Why Media Specialists RULE!!!

1. Why Media Specialists RULE!!! By Cari Cain MEDT 6466 Dr. Goldberg

2. Library media specialists collaborate with classroom teachers to teach and integrate literature and information skills into the curriculum

3. As Instructional Partner, the LMS works with teachers & others to identify links between student information needs, curricular content, learning outcomes, and a wide variety of print, non-print, & electronic information resources

4. . As Information Specialist, the LMS provides leadership and expertise in the acquiring and evaluating of information resources in all formats; They also make teachers, administrators, students and others aware of information issues that have risen while working in a collaborative relationship with one another.

5. -As Program Administrator, the LMS works collaboratively with members of the learning community to define the policies of the library media program and to guide & direct all the activities related to it.

6. According to the Measuring Up To Standards report by Keith Curry Lance, schools with adequate library staffing reported average or above reading scores, while 3 out of 5 schools with inadequate staffing reported below average scores.

7. A Florida study showed that high schools where library programs are staffed 60 hours per week or more, there is a 22.2% improvement in test scores over those staffed less.

8. A study in Minnesota showed that 66.8% of schools with above average students scores on reading tests were schools where the library media specialist worked full-time.

9. Media Specialist Rule to Live By-To contribute to development of “strong sense” critical and creative thinkers-To develop an understanding of how knowledge is created, evaluated, refined and changed within subject areas-To promote both intuitive, imaginative thought and the ability to evaluate ideas, processes, experiences and objects in meaningful contexts-To enable students to think for themselves, to recognize the limits of individual reflection and the need to contribute to and build upon mutual understandings

10. Media Specialists are ALL that!

11. “School library media centers can contribute to improved student achievement by providing instructional materials aligned to the curriculum; by collaborating with teachers, administrators, and parents; and by extending their hours of operation beyond the school day.” —”Close Up: NCLB—Improving Literacy through School Libraries,” NCLB The Achiever, September 15, 2004, Vol. 3, No 13.