Happy St. Andrew's Day: Scotland Sucks!!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cheeeeeers, Happy Friday, and more importantly, Happy St. Andrew’s Day to you all!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAeMIEj2_jL9t9QZwEKgkQH4SrESw0dqQYbqgIrmSrO-reGfHcLf0O8w58DuE7NZU5jpoioaUscosIghzXSjLy_PTsdVf7YInt1jLFwxBHis5nOAKaRsv7d8bhS0PaUbbqv9rXKfkznE/s1600/Sexy+Scotland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAeMIEj2_jL9t9QZwEKgkQH4SrESw0dqQYbqgIrmSrO-reGfHcLf0O8w58DuE7NZU5jpoioaUscosIghzXSjLy_PTsdVf7YInt1jLFwxBHis5nOAKaRsv7d8bhS0PaUbbqv9rXKfkznE/s400/Sexy+Scotland.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>What?  You didn’t realize that today is St. Andrew’s Day?<br /><br />Hell yes my friends, and today, 5.2 million Scots already are, or will be, engaging in drunken celebrations in honor of St. Andrew, the patron Saint of Scotland.<br /><br />Drunken, whorish, Scottish ladies sporting plaid skirts, white stockings, and no underwear, will spend the day and night being hunted down like sheep by drunken, whorish, Scottish men sporting plaid skirts, white stockings, and no underwear.<br /><br />One might say that today is going to be Tartan-Palooza in the great country of Scotla----er…um…the great nation of Scot---…oh wow, um.<br /><br />Scotland isn’t really a country is it?  Not a nation unto itself either really, it’s more like…let’s see…It’s like Canada, yeah that’s it…It’s like Canada!!<br /><br />Well, no I guess not, ‘cause, I mean, c’mon…<br /><br />Canada has its own currency…its own armed forces…its own Prime Minister.  Canada is even allowed to fly their own flag, field their own Olympic teams, and negotiate directly with other governments.<br /><br />The Scottish government and her people?  What are they permitted to do on their own?  Not a damn thing other than beg for scraps from the table of the once mighty nation of Britain.  It’s sad, pathetic really.<br /><br />Oh sure today, on St. Andrews Day, the Scots will sit around the pubs of Edinburgh and elsewhere, juiced up on warm ale and tales of the glory days that lie fossilized in their collective consciousness, and scream…<br /><br /><i>“Death to England.  Death to the Queen!!”</i>, and then…<br /><br />Saturday December 1st, like most other days for the Scots, they’ll wake up on their bathroom floor with a hangover, a skirt over their face, and incoherently mumble…<br /><br /><i>“We drank the country…er nation…er…whatever we are, dry last night; could somebody please call Prime Minister Cameron down in London and plead for a new allotment of ale?”</i><br /><br />Yep, sad indeed.<br /><br />On St. Andrews Day, every Scot parties, yells, and engages in Scottish braggadocio with the gusto, courage, and fire of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, and then?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gh9p1-FhRUAiwiB96Bgu7X3MkmTkFxd8KvEX8vkzR4mZcUjSM-_m0kE2km9veWYriXb41mdyTHt2eCRLkzWUbfuoIxx2DoR20BUgN_UJFl1RqMHI1pwGRieJNAJ3yeE9qEld3uFtEKg/s1600/Sexy+Naked+Scottish+Woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gh9p1-FhRUAiwiB96Bgu7X3MkmTkFxd8KvEX8vkzR4mZcUjSM-_m0kE2km9veWYriXb41mdyTHt2eCRLkzWUbfuoIxx2DoR20BUgN_UJFl1RqMHI1pwGRieJNAJ3yeE9qEld3uFtEKg/s400/Sexy+Naked+Scottish+Woman.jpg" width="281" /></a>The next day when their collective eyes clear, their liver discharges, and drunken remembrances of their salad days have wilted and turned gray, their bluster and nationalism will sound more like Oliver Twist in all of his girlish, pre-pubescent voice asking dutifully of the Prime Minister…<br /><br /><i>“Please sir, may I have some more?”</i><br /><br />When I think of these things, I say to myself…<br /><br /><i>“Braveheart is one of my favorite movies, but if it was based on today’s Scotland and her people, it would be called Gayheart.”</i><br /><br />Scotland sucks, and you know what?<br /><br />St. Andrew is too good for you guys.  You should adopt a new patron saint.<br /><br />Perhaps…<br /><br />St. Richard of Simmons, or…St. Mike McQueary, or…St. Cowardly Lion.<br /><br />I truly want all of you Bobby Burns loving Scots to enjoy your day today, but man…<br /><br />When you wake up tomorrow, while your alcohol induced hangover will recede over time, the hangover of knowing that you are not nearly as tough as even the Canadians will never leave your head, and knowing that fact is harder to swallow than a plate full of haggis.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><i>Matt-Man (A Descendent of the <b>Free</b> State of Ireland)</i><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com"><i>mattmaniws@ymail.com</i></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@MattMan_IWS</span></i></a></div>

Happy St. Andrew's Day: Scotland Sucks!!

