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5 Roles of the METI

TEACHER

  • Provides lessons on information and digital literacy skills to students and staff.
  • Constantly updates personal skills and knowledge in order to work effectively with teachers, administrators and other staff.

INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNER

  • Plans and co-teaches curriculum units with the classroom teacher.
  • Works with staff on ways to incorporate and/or provide resources (print, digital) linked to the curriculum for classroom use.

INFORMATION SPECIALIST

  • Serves as the school’s expert for locating, organizing, and evaluating resources available within and beyond the physical walls of the media center.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

  • Creates policies and programs for the media program that align to the school's overall vision, mission, and school improvement plan.
  • Manages all activities of the media program including budgets, collection development, equipment, promotional activities, and facilities.

TECHNOLOGY LEADER

  • Supports the use of instructional technology to engage students and provide 24/7 access to digital information resources for the learning community .
  • Provides support in facilitating professional learning sessions with school staff to effectively integrate technology and establishes professional learning experiences for the school com-munity to increase knowledge of technology resources and instructional activities

 

METIs make a positive impact on their school's vision
and mission in the following ways:

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

METIs work throughout the school year with students on Digital Citizenship using instructional activities to teach them about Internet safety, digital footprints, cyberbullying, copyright, proper care of devices, and other relevant topics.

READING COMPREHENSION

METIs create and/or participate in activities such as book clubs, reading bowls, and “Novel Engineering” lessons to provide opportunities for on track students to increase their knowledge while also providing those who struggle with language arts a new way to demonstrate comprehension.

RESEARCH SKILLS

METIs train students on the research process. Using online data-bases, trade nonfiction books (print & digital), and Internet resources, students learn how to search for resources, access the validity and point of view of the material, and correctly cite the source used.

COLLEGE READINESS

METIs, working within the FCS framework of preparing students to be college ready, provide assistance to students as they research colleges, prepare application essays, create digital portfolios, and search for scholarships to help with tuition costs.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

METIs facilitate professional development sessions with staff to effectively integrate technology and increase knowledge of available resources and instructional activities.

PROMOTE SELF DIRECTED READING HABITS

METIs are constantly updating and organizing their media center collections to provide a positive, encouraging environment in which students can find books that they WANT to read and share with others.

RESOURCE CURATION

METIs work with teachers to help create lessons that emphasize content and informational text by locating, analyzing, and making available relevant and appropriate curriculum resources across all mediums.

INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY

METIs are the point person for the school's mobile device rollout, district provided digital resources, and acquisition of technology tools for use in the classroom.