[CALIBK12] Professional Advice

[Sue Beckmeyer]

Acquaint yourself with your local County Office of Education librarians and
library. They offer free or very low cost training opportunities for school
librarians, library techs and volunteers. Their libraries house complete
sets of every textbook adoption in the county. They often have a CTAP
professional on staff, who can help you learn the new technologies you'll
need to be successful in a school environment.You won't believe the wealth
of free information available to you through the County Office Library.

--Sue Beckmeyer
  Volunteer Library Coordinator
  Vallemar School (K-8)
  and MLIS student
  Pacifica, CA

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Maura Large <mlarge at lapl.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I have been lurking for a while, and I am truly amazed with
> the list (all of the resources, interesting questions and
> projects, etc.).  I hope to join you as a teacher librarian
> in the somewhat near future.
>
> I have an MLIS, and I am making the transition from a public
> librarian to hopefully a school librarian in the next two
> years - I have to earn my teaching credential first.
>
> I have just resigned my position as a children's librarian
> so that I can begin the teaching credential program.  My
> main area of interest is information literacy, and I have
> designed a few worksheets that I use when classes come to
> the library.
>
> I would like to know what do you recommend I do in the mean
> time in order to keep my professional skills current?  If
> you can recomend free or low cost training opportunites
> since I will unemployed for a while.  What should I
> concentrate in order to maximize job opportunities once I
> obtain both credentials?
>
> Thank you so much for any helpful advice you can give me.
>
> Maura Large
> Children's Librarian
> San Pedro Regional Branch
>
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