I loved this section of our course. I thought it offered so many insightful and
helpful tips for grasping a job in the field we want. Currently, I am a librarian at a charter
school. This is my 11th year
in education and my 2nd year in the library. I am taking courses at TAMUC for a Library
Science degree. I hope to very soon go
back into a big district and work only K-5 grades. Right now I have K-12 and with no library
aide, a very small library, and a low amount of books. I wanted to become a librarian because
working with readers, authors, types of genres in books, and all library type
activities, is my passion. Once I get
back into a district, I would really like to utilize the resources that they
have there, to improve instruction within the classrooms, standardized testing,
and allow a large variety of activities to help the student. For me to get a
media specialist job/librarian job, I must learn lots more about technology,
programs, and understand completely, all of the wonderful things that the tech
world can bring. I feel confident in what I am doing now, but know that I have
so much more to grow and in lots of different areas. I also have to work with blogs and wikis more. I have grasped so much information through
the courses that I have taken, however, will still need to learn more and I have
so much left to seek out and understand.
After I
graduate, I plan on becoming a member in some library type organizations and
possibly becoming a part of my local library clubs. For now however, something that has really
been helping me a lot, is speaking to the head library coordinator in my local
school district. She can give me tips on
useful databases to apply to students, shares wonderful ideas, explains why
libraries may or may not have a reading program,
etc. An easy and awesome resource! I loved the useful and important tips on
pages 268-269 of the textbook. I think
applying these strategies and trying to become members of organizations that
will better suit you as a graduate looking for a job in “Corporate America,”
will be useful and you can’t go wrong!
Nice blog this week. That is good you have a good relationship with the head library coordinator for the school district. I am sure once you finish your program of study, and that if the position comes available one day, you will be a very likely candidate. I've learned it's pretty good to form good relationships with those in leadership positions, because they make nice references for a resume. I also enjoyed the useful and important tips. I hope that all of us have a bright future ahead of us in our career field.
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ReplyDeleteThis part of our textbook I felt was speaking directly too me. You are correct that it gave us useful information and tools to help us when we further our career. That is great you are already working as a librarian and finishing up your degree. I teach Kindergarten and I am in my practicum so I am getting to experience some of the tasks that librarians do. I too feel I need to continue to learn more technology since our degree is not only for Librarians but also Media Specialist. Our district offers many technology professional developments that we can sign up for and can use towards our continuing education hours.
I too will want to become a member of a library organization that can help me be the best I can be. That is great that you can collaborate with your library coordinator and find ways to help your students continue to learn in the library. Good post.
Having a good mentor or someone to go ask is always a bless. Sometimes, a small organization or school provides opportunities to become versatile in many responsibility which can be a great benefit and selling point in a large school. Sounds like a good and solid plan you have Jaalla.
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