Weeks 1 and 2
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Introductions;
TODAY'S EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORLD OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
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Week 3
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IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS
Principal, Teachers, building level Staff specialists, system level specialists and adminstrators, parents, students
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Week 4
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TODAY'S SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
Technological Environment, Collections and Links, Services, School Levels,
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Week 5
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THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST
Roles: Information Specialist, Teacher, Instructional Partner, Administrator; Certification Process and State
Requirements, Career Growth Post MLS, National Board Certification, Administrative Career Paths |
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Week 6
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MANAGING THE MEDIA CENTER PROGRAM
The business end (Plaanning, Organizing, Staffing, Coordinating, directing, Budgeting, Reporting; Planning the
Calendar - yearly, monthly, weekly, daily; scheduling; Leadership requirements |
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Week 7
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Facilities Design; Remodeling, Planning a new facility, Moving a Media Center |
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MIDTERM FORMATIVE EVALUATION |
What's good and what needs to be improved about
this course? |
Week 8
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MANAGING PERSONNEL
Media Center Staff -- Job Titles and competencies, Job Description and Performance Standards; Training; Working
with Volunteers, Student Aides, Friends of the Library |
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Week 9
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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum Mapping; Equipment Selection; Acquisition of Equipment and Material; Weeding the Collection
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Week 10
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GRANT WRITING AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Types of Budgets, The budget as a Planning Document; The Budget as a Control docment; Writing Proposals to Expland
Programs and Services
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Week 11
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MANAGING SERVICES
Understanding the Curriculum; Tracking Classroom Assignments; Resource-Based Teaching and Learning; the Media
Specialist in the Classroom; The Media Center as a Classroom; Media Center Activities |
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Week 12
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MARKETING THE MEDIA CENTER
Developing a Marketing Plan; The 4 P's and the Media Center (Products and Services, Price, Promotion, Publicity;
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Week 13
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EVALUATING THE PROGRAM AND SERVICES |
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Week 14
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MANAGING CHANGE
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Week 15
Apr.23-29
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CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Career Development Plan |
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