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Opportunities:

Refresh the media program and material collection with a differing perspective and new energy!

Spend time building connections with students and staff (can also be considered a challenge but a worthwhile one!)

Create a space that is uniquely your own while considering and accommodating your specific learning community

Challenges:

Establishing a respected presence and voice

Acclimating to a new environment, accepting new values, coming into an unfamiliar climate, etc.

Deciding what tasks, responsibilities, and projects to prioritize

Pushing/bettering/changing the program while honoring what's already been accomplished and the people who made it possible (not "stepping on toes" but not remaining stagnant for the sake of pressured decency)

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teaching about other language, connecting with the culture students

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Getting to know everyone in the building and what they do -- it's highly important to figure that out if you're going to build relationships and grow your program/get buy-in

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More flexibility in teaching the curriculum. More opportunities to implement creative learning environments.

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Doing enough research on the school district and knowing when improvement/innovations are needed. Keeping "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" in mind.

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How the heck do I decorate this place? I'm not creative!

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Create a welcoming space that the kids enjoy spending time in.

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Honoring previous librarians.

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As a new staff, reset the library program!

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There is a lot of freedom in choosing what the lessons are to meet the standards

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Can't do everything or be everything for everyone.

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Having enough time to perform library responsibilities outside of teaching time.

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Meeting and connecting with staff

establishing routine

learning students names

setting up a maker space

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Setting the procedures & routines for the library. Working to accomodate students, staff, and families, while also setting boundaries.

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After summer storage!

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Establishing routine and relationships with teachers/faculty/students

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Being pulled away from the library to help elsewhere in the school

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scheduling different buildings intro to library classes

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Challenges: New building, new ideas