announcements, zoo animal projects, weather reports or publishing videos to share with other classrooms around the World, Ms. Means is dedicated to ensuring her students' success through media production. (padcaster.com)
  • A 21st-century library media program prepares students by teaching digital citizenship, information literacy, and technology skills. (padcaster.com)
  • Library media specialists play an essential role in the learning community by ensuring that students and staff are efficient and effective users of ideas and information. (ala.org)
  • Students acquire the skills and competencies for the certification that will enable them to develop and coordinate school library media services while learning to apply multimedia to the instructional design process. (njcu.edu)
  • Markets library programs, collections, and services for teens through interactions with students, teachers, and patrons, as well as through social media and other platforms. (telluridelibrary.org)
  • We are always growing our Library Collection and I would love for you to leave a comment about your family's favorite picture or chapter book for K-2 students. (knoxschools.org)
  • The state Department of Education has made excellent investments in edtech resources, and together with iLearn New Hampshire, has rolled out the Canvas LMS by Instructure, the Kaltura platform for media hosting, Zoom video conferencing, and Discovery Education's digital K-12 platform t o schools statewide. (eschoolnews.com)
  • My guest blogger this week is Mrs. Cecelia Carmenates, a library media specialist with Fairfax County Public Schools. (edweek.org)
  • We're waiting to see what media center person at the schools will now have the responsibility to certify all the books that we order," Patton said. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • Acts as liaison and develops relationships between the library and local schools and other organizations that serve teens. (telluridelibrary.org)
  • The school library media center offers a wide variety of resources and opportunities. (eduscapes.com)
  • Or you may also work alone in the library media center, utilizing the various print or audiovisual sources to complete a school project. (vault.com)
  • I had a new student wander into the library media center and run his hands over the books in the graphic novels section. (overdrive.com)
  • Today, library media specialists are preparing 21st-century learners for a world that is forever changing. (padcaster.com)
  • The new certificates are a 12-credit program in computational thinking for educators and a 15-credit library and media specialist program, both of which are being offered exclusively through UMaineOnline. (umaine.edu)
  • Keller ISD board policy says, "Prior to any material being selected for inclusion, a library material shall have been reviewed and recommended for inclusion by the district-level library supervisor or individual(s) designated by that supervisor. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • They are designed to help teachers, educational leaders and other specialists develop new skills and innovative ways of teaching and learning. (umaine.edu)
  • Along with library media instruction, I have the unique opportunity every third week to work with teachers in my building and collaborate by taking library skills and teaching them within classroom curriculum. (padcaster.com)
  • Patrick Ledesma is a technology specialist in Virginia and a Classroom Fellow with the U.S. Department of Education. (edweek.org)
  • Working with the entire school community, library media specialists can support and encourage technology integration change and application in both large and small ways. (blogspot.com)
  • I am the school library media specialist and technology instructional specialist. (greenecountyschools.com)
  • Your preparation will enable you to succeed and lead in keeping libraries crucial in our society while advancing your core knowledge and skills in educational technology. (niu.edu)
  • Educational Technology with a Concentration in School Library Media Specialist, M.A. (njcu.edu)
  • The Master of Arts Degree in Educational Technology with School Library Media Specialist certification program includes the best of both worlds. (njcu.edu)
  • Successfully completing the completely online 36-credit program leads to a Master of Arts degree in Educational Technology and a New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility for the School Library Media Specialist certification. (njcu.edu)
  • In a letter posted on the district website, Lucabaugh wrote, "One of the policy's misinterpretations is that the proposed language means that books with sexual content of any kind would be at risk of removal from library shelves. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • conduct a pilot study evaluating messaging approaches across different social media platforms. (cdc.gov)
  • Issue a press release to the local media and post the press release in ATSDR's Press Room website and on social media platforms, as appropriate. (cdc.gov)
  • Rain and Stacey work as the two certified school library media specialists for the Clark-Pleasant School Corporation, which is a growing suburban school district in Indiana. (overdrive.com)
  • I explained to him that the books are free to borrow and that is how libraries work. (overdrive.com)
  • Library science degrees allow graduates to work in any setting in which they have interest. (mtsu.edu)
  • Provides library services and programming for and with teens and those who work with teens in collaboration with the Youth Services Manager and other Youth Services staff members. (telluridelibrary.org)
