SLM 552 - Practicum in School Library Media

Credits: 4
Note Students must be matriculated.
This course provides candidates the opportunity to gain practical experience in a school library media center under the supervision of a certified media specialist and a McDaniel College instructor. (The practicum is a minimum of 110 hours for certified teachers and 140 hours for those who are not certified.) Topics include services to students and staff, administrative procedures for operating the media center and assessment of the media center. Candidates create a project unique to their media center, collaborate with a classroom teacher to design an integrated lesson, assess the media center using state standards, visit and evaluate other media centers, and reflect on their experiences.