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Common Core State Standards launched. The Standards emphasize the value of consistent, real-world learning goals, and ensure all students, regardless of where they live, are graduating high school prepared for college, career, and life.

In an article titled, “The Shift: Media Specialists and the Common Core”, when considering helping students to meet the standards the author notes, "I have found the most valuable school-based resource for brainstorming, discussing, planning and implementing anything to do with technology has been my school's media specialist."

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Based on your experience, how have you perceived the librarian in your school?  Now that you are the librarian, how have you worked with teachers in your school?

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Based on your experience, how have you perceived the librarian in your school?  Now that you are the librarian, how have you worked with teachers in your school?

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I am very excited to be working through this program while working as a librarian in my elementary school under a DSAP.  I was surprised to learn that that the position of LMS was a shortage area however, after being in this position only a few short weeks and researching the path this position is taking, I understand why. This job is not for the faint of heart.

The previous librarian held the position for many years. There was no library curriculum in place and the roll-out of technology was very slow-moving. In my new position comes new responsibilities. I am currently involved in writing curriculum that highlights information literacy and digital citizenship as well as working with teachers to incorporate meaningful (and time-saving!) technology.

It is a very exciting time.

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How are library media specialists perceived by themselves and their fellow colleagues, principals, students and others in their community?

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How are library media specialists perceived by themselves and their fellow colleagues, principals, students and others in their community?

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How LMS have been perceived over the years has changed so much and yet not at all.

Within our own world,  the 21st century LMS are very much aware of what the expectations are and what is possible with technology but the reality is that we are just not there yet.

In a study of 100 LMS, Anne McCracken found that school LMS experience multiple barriers in carrying out their expected role as laid out in the most recent literature:
-lack of time, including lack of time to plan with teachers
-lack of adequate funding
-lack of interest and support of classroom teachers
-use of a fixed schedule
-lack of clerical staff
-too many schools or students to provide for

There is a huge gap between expectations and standards and what is actually possible with the time and resources made available to LMS.

Coming in short of this ideal often creates a rift between among staff. Teachers often think that the job of LMS is too easy and therefore isn't respected.

The LMS has the added responsibility of really putting themselves out there to support teachers and students in a way that doesn't add to the workload but makes it more efficient, exciting and meaningful.

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The role of the LMS is multi-faceted.
As Collaborator:

provides resources that support curriculum initiatives, engages in curriculum design, facilitates the use of presentation tools in print, technology, and media for use in classrooms, serves as an expert in  communicating information.

As Teacher:

determines student learning outcomes in technology and in information literacy, plans, implements, and assesses resource-based learning, integrates information literacy into all curriculum outcomes, develops on-going performance-based assessments for determining the achievement of outcomes.

As Instructional Consultant:

facilitates professional development to aid in teacher's understanding and implementation of outcomes-based education, plans for learning environments supportive of curriculum, provides resources and technology to accommodate all learners, uses a variety of instructional strategies to engage all students.

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Penn Charter School in Philadelphia designates a room as the library.

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In the publication titled "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning" prepared by the AASL and the AECT, states that the focus of school library media programs has shifted from simply providing resources to students to playing a critical role shaping children to be "lifelong learners".

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Information Literacy Movement

As increasing amounts of information become more readily availalble to students, research shows that we are not making great strides teaching students or teachers to sieve through it in a purposeful way. Literature and tools such as the Big Six Listserv are helping library media specialists support the skills needed to do so.

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Incorporated into the No Child Left Behind Act, the Reed-Cochran bilI funded Literacy through School Libraries Program. Districts in which at least 20 percent of the students are from families with incomes below the poverty line are eligible to apply for grants.

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In in effort to improve school libraries, states began to formulate personalized goals "to improve instruction in the academic subject areas and support special and experimental programs."

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Federal funding for school libraries through the National Defense Education Act, passed by Congress in response to the launch of Sputnik the previous year. It's purpose was "to improve U.S. education, especially in the areas of science, mathematics, and foreign languages."

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After having been a section of the ALA for 65 years, the AASL became a division due to the understanding of "the current realities and evolving dynamics of the professional environment and is positioned to help members achieve universal recognition of school librarians as indispensable educational leaders."

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The first professionally trained school librarian, Mary Kingsbury appointed to manage the Erasmus High School library in Brooklyn.

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19 states, including Connecticut, pass laws allowing school libraries to be developed. With the influx of children immigrants presented a great need for literature to be made more readily available.

Charter meeting of the ALA. 90 men and 13 women, responded to a call for a "Convention of Librarians". The aim of the Association was "to enable librarians to do their present work more easily and at less expense."

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New York State enacted legislation allowing school districts to use tax funds to purchase library books.

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Benjamin Franklin recommends the implementation of school libraries.

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The first public library in the country opens in New Hampshire.