Media Specialist Blog

 This week was another busy one, but in a different way! I started the week by packing up the book fair from the previous week. The were planning to come pick it up Tuesday morning, but they were able to come by Monday afternoon! I was so glad I went ahead and packed it all up first thing Monday morning. The book fair is fun, but I was ready to get my space organized again. I also was able to put up some books that started to pile up that needed to be shelved! Tuesday I was summoned to my first ever jury duty! So, I wasn't at school this day. It was not very exciting as I was never called back. I was able to sit quietly and read my book though!  We have a huge Thanksgiving lunch for our students and community members on Thursday, so we prepared for that. Parents, grandparents, and other family members come to enjoy lunch with their child. It is a fun day and an exciting way to get ready for all of the holiday activities. We use the library as a holding space for parents and fa...

 This week was a big week! We had the Scholastic book fair. I love book fair week so much, and so do the kids! We run the book fair all week. Previous to starting the book fair I create a booking link through my Google Calendar (we are a Google Education Suite school) and teachers are able to easily sign up for a time slot that works best for them to bring their class in. This is a much more organized way of bringing classes in rather than just allowing students to shop whenever they want. I also reach out to the community via email and our social media page to ask for parent volunteers. I was able to have a parent volunteer each day of book fair week. They help the students shop, count their money, and just help manage all of the people in the library while I run the cash register. Our community is always willing to come help out with events at the school.  I did also still allow students to come in to return and check out books, so having extra hands in the library helped wi...

 This week I spent some time in the high school media center. It was so fun to see how the library at a high school is so different than an elementary school library. One thing that I noticed is that book check in and out does not occur nearly as often. Students do utilize the space though. There were several students that are completing college courses working in the library. It is nice for them to have a quiet space to work on their online classes.  I helped the media specialist trouble shoot a video recording issue for a teacher. I also helped the media specialist take some pictures of a math lesson that a teacher requested.  At this particular high school there is a Pre-K class. The Pre-K class comes in to the library weekly for a read aloud and a craft. The Media Specialist let me read to them, and this was right up ally! It was so fun, and the kids were excited to have a guest reader.  I also taught my face to face reading lesson this week. I collaborated with ...

 Whew! This week has been very busy! Not only was it Halloween week in an elementary school, we also participated in dress up days for Red Ribbon Week. It was truly so much fun, but very busy!  The week began with an AI Coaching session that I am participating in through a county wide initiative. I am part of a cohort of teachers and leaders in our county that will ultimately be teaching and coaching teachers on the use of generative AI in schools. I am very excited about this, because I have really loved learning about AI.  I was also able to complete two of my librarian interviews this week through a zoom video call. I thought it was especially interesting hearing from a high school media specialist because her work day is so drastically different than mine. Her focus is definitely more so on teaching technology skills and research skills for students.  I also spent 4 hours at a middle school library this week. I helped the media specialist create a picture wall fo...