Cheeeeeers, Happy Friday, and more importantly, Happy St. Andrew’s Day to you all!!What?  You didn’t realize that today is St. Andrew’s Day?Hell yes my friends, and today, 5.2 million Scots already are, or will be, engaging in drunken celebrations in…

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Marvel at the marvellous things!

<span style="font-size: large;">The Marvel Room is back!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Every Christmas, The Marvel Room is opened in Brown Thomas.   The nicest gifts are chosen and put in to The Marvel Room.  It is such a nice experience to take a wander through the store and marvel at the marvels!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteQrINb8PeST7_kgsOl1bs2PUnJ08S_swNOmu-gZXGK0_Pk2u6an1adVeZ1tC_bYDhlDouo1DKFkGWP1aaP_TbHUdhXcwLv9Po5S647M9D1cKBdctaI-eRBtVdk3x9Ke1eWUa2w80FOaY/s1600/IMG_2642%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteQrINb8PeST7_kgsOl1bs2PUnJ08S_swNOmu-gZXGK0_Pk2u6an1adVeZ1tC_bYDhlDouo1DKFkGWP1aaP_TbHUdhXcwLv9Po5S647M9D1cKBdctaI-eRBtVdk3x9Ke1eWUa2w80FOaY/s320/IMG_2642%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>                               <span style="font-size: large;">Marvels for him!                             Marvels for her!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1cCk51H0X2x-ZTbagWJrA22BufEl3Jk5t9lKO47ZNP2FEi9F0UqhLmskLWlxNjBLkzo8BsNULeWZKPPtqxhFhWmWt0r_p5WVtzYScQoOwnxGWTobxV6mlV_14f6_KBW_zQRge-xk9hHO/s1600/IMG_2644%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1cCk51H0X2x-ZTbagWJrA22BufEl3Jk5t9lKO47ZNP2FEi9F0UqhLmskLWlxNjBLkzo8BsNULeWZKPPtqxhFhWmWt0r_p5WVtzYScQoOwnxGWTobxV6mlV_14f6_KBW_zQRge-xk9hHO/s320/IMG_2644%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLuaOG_CUc5ZEMO8SG9e86NpuUbHEdO1GEcf91qyJDZk9MYgJSbkkurBn-TE-5BAIMd7ca9qelfmrAqjmTghPV3vdcmZPQ3Ze8uR4jMhuv5O1opc1HYGELYW56Kb-MLC5oQ122XyaM0cS/s1600/IMG_2643%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLuaOG_CUc5ZEMO8SG9e86NpuUbHEdO1GEcf91qyJDZk9MYgJSbkkurBn-TE-5BAIMd7ca9qelfmrAqjmTghPV3vdcmZPQ3Ze8uR4jMhuv5O1opc1HYGELYW56Kb-MLC5oQ122XyaM0cS/s320/IMG_2643%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2VwNA0ggvXCfCCV8rKV9hUdW62ghYbhIvhLjWjBz3o1cN8WOwCPKwVObVtF0uCBDM1I3P5Puo5rMo_hgIEVPzfFTZB739Xjtx5xqJjZy5hZjTJxsQ3FaNMdzYZfzlfaQSkkfI7KbkU_e/s1600/IMG_2647%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2VwNA0ggvXCfCCV8rKV9hUdW62ghYbhIvhLjWjBz3o1cN8WOwCPKwVObVtF0uCBDM1I3P5Puo5rMo_hgIEVPzfFTZB739Xjtx5xqJjZy5hZjTJxsQ3FaNMdzYZfzlfaQSkkfI7KbkU_e/s320/IMG_2647%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvXhlw6t2HgBduRJZzyFZYXABnPcZ5-fzI8kPj8kYTtnft4V8PRPj9Wgs3jjHwTM3X0Pr17EXG3godZuzJkhOatobFuYa6TBgwNBOxupBzh7iDtUVIszqiIaG7RLXR6j7FqvkhcFKi_Ad/s1600/IMG_2645%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvXhlw6t2HgBduRJZzyFZYXABnPcZ5-fzI8kPj8kYTtnft4V8PRPj9Wgs3jjHwTM3X0Pr17EXG3godZuzJkhOatobFuYa6TBgwNBOxupBzh7iDtUVIszqiIaG7RLXR6j7FqvkhcFKi_Ad/s320/IMG_2645%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QOHYxe8ltkpUtQRYN8KFQ6rLaWXbMrz5cixqRdWT1g6hW6UI4J2d-wOEFuKa2hOdFPm4e_jr4HnGcbNjDDZY3_6A9HynP73acuV4-4w1ytcK4g_Kq6dLJAMM63d_JxYPw2si9P4mDKhA/s1600/IMG_2648%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QOHYxe8ltkpUtQRYN8KFQ6rLaWXbMrz5cixqRdWT1g6hW6UI4J2d-wOEFuKa2hOdFPm4e_jr4HnGcbNjDDZY3_6A9HynP73acuV4-4w1ytcK4g_Kq6dLJAMM63d_JxYPw2si9P4mDKhA/s320/IMG_2648%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvimjkWYy_ak8quZgBG2jj8L3rZsAv2-2mqobpJBu1AH3kL1-kmYHuTllI8KpxB15VdQ0AUD6cyKj_PfHXi8Ig8ytULhNBUK0GT_XJbmbgI70ByZXNUqlMyTQVP2ayWpHupm5YfYHNqXP0/s1600/IMG_2649%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvimjkWYy_ak8quZgBG2jj8L3rZsAv2-2mqobpJBu1AH3kL1-kmYHuTllI8KpxB15VdQ0AUD6cyKj_PfHXi8Ig8ytULhNBUK0GT_XJbmbgI70ByZXNUqlMyTQVP2ayWpHupm5YfYHNqXP0/s320/IMG_2649%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Marvel at the marvellous things!

