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Instructional roleofthelibrarymediaspecialist
1. The Instructional Role of the Library Media Specialist as Perceived by Elementary School Principals VERA Conference Charlottesville, VA September 18, 2008 Dr. Audrey Church Longwood University Farmville, Virginia [email_address]
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21. Findings: Teacher Role Teach students to… 1. Use print materials 90.9% A or SA 2. Use electronic databases 87.3% A or SA 3. Use free Web sites 81.8% A or SA 4. Locate information within sources 94.6% A or SA 5. Evaluate information 86.4% A or SA 6. Take notes and organize information 74.6% A or SA 7. Respect intellectual property 93.7% A or SA 8. Practice ethical behavior 91.9% A or SA
22. Findings: Teacher Role Library media specialists should… 9. Have access to standardized test data 80.0% A or SA 10. Use test data to develop information literacy instruction 82.8% A or SA 11. Provide staff development in areas such as effective Web searching and database use 86.4% A or SA 12. Provide staff development in areas such as intellectual property and copyright 86.3% A or SA
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25. Findings: Instructional Partner Role Collaborate with… 1. Teachers to teach information literacy skills in context of content curriculum 91.2% A or SA 2. Individual teachers to plan lessons to integrate information literacy skills into curriculum 85.4% A or SA 3. Teachers at grade levels to plan lessons to integrate information literacy skills into curriculum 91.8% A or SA
26. Findings: Instructional Partner Role Collaborate with… 4. Teachers to teach lessons which integrate information literacy skills in context of content curriculum 89.1% A or SA 5. Teachers to evaluate work from lessons 73.6% A or SA 6. Play active role in school improvement process 94.5% A or SA
27. Findings: Instructional Partner Role Primary initiator of teacher-library media specialist collaboration at… Individual teacher level? School level? Administrator? 11.8% 38.2% Library media specialist? 67.3% 57.3% Teacher? 20.0% 2.7% No response? 0.9% 1.8%
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30. Primary Source of Knowledge of Instructional Role of Library Media Specialist Coursework in principal preparation programs 1.8% Interactions with LMS during teaching career 26.4% Interactions with LMS during administrative career 65.5% Readings from professional journals 2.7% Other 2.7% No response 0.9%
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