Library Media Specialist - Redding Elementary School

Library Media Specialist - Redding Elementary School. .4 FTE Library Media Specialist position is available for the 2008-09 school year. Candidates must hold the appropriate CT certification for this position. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the teacher contract. Ideal Candidates Will Possess: Enthusiasm for teaching and learning; Motivation to work as part of a team to integrate media services with the arts and academics; Strengths in the area of media and technology curriculum and pedagogy; Ability to meet the diverse and developmental learning needs of elementary age learners; Strong communication and interpersonal skills; Strong technology skills and familiarity with a variety of research databases, Follett Unison software, curriculum related websites, and Microsoft office suite. Responsibilities: The goal is to assist all students in becoming active and creative locators, evaluators, and users information to solve problems, think critically, and to satisfy their own curiosity through research and reading experiences. The library media specialist works collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and others to facilitate students' entry into the Information and Communication Ages, in the four roles: As a teacher: The library media specialist is knowledgeable and current research on teaching and learning and skilled in applying its findings to a variety of situations, particularly those that call upon students to access, evaluate, and use information from multiple sources in order to learn, to think, and to create and to apply knowledge. The media specialist teaches students to use information for critical thinking and problem solving using the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning. As an instructional partner: The library media specialist joins with teachers and others to identify links with curricular content, learning outcomes, student information needs, and information resources. The library media specialist works closely with individual teachers in the critical area of designing authentic learning tasks and assessments and integrating the information and communication abilities required to meet subject matter standards. As an information specialist: The library media specialist provides expertise in acquiring and evaluating information resources in all formats; in bringing an awareness of information issues to teachers, administrators, students and others; and modeling for students and others strategies for locating, access, and evaluating information within and beyond the media center. As a program administrator: Confident of the importance of the effective use of information to students' personal and economic success in their future lives, the library media specialist is an advocate for the library media program and provides the knowledge, vision, and leadership to steer it creatively and energetically in the 21st century. Applicants must submit the following: Formal letter of application; Resume; Three letters of recommendation; Official transcripts of all post-secondary education; Copy of appropriate CT certification. Application packets should be sent to: Stephanie Pierson, Principal, Redding Elementary School, 33 Lonetown Road, Redding, CT 06896.