The Marvel Room is back!Every Christmas, The Marvel Room is opened in Brown Thomas.   The nicest gifts are chosen and put in to The Marvel Room.  It is such a nice experience to take a wander through the store and marvel at the marvels!              …

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Public Services Librarian - Asnuntuck Community College

<strong>Public Services Librarian -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Asnuntuck Community College</span></strong>, Enfield. Educational Assistant. Position: Part-time Temporary Public Services Librarian. Anticipated Start Date: January 25, 2013. Minimum Qualifications: MLS/MLIS degree, reference service experience, library and office technology abilities/experience. Responsibilities: The Public Services Librarian will provide reference, circulation and other duties as assigned. Hours for this position will be Monday - Thursday, 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. for Spring 2013 semester. Minumum Salaray: $29.88 per hour– no benefits. Deadline: <span style="color: red;">December 28, 2012</span>. Application Procedure: Send cover letter, resume and Board Application to: Human Resources, Asnuntuck Community College, 170 Elm Street, Enfield, CT 06082. Or e-mail to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:AS-HumanResources-HR@asnuntuck.edu" href="mailto:AS-HumanResources-HR@asnuntuck.edu">AS-HumanResources-HR@asnuntuck.edu</a>. Asnuntuck Community College is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Protected group members are strongly encouraged to apply.

Public Services Librarian - Asnuntuck Community College

Public Services Librarian - Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield. Educational Assistant. Position: Part-time Temporary Public Services Librarian. Anticipated Start Date: January 25, 2013. Minimum Qualifications: MLS/MLIS degree, reference service …

