One Librarian's Success Story

Tami Sickels
IL Media Literacy

JACOBS-ISRAEL, M. (2013). One Librarian's Success Story. School Library Journal, 59(1), 20

Christine Poser is a media specialist in Staten Island, NY.  She jumped on board with the Common Core Standards and is one of the leaders in implementing them in her school.   She atttended several workshops on Common Core and the alignment with her state's standards.  Even though she became very comfortable and familiar with Common Core, she realized that the other educators around her were not.  Poser began to build her collaborative relationships with the other teachers, parents, and even students.  She attended curriculum meetings and even help workshops to help the others understand the Common Core Standards.  She expanded the library's collection to reflect the Common Core, which included more non-fiction.  To highlight these new additions, she created units with other teachers and put together changing book displays.  Poser also created a brochure and help an open house to introduce parents to the changes and show them the library's website, databases, and even held workshops after school to invite the students and their parents to visit the library and "Warm up with a Good Book" and "Vote For Books".
This article motivated me to accept the changes that Common Core Standards are bringing to our schools.  Christine Poser is an inspiration to all teacher librarians, young and old.