I could really relate to Sue's comments in the recent coursecast regarding the potential opportunity for growth related to professional associations. As I work internationally but the school I work for teaches an "American curriculum" this challenges me to make many associations with peers in the US. I belong to several listserves and read blogs as well. I've made several great contacts with other librarians at conferences and through online introductions and these are very helpful when I have questions that I can't get answered in person. I truly appreciate this group of people that support me and help me to grow in my new career.
Today, I also had a wonderful opportunity to meet for a day with a colleague from our sister school in Istanbul. When we have these opportunities I realize how useful they are and how much I learn just by conversations and comparing current services and sharing ideas. Based on our conversations, we have a plan for implementing grade level expectations for citations and bibliographies (we currently have no standard), we have the tasks identified for growing our summer reading program, and we discussed success indicators we are implementing across schools to measure and describe the success of our libraries. I walk away from these meetings jazzed and ready to take on the world. Hear my sheera call!
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