Previous by Date | Next by Date | Date Index
Previous by Thread | Next by Thread
| Thread Index
| LM_NET
Archive
| |
I have been following several of the postings here from elementary people who have discussed the fact that their jobs would become half-time next year because of budget shortfalls or an LMS who was taken to task by her administrator because she let students color at the end of a library lesson (this was a first-year person with 10 35-minute lessons per day!!!). I was thinking about these LMSs in context of the ACRL article which points out three things that need to be done for libraries to make their way into the "messy future". http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/future/changingroles.htm As a secondary LMS I had support staff, another certified LMS, and flexible time to reflect on and try to implement some of the issues discussed in the ACRL article (points that have been discussed by many people). I couldn't help but wonder if elementary people, in particular, are in a vicious cycle of being so tied down to simply getting through the present that by not being able to adapt to what looks like a "messy future" that we are, in effect, potentially killing off library programs simply because of the sheer difficulty of trying to adapt in an educational environment that isn't giving (elementary) LMSs the opportunity to change. What say ye? In what was are elementary programs adapting to the 2.0 world and yet have a demanding teaching load every day? floyd Floyd Pentlin WEB: http://web.mac.com/sycamorehill/iWeb/LibrarianAYS/Home.html BLOG: http://web.mac.com/sycamorehill/iWeb/LibrarianAYS/Blog/Blog.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- Region III Director, American Association of School Librarians ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ANSWER MACHINE/FAX: 660.747.0683 - E-MAIL: calaf@charter.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- 2007 Candidate for AASL President-Elect "AASL will continue to invigorate the library 'brand' as a dynamic and central presence in the educational process." -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------