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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an MCPS elementary media specialist, too, but I generally have more time, energy, and patience to tackle teaching objectives, collection development, and enrichment activities, both before and after school. However, there is a wide range of experiences to be had, with over two hundred schools. I do think that a lot more could be done to educate the public (and sometime staff) exactly what we do, as it is certainly more than just read-alouds, book shelving, etc etc etc. In a lot of locations media specialists (and their assistants) help run stage musicals, morning broadcasts, talent shows, STEM activities, coding sessions, and that is just scratching the surface. (It also ignores the fact that we often act as school technology support, which is a half-time job all by itself.)[/quote]

If you’re doing all of these other tasks, then maybe there really isn’t the need for a media specialist/librarian role.  It seems there is a need for tech support, communications, and STEAM activities.[/quote]

They are MEDIA specialists. Most things listed above fall under the term “media.” Clearly there is a need for this position within schools.

I’m an English teacher. I am beyond grateful for our librarian, who teaches database research to my classes. She also runs our daily TV news show, runs the book club, creates lit circle activities for teachers in my department, and serves as a resource for all the novels we teach. She creates lessons that provide context. I can’t imagine how much harder my role would be without her.

Remove her, and it WILL impact students.[/quote]

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