September 16, 2021

It's me again! I'm officially gearing up for my first banned book week and I couldn't be more excited. I can't wait to motivate our 7th/8th graders who are seemingly not all that excited to read through critical thinking and questioning. I love this!

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Mavens, Connectors, Salesman, Oh my!

Happy Sunday! I am thankful to my growing PLN and have seen many examples of mavens, connectors, and salesmen. In my newest learning network, Jaime Donally has been all three for me. Not only have I been reading her e-book to participate in a "slow chat" but I have engaged in some of her live chats on Wednesday nights around AR/VR/MR resources. She has a way of connecting with her audience and is persuasive in her mission to use technology in innovative ways. Donally has clearly gathered a lot of information on this topic and is spreading the word using online tools (thank you Twitter, such an efficient way to hear the message!) The infographic below explains how information can spread so quickly using Twitter and my new passion for using this resource to grow my PLN. At St. Albans City School, I find myself playing the role of a maven and connector often. This year I am not the literacy leader (I have been in the past) yet I find myself sharing ...

One final reflection..

It is hard to believe that this is my final reflection and an end to the coursework to obtain my ed-tech specialist endorsement. For three years I have been working towards gaining expertise and knowledge and skills and an understanding. My pedagogy has shifted, my focus too. When I began this journey, I intended to work towards becoming a STEAM teacher. I wanted to teach kids about technology. Now, I will be working mostly with adults as a coach and I have never felt more prepared than I do right now. Not only has a pandemic ravaged our world, but our roles in education have also shifted and changed in an instant. It is only because of the last three years of graduate courses that I have taken that I have felt solidly prepared for this challenge. If you had asked me two weeks ago how I was doing, I might have said awful. This is a very different response for me because typically, I am lighthearted and energetic ...

EDLI 372 Final Reflection

T he learning that was created for me with this course has been absolutely invaluable. Through the course projects, our gifted professor and guest speakers, all students enrolled were able to leave with a better understanding of what it takes to lead a school library program. It showed me how collaboration with colleagues across the district can create much needed changes in our policies and procedures and have plans to develop those lacking areas this year. The text book that we purchase was inspiring and gave me actionable steps to managing the school library including collection developments and developing relationships with staff and patrons. The discussions and assignments motivated me to implement ideas immediately into our library programming. Flexibility and understanding by our instructor, Judith Kaplan, were commendable during this course. For many of us, this was absolutely the toughest year in education. I have b...

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