Hi,
I have been so trying to control myself during this recurring
discussion. I am weary of feeling like we need to prove our worth and of
discussing it ad nauseum. Thank you, Doug, for your concise, insightful
response.
I, for one, believe the answer to our professional accountability and
evidence issues begins with alliances formed between professors in
teacher education departments and media certification programs at the
college levels. I also believe a radical transformation needs to take
place in public education to an inquiry, critical thinking based,
integrated curriculum that relies on curriculum mapping. As for
collaboration; here's the clincher: collaboration between the media
specialists and teachers needs to happen at least once a marking period
with both parties setting learning outcomes as a required part of formal
teacher evaluations. Then, maybe we'll see some progress. I don't ask
for too much, do I? ;-)
Has anyone or does anyone consider writing articles or opinion pieces
in publications beyond our profession? Specifically, principal and
administrative journals. Recently there was an article about Information
Power in the journal for the National Association of Elementary School
Principals; I plan to write a response to the positive article and ask
why their "Technology" column includes no sub-heading for information
literacy? I'm thinking of starting a crusade if anyone wants to join
me.
Laura
Laura Brooks
Library Media Teacher
Amerman Elementary School
Northville, MI
brooksla@northville.k12.mi.us
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