Week 1: Introductions!

Hello!  I am excited to welcome you to my blog where you will get a front row seat to the challenges and joys I will encounter while student teaching!  First, a little about myself.  My very first job was as a bookseller at Barnes and Noble.  I loved everything about this job.  Eventually I became their children's department lead and was able to spend all my days organizing and displaying children's books.  This grew into a passion which lead me to library school for my MLS.  I studied at the University of Kentucky and soon found employment at the Louisville Free Public Library.  Fast forward to today and I am now once again back in school for a second advanced degree to allow my transition from public librarian to school librarian!  I am attending Western Kentucky University and am almost done with the program.  The one things standing in my way?  Student teaching!  This blog will share my adventures, and mis-adventures, in learning what school librarians experience and overcome throughout their days.  My student teaching will be split into two placements- the first one with Mrs. Jennings at Trunnell Elementary and the second with a middle or high school librarian (I don't know yet who will have the pleasure of my company!)  


Yesterday was the first day of school for students.  Mrs. Jennings and I welcomed students with introductions about our own lives.  I showed pictures of my family and loved ones:

Norah

My family during my sisters wedding

Willie

My new niece Adelaide- 8 months old

After we introduced our selves, Mrs. Jennings read each class a book, showed a video, and handed out an activity.  

One of the books she read was 

One of the videos she showed was when Cookie Monster visits the library.

After introducing ourselves to students, going over the rules and expectations, reading a story to students, Mrs. Jennings then handed out a getting to know you worksheet where students were asked to interview another classmate in order to meet new people.  

Watching Mrs. Jennings build the foundation of classroom respect has been beneficial and will hopefully help me when I need to build respect in my own future media center.