Library Media Specialist-Secondary

Requirements Function effectively as a member of an instructional team. Have a strong commitment to the library media program.

Degrees/Certificates Hold or be able to obtain a valid Oklahoma Library Media Specialist Certification

Experience2+ years of teaching

• Empowers all members of the learning community to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, curators, and ethical users of information
• Collaborates and co-teaches with classroom educators to establish learning objectives and assessment strategies to develop individual and group inquiry-based learning experiences
• Develops and maintains a teaching and learning environment that is fun, inviting, safe, flexible, collaborative, inclusive, and conducive to learning
• Develops and maintains a teaching and learning environment that is fun, inviting, safe, flexible, collaborative, inclusive, and conducive to learning
• Champions equity, access, and intellectual freedom for users within the physical and beyond, including providing 24/7 access to the online library catalog; digital and audio books; and various information resources
• Fosters exploration, discovery, creation, and innovation in a growth mindset
• Supports learners’ success by guiding them to read for understanding, breadth, and pleasure
• Empowers learners to work with each other in successful collaborations and to constructively assess their own work and the work of their peers
• Models and champions digital citizenship and safety and adherence to copyright and fair use requirements
• Teaches all members of the learning community to engage with and use information in a global society
• Models and develops a commitment to respect equity, diversity, and inclusion in collection development and within the learning community
• Supports learners as they make meaning for themselves to create new knowledge by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance
• Addresses broader educational issues with other educators in the building, at the district level, and at the professional association level
• Develops and supports the school’s and the school library’s mission, strategic plan, and policies
• Manages the staff, budget, and the physical and virtual spaces of the school library
• Evaluates, introduces, and models emerging technologies for the learning community, and uses technology tools to supplement school resources
• Participates as an active leader of the local and global learning community, building relationships with organizations and stakeholders