Thank you Christine,
These are great ideas for all of us. Also if you are presently in position, now is
the time to be documenting your work and curriculum and creating a portfolio of
student work. Be prepared at anytime to present at a curriculum meeting, faculty
meeting and/or at the district level. These are tough time. Be prepared.
Lisa
Lisa Von Drasek
Children's Librarian
Bank Street College of Education
School for Children Pre-K- 8
610 West 112th St
NY NY 10025
lisav@bnkst.edu
212 875 4452
>>> Christine Rayl <cjrayl@YAHOO.COM> 08/07/10 7:34 AM >>>
Lisa had great suggestions, all of which would work very well to market yourself.
However, I would add at least one more thing - as you participate in your
practicum, work hard to collaborate with one or more grade levels, working with the
teacher(s) on a lesson, implementation, followed up with a verbal and written
review of the lesson and isolating what did not work and how to fix it as well as
what did work particularly well. Having all this written out as a lesson that lists
the district's or state's targeted curriculum goals (as well as library standards)
is a nice addition to your portfolio, the more the better. Also, span the lessons
across grade levels to show flexibility as well as adding modifications in the
lesson to address all learner types.
Another activity you may want to consider is offering a book club either before,
during, or after school. You may want to target a specific population of the school
where you are at, such as struggling readers, boys, or grade level. Keep a record
of what is read, activities done, and samples of students' work.
These are just a few ideas that would have stood me in good stead during
interviews...if only I had known! I was hired after only two MLS classes due to
need but now times are far more competitive.
Good luck and best wishes!
Christine Rayl, Librarian
Bowie Elementary
Grand Prairie ISD, TX
Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.
Augustine Birrell
--- On Fri, 8/6/10, Laura Wilcoxon <laura000@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> From: Laura Wilcoxon <laura000@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: [LM_NET] New Librarian Question
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Friday, August 6, 2010, 12:11 PM
> In this time of budget cuts, I am
> concerned about my ability to find a job
> as a Library Media Specialist. I will be completing
> my last two semesters
> of my MLS as well as my practicums this school year.
> My question is, what
> can I do during this time to make myself as marketable as
> possible when I
> apply for jobs in the spring?
>
> Laura Wilcoxon
> Teacher at Blue Valley Southwest High School
> lbwilcoxon@bluevalleyk12.org
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