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Books Galore@Your Library﻿ ® Jackie LeGrange, School Librarian, Rollin﻿g Waters Elementary School, Armadillo, Texas
 * My Background: **
 * Name-Jackie LeGrange
 * Age-42
 * African American
 * B.A. Early Childhood Education, M.L.S. Library Science
 * 19 Years as an educator
 * Former 1st grade teacher for 10 years
 * Teacher Librarian for 9 years
 * My hobbies and interest include singing and working in my yard. I enjoy reading mysteries. I am a teacher librarian who believes that collaborating with co-workers positively impacts student achievement.

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 * My Educational Philosophy as it relates to the five essential roles for the school librarian: **
 * 1) Leader
 * 2) Instructional Partner
 * 3) Information Specialist
 * 4) Teacher
 * 5) Program Administrator

As a leader, I am involved in collaborating with teachers and administrators to help our students succeed at reaching their highest potential. Collaborating with teachers is an effective way to work in this age of accountability. It is very important for librarians to facilitate learning by working with teachers to incorporate instruction that is both effective and successful for all students.
 * The Librarian as a leader . **

As an instructional partner, I am collaborating with other educators to create effective learning experiences for our students. By utilizing the strengths of all partners, we will be able to create interesting and effective lessons that will inspire our students to reach and then surpass their academic goals.
 * Librarians are instructional partners . **

As global learning is becoming more pertinent every day, the librarian is essential for maintain up to date resources. The librarian provides opportunities for professional development to all staff members. I work extensively with the district professional development and technology department to stay abreast of new technologies. The ability to access information and technology tools is very important in this age of the 21st century learner.
 * Librarians are information specialists . **

Librarians are teachers first. Their ability to utilize the student’s background knowledge is vital in the learning experience. As the librarian, I have embraced the diversity of our students and community and have used this knowledge to create a learning environment in which students work collaboratively as well as teachers.
 * Librarians are teachers . **

As the librarian, I am an advocate for reading; reading for pleasure, reading for content, and reading for comprehension. I am dedicated to promoting reading to enhance the education of our students and to convey the importance of reading and education. I will collaborate with teachers, administrators and parents to develop and maintain reading programs that are appropriate for our students.
 * Librarians are program administrators . **

Works Consulted

American Association of School Librarians. Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. American Association of School Librarians. Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. 7 December 2009. Web. <@http://ala.org/aasl/standards>. Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Framework for 21st Century Learning. 7 December 2009. Web. <@http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120>. Shultz-Jones, Barbara.”Collaboration in the School Social Network.” Knowledge Quest 37.4 (2009): 20-25. [|http://glogster.com] [] [] [] [|http://voicethread.com] [|http://voki.com] [|http://wordle.net]

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