Hi Everyone,
This argument is an old one and it is all about visibility. A piece of paper will
not make a good teacher, TL, Librarian or information specialist. Some are also
born to be teachers who may never get a degree, while the rest of us work very hard
to be the best we can be.
For staff in the library it is all about visibility - it is about making the
library the hub of the school - academically, socially and for professional
development. I am going to look clodsely at this at IASL if the workshop is
accepted and will look to add this too the IASL School Libraries in Action site as
a free resource set. We might also look at building a wiki so people can build/add
to a site dedicated to this topic.
Your first New year's resolution however is this - create a library resource
template. Every single piece of paperwork, resource, worsheet, webpage, classlist
of overdues or suggested books for recreational reading - everything - goes on this
template. The template contains several things:
** At the top - the library/school logo, library motto/saying (the Walter Cronkite
quote below is a good one but you can change it each semester just to keep people
alert)
** At the bottom - just ask @ your library - <your email addresss>
Set up the template so you just have to drop content into it - keeps formatting
stable.
Subtle advertising. You also use the template when adding anything to a newsletter
to send home. If the school has a newsletter, make sure you have something for each
edition with your motto/logo and email on it. You can prepare these a term in
advance so instead of crisis management, you are ahead of the game.
:)
BC
Vice President, Advocacy & Promotion, IASL: www.iasl-online.org
The GiggleIT Project: www.iasl-online.org/sla/giggleIT/index.htm
LIS@ECU: www.chs.ecu.edu.au/portals/LIS/index.php
Australian School Library Research Project: www.chs.ecu.edu.au/portals/ASLRP/
Barbara Combes, Lecturer
School of Computer and Security Science Edith Cowan University, Perth Western
Australia
Ph: (08) 9370 6072
Email: b.combes@ecu.edu.au
"Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Wendy Stoll
Sent: Sunday, 27 December 2009 5:03 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Target: can a moderator close 'a slap in the face'?
I haven't commented on this thread, because I haven't had the experience of
teachers and parents not respecting me or my position. I'm not sure why that is;
I'm certainly no more special than the next librarian. I wonder if it's a question
of visibility? I don't really like being called a teacher librarian; I consider
myself a librarian, though it really shouldn't matter WHAT we call ourselves. The
parents do tend to know me, though, and that may have to do with me just
being...um...loud? Visible? lol.
I myself don't have a ton of respect for the "degree." I think, for me, it was
just something I had to do for this career path. I am way more proud of my
undergrad in philosophy. Our computer teacher is an AMAZING teacher, and everyone
knows it, and she doesn't even have her undergrad. I'm perfectly happy for people
to ask if I needed a degree; it gives me a chance to tell them, and also to explain
what I do. The piece of paper doesn't do that. I've also met all kinds of
teachers with the same number of degrees that I have, and, for the life of me,
can't imagine how they managed to get them.
Don't hate me, please. Just sayin'. :-D
Wendy Stoll, Librarian
Smyrna Elementary School
Louisville, KY
wenreads@yahoo.com
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From: Blythe Allison Bennett <babennet@SYR.EDU>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Sat, December 26, 2009 12:35:59 PM
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Target: can a moderator close 'a slap in the face'?
I was going to suggest we close this thread, and then we had a few really positive
turns, such as from Deb Logan, Ray Barber, Stacey Wicksall, and Deborah Stafford
with some of the comments below. Let's keep the idea of turning a potential
negative to something that affirms the good work you all do.
*****snip*****
we all need to carry the message of the important role you all play, but be of good
cheer, rejoice in what you do.
I love the idea of the Ken Burns style video and feel it has excellent
potential....If we want to be regarded as educators/ teachers, then we need to
sound,
look, talk and act like educators. Instead of a video showing things that people
already have stereotyped images of us doing (opening boxes
of books, shelving books, cataloging books, repairing books, etc.), focus the video
on meeting w/teachers, teaching, grading, doing lesson
plans, reading our National Standards, working on Web pages, assisting students at
the computer, and these types of activities.
This is a great opportunity to educate; let's send a message that helps people
shift rather than reinforce their paradigms.
stop and think who else in the school also get no cards or small gifts. True many
are not certified educators but do deserve to be remembered. People such as the
Nurse, Secretaries, Janitor, Cafeteria workers.
I will be making a note of others in our building that receive few, if any kudos,
throughout 2010. I plan on keeping this wonderful spirit alive by sending out a
few wee Santa cards of my own.
Blythe Allison Bennett
Assistant Director, School Media Program
Director, Summer Institute
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
babennet@syr.edu
315-443-5445
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