Library Media

LM 564: Essay on Professional Organizations and

Professional Growth Experience

Most school librarians are the only professional of their kind in the building. Once you enter the school library media profession, it is no longer as easy as chatting with the teacher next door or across the hall to troubleshoot professional challenges. Connection with your peer colleagues is just one of the many benefits to being involved in a professional organization.

Visit the following websites and explore the various professional organizations related to the field of school librarianship:

. American Association of School Librarians

. American Library Association

. Association for Educational Communication and Technology

. International Society for Technology in Education

. Alabama School Library Association

. Alabama Library Association

. Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology

· Write an essay in which you compare and contrast each of these professional organizations. Cite information from the organizations' websites in proper APA format.

· *NOTE: If you are located in another state, you have permission to modify this assignment to compare and contrast the international and national associations above with those that are relevant in your home state. Contact your instructor if you have more detailed questions about this. 

· Paper format should be as follows: 

. APA 7th Edition Format

. Title page, running header, page numbers, 1-inch margins on all sides

. Font size 12 - Calibri, Arial, or Times

. Double-spaced throughout

. Use Boldfaced, Centered Headings to organize your content

5. Introduction

5. American Association of School Librarians

5. American Library Association

5. Association for Educational Communication and Technology

5. International Society for Technology in Education

5. Alabama School Library Association

5. Alabama Library Association

5. Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology

5. Professional Growth Experience

5. Conclusion 

. Conclude with a References Page

· In the section for Professional Growth Experience, determine one conference, workshop, seminar, or other professional growth experience from a professional organization listed above that you would like to attend. Write a summary about the professional growth experience. Include the following:

. What is the name of the conference, workshop, seminar, or initiative?

. What professional organization is sponsoring the conference, workshop, seminar, or initiative?

. Where and when will the professional growth experience take place?

. How would the experience help you become a more effective leader within your school?

. How would the experience help you become a more effective school librarian?

Deliverable: Submit a Microsoft Word Document created using the criteria outlined above.

A rubric for this assignment can be found on the following page.

Rubric for Essay on Professional Organizations and Professional Growth Experience

Criteria	Points
Essay - Content · All professional organizations are covered, with citations for each organization. · All professional Growth Experience questions are clearly addressed.	/8
Format Paper is organized in the format required.	/1
Mechanics Presentation is free of spelling, typographical, grammatical, or capitalization errors. APA 7th edition is used for all image and information citations.	/1
Total	/10 10% of your total grade