Abstract
The American Association for School Librarians suggests an important mission for school librarians is to ensure personal growth through ongoing exposure to conferences, journal articles, webinars, presentations, and membership in professional organizations. As professional educators, School Librarians should exemplify the vision for being life-long learners. Methods and means to grow in the profession should be evaluated and examined for elements that lead to success in growth and maturity as professionals in school library media. This article investigates the attributes of successful professional development experiences which include learning environment, characteristics of learners, methodologies, and instructional design of staff development workshops.
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Brown, C.A., Dotson, L.K. & Yontz, E. Professional Development for School Library Media Professionals: Elements for Success. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 55, 56–62 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-011-0512-x
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