2. Media Specialists and the Things They Can Do! By Raina Dupree

3. Roles of the School Media Specialist School buses get the students to school, but there is a special person that can help make student achievement soar! http://www.mpsaz.org/lehi/information/transportation/images/school_bus.jpg

4. The School Media Specialist! achievement success Knowledge http://pixhost.ws/avaxhome/6d/90/0009906d_medium.jpeg

5. The Media Specialist’s Many Roles http://www.lsi.upc.edu/~pcomas/ninots/librarian.jpg

6. As a Teacher The media specialist can help teach critical thinking skills and problem solving skills through the various interactions with students and teachers. http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mba n428l.jpg

7. Media Specialists as Teachers in Action MS can offer tutorials for classes about how to use the media center’s materials and sources by giving demonstrations, offering presentations, and posing questions to student inquiries, getting them to think about the best resources and paths to take. http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/tclim/images/resources/15416_busin essman_doing_research_in_a_library_full_of_an_unorganized_mess_of_c olorful_stacked_books.jpg

8. As a Program Administrator A media center that allows all patrons to explore, communicate, learn, enjoy, research, and grow intellectually and aesthetically is one that helps student achievement. http://www.clipartguide.com/_small/1 552-0811-2017-1207.jpg

9. Media Specialists as Program Administrators in Action A MS is an advocate for the school and all of it’s goals; the MS has the unique capability to provide programs that are knowledgeable and visionary. The MS has the leadership to steer the media program creatively and energetically. http://www.adminnews.co.uk/images/admin.jpg

10. As an Information Specialist To improve student achievement, the MS provides information resources. The MS offers awareness of informational issues to teachers, administrators, and students. The MS introduces strategies for locating, accessing, and evaluating information within and beyond the library media center. http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/storage/wordlenewteacher.jpg

11. Media Specialist as an Information Specialist in Action MS can recognize resources and materials that might be useful to all the patrons of the school. The MS can provide insight to the many facets of learning. http://blog.codlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/national- library-week-animation-graphic.gif

12. As an Instructional Partner The MS works closely with individual teachers in the critical area of designing authentic learning tasks and assessments by helping to integrate information and communication to meet the subject matter standards. http://tametheweb.com/wp- content/uploads/2009/08/HyperlinkedHouston.png

13. Media Specialist as an Instructional Partner in Action Blogs Accessibility Group Discussion Internet web sites of interest Print materials to supplement Online tutorials Media Specialist can provide materials for student learning inside and outside of the classroom for teachers and students.

14. As a Community Correspondent The MS can provide opportunities for parents and local businesses to be active in the education of our future citizens. http://www.bridgeguys.com/graphics/JuniorBAtSchoolLog o.jpg

15. Media Specialist as a Community Correspondent in Action The MS can offer opportunities to parents and businesses in the local community to strengthen the collaboration between what our students need academically and the school’s overall importance to the community. http://www.programminglibrarian.org/assets/images/blog/sl m_2010.jpg

16. Media Specialists The heart of the school. The bridge to success. The air to make student achievement soar. The motherboard of information and collaboration. The support of all the patrons in the school community http://bridges.osba.org/images/Bridges-sm-peach.gif