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Johnston, Melissa P. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
"Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs" (AASL, 2009) charges school librarians "to play a leading role in weaving such skills throughout the curriculum so that all members of the school community are effective users of ideas and information" (p. 46). Providing leadership in technology integration for…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Specialists, Educational Technology, Media Specialists
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Lamb, Annette – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
School media specialists must be teachers, leaders, and advocates for reading, inquiry, and learning. Partnering with classroom teachers, they must design and implement curriculum and instruction that prepare young citizens for a life that requires thinking, inquiry, problem-solving and ethical behavior. These experiences provide the foundation…
Descriptors: Media Specialists, Ethics, Educational Technology, Educational Strategies
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Francis, Briana Hovendick; Lance, Keith Curry – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
School library media specialists wear many hats within their school libraries, classrooms, and districts. Whether these roles are formally acknowledged or not, library media specialists (LMSs) are functioning as co-teachers, curriculum designers, website managers, technology troubleshooters, administrators, and in-service staff development…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Media Specialists, Surveys, Administrator Attitudes
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Cooper, O. P.; Bray, Marty – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
The most successful school library media specialists are those who collaborate with teachers as full partners in the instructional process. Without assertive action by the school library media specialist, however, school administrators and teachers are likely to be more aware of the media specialist's administrative role than the roles of teacher,…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Information Scientists, Instruction, Barriers
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Neuman, Delia – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
The information age has given library media specialists an unprecedented opportunity to play a leading role in helping teachers, administrators, and especially students access and use information intelligently. As the school's premier information specialist; the library media specialist has a unique role to play in helping everyone in the school…
Descriptors: Media Specialists, Information Scientists, School Libraries, Access to Information
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Veronikas, Susan Walsh; Shaughnessy, Michael F. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
This article presents an interview with Kathy Schrock, Administrator for Technology for the Nauset Public Schools on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She is currently a member of the the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Board of Directors. She has been an administrator for technology, a technology coordinator, a library media…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Media Specialists, Librarians, Educational Technology