So one of the biggest fears as a new library media specialist is the concern that no one in the school will want to work with you or, for that matter, see you more than anything but a search and retrieve service.
In fact I will never forget my first day at school as a media specialist. It was a professional development day and all teachers were asked to report to their professional learning communities to complete a brainstorming session. The small chatter and casual conversations reverbed through this large, wide open space and in an instant I was alone. And I realized I was alone and it was as if all air was tugged from my lungs. Was this was I had signed on to? To be the shadow in the school? Always present but never noticed unless shade was needed. It took me a afternoon of solitude to realize that I would need to venture out to staff and pull from the crowd if I was to make a positive impact
So, when my first email arrived from an English teacher at the new school I would be working in I was ecstatic. I hadn't even signed an official contract yet but already I was already being seeked out for collaborative opportunities and a request to meet before school went back into session. This was my chance, reel one in and the rest will follow. I immediately pounced on the opportunity. When did she want to meet, what did she need to to provide to make her life easier...what curriculum did she cover anyway??
Each new day offers new motivation and opportunity for this transformation of both personal and professional manner to evolve and grow from its seedling phase.
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