Philosophy+of+Librarianship

= Philosophy of Librarianship =

My philosophy of librarianship is that as a teacher-librarian it is my job to help students become information literate, to make sure learning and teaching experiences across grade levels and subjects incorporate the most up to date resources, and to be an advocate for literacy.

I want to work towards meeting the diverse needs of students and help them to become information literate. I think the first step to achieving success starts with the teacher-librarian being a skillful listener. All educators need to get to know their students in order to help them learn. I believe that a teacher-librarian needs to develop problem-solving abilities in their students. Children learn best through their own explorations and discoveries. Children need to be in an atmosphere where they can use their imagination and creativity to gain knowledge, concepts, and internalize information. One of my goals is to help students gain the ability use the library and technologies to locate, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and communicate information. I want to help students see real-world connections and applications for what they have learned from reading and/or research either through books and/or technology.

Technology has forever changed our society as well as the library. As a teacher-librarian I will continually work to gain strong and new technological skills I will take continuing education classes whenever possible. I am always willing to learn something new whether it is from a colleague, student, or class. I will plan, develop, and co-teach units with teachers. I realize that technology is moving away from actual paper books with electronic book reading devices like the //Kindle.// We need to embrace new technology and find the ways it can improve reader’s lives. I will strive to ensure and encourage strong research and technological skills in my students, ignite their curiosity, and get them to read!

I want to be an advocate for literacy. I like the idea of serving a community, helping students build life long skills and giving back to the greater good. I want to make a difference in my community and feel that as an educator-librarian I would be directly involved in helping to shape my student's futures. It is of the utmost value for students to be able to read and discover. I realize that while learning to read came naturally to me, that is not the case for every person. I want to help students explore their own personal interests and help them to start reading for pleasure. My love of reading has most importantly taught me that everyone has a story to tell, you just need to listen.