Explore
Angie is a firecracker who speaks her mind and tells it to
you straight. I chose “Explore” as her Shared Foundation because she has a
whole are of her library devoted to “Makerspace.” She collects paper towel
rolls and cardboard and plastics for students to explore. When libraries were
fully open, she would task students with a STEM activity for part of their
library time. She is still wrapping her head around all the technology we have
at our fingertips for students but is not against using it as a resource. She
works alongside teachers by meeting with them regularly and reinforcing lessons
taught. She checks their team notes weekly and plans accordingly. Her biggest
challenge right now is that students miss the makerspace. Her lessons have had
to be virtual or mobile and its incredibly difficult to make that happen in
those realms. She is also very frustrated that the district piled all of the
technology support on librarians/media specialists. She said that although the “balance
is getting better it has forever changed the role she has in the school.”
Below I found how one can grow as a librarian in each Shared Foundation.
“School librarians encourage learners’ exploration and
innovation at all levels in all curricular arears and in areas of personal
interest. School librarians are adept at supporting learners when they fail and
encouraging them to modify their processes and persevere to improve their learning.
As learners themselves, school librarians must participate in learning
activities without fear of failure. School librarians, like all learners, must
be free to try new ideas and reinvent ideas. It is acceptable to not know
everything. The journey-The process used to gain knowledge- is paramount and
must be systematic, responsive and comfortable.” (AASL, National School Library
Standards, p. 149)
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