All
of the above courses are excellent preparation for the job, but
there is really no substitute for hands-on
experience. I did my Field Experience at the award-winning Instructional
Media Center (IMC) at Hunterdon Central Regional High School.
Here I practiced teaching information skills, collaborated with
other teachers on projects, designed reading promotions, guided
students through the research and information seeking process, and
assisted with the daily library operations.
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In
conjunction with my field experience, I took Educational Media Center
Management. This course required an in-depth assessment of the community,
facility, and program at the target school, and the development of
a long-range action plan for the media center regarding the facility,
collection, staffing, and funding. I learned a great deal about the
nuts and bolts of managing an effective library media program. |
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