Middle School Media and Technology Specialist at The Davis Academy TITLE: Middle School Library & Technology Specialist
REPORTS TO: 21st Century Learning Coordinator STATUS: Full time. Performance reviews scheduled for December and June. SCHEDULE: Library services are to be available: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Monday-Friday, plus other days or evenings as designated by the school Ideal Qualifications: Master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association High level of comfort with educational technology A highly qualified candidate will also have some knowledge of network administration Supervises: Parent and student media and technology volunteers Job Goals: 1. To ensure that students, faculty, and staff are effective users of ideas and information 2. To empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information 3. To instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information 4. To collaborate with classroom teachers and specialists to design and implement programs and units of instruction 5. To create dynamic programming that resonates with students and faculty to encourage a love of reading, responsible and the innovative, responsible use of media Roles and Responsibilities: Leader 1. As a role model to the students, the Middle School Media & Technology Specialist creates an environment where collaboration and creative problem solving thrive 1. Serves as an excellent communicator who instills a love of learning in others by making them know that they matter 2. Fosters an environment of creativity, innovation, and openness to new ideas, welcoming and encouraging input from others 3. Anticipates future obstacles and continually retools to meet the challenges 4. Demonstrates their role as a visible and active leader within the school community, an advocate of the school library, and plays a vital role in the professional school library community and maintains active memberships in professional associations and attends regular meetings associated with specific networking groups, such as GISL, AJL, Book Festival Committees, AATE and other groups as necessary. Instructional Partner As an instructional partner the school librarian works with teachers and other educators to build and strengthen connections between student information and research needs, curricular content, learning outcomes, and information resources. The school librarian demonstrates his or her role as an essential and equal partner in the instructional process by: 1. Participating in the curriculum development process to ensure the curriculum has a full range of literacy skills (information, media, visual, digital, and technological literacy) necessary to develop lifelong learners 2. Collaborates with teachers and students to design and teach engaging inquiry-driven learning experiences that incorporate multiple literacies and foster critical thinking 3. Participate in the implementation of collaboratively planned learning experiences by providing group and individual instruction 4. Joins with teachers and others to plan and implement meaningful, relevant experiences that promote a love of reading and life-long learning 5. Plans and provides professional development opportunities for faculty and staff 6. Helps to maintain blogs and websites relevant to library, media and technology activities. Information Specialist As information specialist, the school librarian provides leadership and expertise in the selection, acquisition, evaluation, and organization of information resources and technologies in all formats, as well as expertise in the ethical use of information. The school librarian ensures equitable access and responsible use of information by: 1. Developing and maintain a collection of resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, and the teaching styles and instructional strategies used within the school community 2. Cooperating and networking with other libraries, librarians, instructional technologists, and organizations to provide access to resources outside of the school 3. Evaluates, promotes, and uses existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning and connect with a global learning community 4. Provides guidance in software and hardware evaluation 5. Understands copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual property, and assists users in understanding the same 6. Evaluates and organizes the collection for maximum effective use 7. Routinely reads relevant journals, magazines, and book reviews and selects relevant print and digital resources to reflect both the informational and recreational needs of the students and faculty. Teacher As a teacher, the library and technology specialist empowers students to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. The school librarian supports students’ success by guiding them in: 1. Reading for understanding, for exposure to diversity of viewpoints and genres, and for pleasure 2. Building on prior knowledge and constructing new knowledge 3. Embracing the world of information and all of its formats 4. Working with peers in successful collaboration for learning Program Administrator 1. Strategically plans for the continuous improvement of the Middle School media program 2. Creates and maintains a teaching and learning environment that sparks interest and enthusiasm as a place of discovery while being safe and conducive to learning 3. Prepares orders for these materials and may be instructed to place orders once approved by the 21st CL. 1. Helps to establish library media center policy and procedures consistent with the goals and philosophy of The Davis Academy. 2. Enforces circulation and scheduling procedures to ensure equal and guaranteed access to all library materials, programs, and equipment for all students and faculty both in the library media center and in the technology labs. 3. Helps to maintain accurate records of all budgetary transactions. 4. Recommends procedural guidelines for the efficient operation of the library. 5. Develop and submit to appropriate designee, weekly lesson plans for teaching library media skills that both enrich and complement grade-level subject curricula. 6. Develops curricular activities for resource-based instruction. 7. Promotes reading and literature appreciation through such activities as booktalks, storytelling, displays, book clubs and special events. [Description: Email Sig. Logo] Stacy Brown 21st Century Learning Coordinator The Davis Academy<http://www.davisacademy.org/> 8105 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085 Main Line @21stStacy Twitter [TWP_Atlanta_2015_AW] Catch our Ruach!<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMsCifWNO1Y> The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
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