The ability to serve as a learning facilitator and a leader in the development of effective strategies for teaching and learning.
The candidate can:
Participate in the curriculum development process at the building level.
Collaboratively plan with other faculty to provide instructional activities, opportunities and resources that respond to students' learning styles.
Collaborate with teachers and instructional technology staff to assure that information and technology literacy is integrated into the curriculum.
Plan for development of students' reading, listening, viewing and critical thinking skills.
Plan for the development of students' information and technology skills.
Motivate and guide elementary and secondary students in appreciating literature.
Demonstrate knowledge of children's and young adult literature, including multi-cultural literature, as well as related media.
Collaborate with teachers and instructional technology staff to plan and design instruction and to identify and gather appropriate instructional resources.
Monitor, assess, and employ existing and emerging technologies for possible applications to the instructional program.
Articulate clearly the role of the library media program in the educational program.
The candidate can: