Hi all-
Speaking to presenting at administrator's conferences, I'm wondering how these
presentations were titled. If I presented something, I would probably title it
heavy on the end that would attract admin to the presentation. Something like
"Improving Standardized Test Scores" or the like. Go light on mentioning the media
center in the title, but use a hook for getting them in the door. Test scores and
money I bet would bring them in droves.
The problem is that a lot of admin already think they know what is going on in the
media center when they haven't a clue. I know of many media specialists (myself
included) who are not being used to our full potential. So I wouldn't go into the
presentation quoting a bunch of numbers right off the bat, but showing them
exactly how a highly qualified media specialist can have a positive impact on the
school environment, not just through running the media center, but as a
collaborator, a media/technology specialist, a teacher, and so forth. How they
don't need to hire literacy coaches, technology coaches, or technology integration
specialists, because they already have them, and that's us!
I know I haven't been around long (this is my first year), and everything I've
written may have already been done. If that's the case, I apologize. However, I
thought it would be worth throwing it out there.
Thanks for listening. :)
Nicole Meintz, Library Media Specialist
Legg Middle School
Coldwater, MI
meinn@coldwater.k12.mi.us
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