What+your+media+specialist+can+do+for+you!

= = = =  **How your Media Specialist-Mrs. Smith-can help you! **
 * Teaching **

The Media Specialist provides instruction:
==== The Media Specialist partners with teachers in planning, designing curriculum, teaching, and assessing students' work. ====
 * ====booktalks====
 * ====reading guidance====
 * ====information literacy instruction====
 * ====organization of both print and electronic information====
 * ====electronic searching of available catalogs and databases====
 * ====appreciation of information and literature====
 * ====determining the most appropriate information sources for the task====
 * ====determining information relevance for the task====
 * ====note-taking====
 * ====bibliographies====
 * ====the research process====
 * ====evaluation of one's research process====
 * ====evaluation of web sites' authority and accuracy====
 * ====reference skills (especially to verify web site accuracy),====
 * ====technology instruction, and more...====
 * Partnering **
 * ==== Do you have a new unit coming up? ====
 * ==== Do you have a unit that needs a change and more student involvement? ====
 * ==== Do you need a topic bibliography [sample narrative non-fiction] ====
 * ==== Are you wondering how much to expect of students when researching? ====
 * ==== Are students citing their sources appropriately when they research? ====


 * Information Specialist **

The Media Specialist selects materials and manages collection development and cataloging, and can help you find:

 * ==== book reviews ====
 * ==== outstanding books ====
 * ==== sources for purchase for student research on a given topic ====
 * ==== articles or other resources for your professional development ====
 * ==== sources for curricular planning ====
 * ==== appropriate online databases and websites ====

**Administration**

The Media Specialist:

 * ==== manages the library budget ====
 * ==== works with associates, volunteers, and student assistants ====
 * ==== creates and distributes a bi-monthly newsletter for parents and students ====
 * ==== sets collection and programatic goals & reports data for those goals ====

//What Your Teacher-Librarian can do for you adapted from Karla Krueger, School Library Media Studies Division, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, for use by Iowa Teacher-Librarians. You are welcome to personalize this template for your library by adding, deleting, and making changes as needed. The template is designed to be used for an elementary, secondary, or K-12 school library.// //[]//