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Webinar recordings: 'Bring Your Own Device – does it work?'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgS1ipOxS3xqRBO7lwYdfkFwBYj7vYX6XiidqDoKna_Fo6BYyEAehKfrIKEL7_HZrYFeMmwcrWLJnG_SCorrGSFDwQ3Bq6Z3uoNqBNkcerj9VwmBw1ZlDkSE1zshzaW65ryfuysojPYRo/s1600/BYOD2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgS1ipOxS3xqRBO7lwYdfkFwBYj7vYX6XiidqDoKna_Fo6BYyEAehKfrIKEL7_HZrYFeMmwcrWLJnG_SCorrGSFDwQ3Bq6Z3uoNqBNkcerj9VwmBw1ZlDkSE1zshzaW65ryfuysojPYRo/s320/BYOD2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this webinar we discussed BYOD (<i>Bring your own device</i>) which is a current buzz word. Basically instead of schools going to the expense of buying and maintaining technology devices the students are encouraged to bring their own devices from home – smart phones, laptops or tablets of one sort or another. What is your opinion on this? You would imagine that something like this wouldn’t work because of perhaps teacher skills in managing different devices or students forgetting their devices at home or not owning a device. Our two ladies in this webinar tell us what they have experienced at their respective schools..</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Our two presenters</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nina Adams is the Innovation head at St Cyprians in Cape Town and she is responsible for technology integration throughout the school. Michele Botha is the Head of the Intermediate Phase at Somerset House Primary in Somerset West and she is also responsible for technology integration at her school. In this webinar they each relate the ins and outs plus successes of introducing the BYOD approach at their schools. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to these two ladies. (Adobe Connect can be troublesome at times but these two ladies persevered). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Nina Adams from St Cyprians in Cape Town </b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vgq4sgteg6ln3JFDER27GIz6SjaOptV3ezsG3RCg0-VqV_fVWAiTHbApLmKGI0KU5EiGO5bYLm8TTsDujSnOYJ0g7bvWVmla_0GVHvGLtVvGeHC9Wz9YbJoXDJ2VGvWg0L-J1KfoaP8/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipKAAOFkx3kC7r1n3eLTgGFCmkieuk_6MKfwB1R03UzXjY4EVsd-qflqFn5VidBGiPvGCQlrITOcZLcAmyRPy0osvC5ynHgopmw-1BD0Kp0eF7cALqLF10gtYy14Ul_9ewffp5GVREr0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Title</b></u>:‘To BYODly go…’</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Webinar recording</b></u>:<a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p67ctfy140o/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p67ctfy140o/</a> (23 mins)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Prezi Links</b></u>: <a href="http://prezi.com/mqzvyevtmkv4/to-byodly-go/" title="http://prezi.com/mqzvyevtmkv4/to-byodly-go/">http://prezi.com/mqzvyevtmkv4/to-byodly-go/</a></span> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Michele Botha from Somerset House Primary ‘ </b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15438127" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/byod-our-grade-67-pilot-michele-botha" target="_blank" title="BYOD? Our Grade 6&7 pilot (Michele Botha)">BYOD? Our Grade 6&7 pilot (Michele Botha)</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11" target="_blank">Schoolnet SA </a></strong></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Title</b>:</u> Bring Your Own Device Pilot Project”</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Webinar recordings</b></u>:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Part 1</b>: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p7djdadlj3g/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p7djdadlj3g/</a> (3 mins)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><b>Part 2</b>:<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> <a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p2pioozxfja/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p2pioozxfja/</a> </span>(9 mins)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>Presentation</b></u>: Slideshare presentation can be viewed above.<br /><u><b>Presentation Link</b></u>: <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/byod-our-grade-67-pilot-michele-botha" target="_blank" title="BYOD? Our Grade 6&7 pilot (Michele Botha)">BYOD? Our Grade 6&7 pilot (Michele Botha)</a><b> </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /></div></div>

BYOD webinars Webinar recordings: 'Bring Your Own Device – does it work?'

In this webinar we discussed BYOD (Bring your own device) which is a current buzz word. Basically instead of schools going to the expense of buying and maintaining technology devices the students are encouraged to bring their own devices from home – …

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Library Media Specialist - Niantic Center School

<strong>Library Media Specialist - </strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Niantic Center School</span></strong>. Provides the school with an enriched library-media environment containing a wide variety and range of materials that will invite intellectual probing and growth, and to guide and facilitate the learning process. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned. Instructional Services - Plans instruction to enable students to make full and effective use of a library-media facility. Diagnoses entry level skills and knowledge of students. Coordinates library-media instruction with the classroom teacher to support and supplement the curriculum. Uses evaluation instruments or procedures to obtain information to monitor student progress, evaluate the effectiveness of instruction, and take corrective action. Provides a library-media center environment conducive to students' learning and interacting. Provides opportunities for instruction in new media or delivery systems for students and faculty. Prepares bibliographies and mediographics as appropriate or required. Informs staff of new materials related to their areas of instruction. Library-Media Center Management Prepares a library-media budget. Establishes accounting procedures for monitoring the budget. Selects and acquires library-media materials to support and enrich the curriculum. Implements a process for accountability of materials. Establishes methods for scheduling classes and individuals into the library-media center. Coordinates and supervises the work of library assistants, volunteers and student helpers. Maintains statistics and issues reports as required. Interaction - Communicates effectively with students. Encourages students to feel free to express their opinions and respect the opinions of others. Is sensitive to and provides for individual differences among children. Cooperates with area school and public libraries in resource sharing and networking. Encourages and maintains the cooperative involvement and support of parents and the community. Is aware of and uses community resources when available and applicable. Professional Growth and Responsibility - Is knowledgeable of and demonstrates the Connecticut Teaching Competencies. Is involved in school and/or district-wide issues or initiatives. Demonstrates responsibility for self-growth, professional improvement, and ongoing self-evaluation. Follows the policies, procedures and curricula of the school district. Criticizes the system via the proper channels in a constructive manner. Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises library assistants, volunteers and student helpers. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience: Master's Degree in Library Science or Instructional Technology. Two years teaching experience, K- 12 media certification from the State. Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Connecticut certification in School Library-Media. Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. All interested applicants are requested to apply online at <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.applitrack.com/eastlyme/onlineapp" href="http://www.applitrack.com/eastlyme/onlineapp" target="_blank">www.applitrack.com/eastlyme/onlineapp</a>.

Library Media Specialist - Niantic Center School

Library Media Specialist - Niantic Center School. Provides the school with an enriched library-media environment containing a wide variety and range of materials that will invite intellectual probing and growth, and to guide and facilitate the le…

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Jump Start by Robb Armstrong

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