  • When releasing site documents, you will work with ATSDR's administrative support specialists to help prepare and process your written materials. (cdc.gov)
  • This web page is a companion to the 2016 version of the School Library Program Rubric. (nysed.gov)
  • I am honored to be joining the Ben Bronz community as the new Library Media Specialist. (benbronzacademy.org)
  • Decisions in the school community that affect student learning benefit from the expertise of the library media staff and program. (nysed.gov)
  • The mission of HMS Library is to provide quality library services and assistance to all members of our school community. (google.com)
  • ATSDR also reviewed how on-base residents, visitors, recreational users and the neighboring community might come into contact with those media. (cdc.gov)
  • For more information, community members can contact Environmental Health Scientist Sue Neurath or Community Involvement Specialist Januett Smith-George, toll free, at 1-888-422-8737. (cdc.gov)
  • Place copies in local information repositories identified by the community (e.g., libraries). (cdc.gov)
  • Padcaster recently sat down with Library Media Specialist Kelsey Means to answer the questions, "what does it take to create a 21st-century library media program? (padcaster.com)
  • In your eyes, what does a 21st-century library media program look like? (padcaster.com)
  • The Master of Library Science (MLS) Program at Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU's) Womack Educational Leadership Department has been granted Precandidacy status by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA). Precandidacy status is an indication that MTSU's MLS Program has voluntarily committed to participate in the ALA accreditation process and is actively seeking accreditation. (mtsu.edu)
  • NYSED released an updated School Library Program Rubric in December 2020. (nysed.gov)
  • You may have the chance to take part in a class in which a library media specialist teaches you how to use the Internet to locate information. (vault.com)
  • Libraries, Archives and Museums as Key Pillars of Modern European Democratic Societies? (lu.se)
  • Candidates may pursue this in conjunction with the Master of Arts in Teaching if they are pursuing initial certification as a library media specialist. (mobap.edu)
  • I hold a Bachelors of Library Science in Education from Kutztown University. (padcaster.com)
  • What made you decide to pursue video as a means to facilitate media education? (padcaster.com)
  • Online Safety at School Parry's article for PC Magazine praises the unsung heroes of education, library media specialists! (blogspot.com)
  • Added benefit can result when library media specialists meet as a district team periodically. (eschoolnews.com)
  • Mark this one in your favorites as you plan for classroom or library read-along and information literacy lessons. (teachersfirst.com)
  • How do you use media to encourage a love literacy and digital citizenship? (padcaster.com)
  • Literacy and a love of reading will forever be the bedrock of library media programs. (padcaster.com)
  • It enables exchanges of senior and junior researchers, including postgraduates, to discuss and explore research and teaching in media history through the prism of entangled media histories. (lu.se)
  • This May/June, the Research Centre Media History at Hamburg invited Bridget and PhD student Mike Nugent to visit Hans-Ulrich. (lu.se)
  • and conducted research in the superb specialist library of the Hans-Bredow-Institut . (lu.se)
  • The ASIANetwork Exchange seeks to publish current research, as well as high-quality pedagogical essays written by specialists and non-specialists alike. (lu.se)
  • Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library s media equipment. (bls.gov)
  • Use the ISBNs to search for them on interlibrary loan from a local public library. (teachersfirst.com)
  • 3. Introduce the updated and expanded Resource Library, an online hub of childhood agricultural health and safety resources that will feature filter/search and "checkout" options. (cdc.gov)
  • Click on a school below to see library catalogs and age-appropriate learning materials for each grade level. (mo.us)
  • Checks library materials in/out and instructs patrons on self-service options. (telluridelibrary.org)
  • Prior to my position, I was Assistant Director of the ELANCO Public library in New Holland, PA. (padcaster.com)
  • Assists patrons with library computer catalog, basic reference questions, reader's advisory, and other information needs. (telluridelibrary.org)
  • and a South Carolina state senator threatens to eliminate the salaries of public library executives in his county in the latest Censorship Roundup. (schoollibraryjournal.com)
  • Wilkinson Public Library (WPL) is committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all staff. (telluridelibrary.org)
  • We are also working towards a workshop on 'Tansnational and Entangled Media Histories' at Macquarie University in February 2017, with scholars from Hamburg and the Asia-Pacific region. (lu.se)
  • A few miles away, Media Specialist Neely Byers at North Whitfield Middle School hosts a "Grinch Book Tasting" with a holiday theme. (perspectivesonreading.com)
  • The West Library will be hosting the Book Fair. (knoxschools.org)
  • We are particularly interested in publishing articles, book and media reviews that address the needs of the undergraduate classroom. (lu.se)
  • In New Hampshire, library media specialists are playing a key role in driving edtech ROI . (eschoolnews.com)
  • You can order Sonia's Digital World, my two Capstone series and Leading from the Library here. (blogspot.com)
  • PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched to identify eligible studies. (bvsalud.org)