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       This entry is the fourth in a series of four.  This series reflects on interviews I held with various Teacher Librarians in Southern California.  We spoke about the  National School Library Standards for School Librarians.  Each entry will discuss how a single librarian implements a particular Shared Foundation in their program.  Since the interviews were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we discuss both how their program typically addresses the standards and how that has changed during the pandemic. Ms. I is a high school librarian.  We discussed how she implements Shared Foundation VI: Engage. The Key Commitment for this Foundation is to share and create knowledge ethically and safely.   Windows on Unsplash When teaching research skills, Ms. I teaches students how to cite sources using MLA format and use in-text citations.  She provided tools such as CiteFast.com to help students create a Works Cit...

       This entry is the third in a series of four.  This series reflects on interviews I held with various Teacher Librarians in Southern California.  We spoke about the  National School Library Standards for School Librarians.  Each entry will discuss how a single librarian implements a particular Shared Foundation in their program.  Since the interviews were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we discuss both how their program typically addresses the standards and how that has changed during the pandemic. Ms. F is a high school librarian.  We discussed how she implements Shared Foundation IV: Curate.  The Key Commitment for this Foundation is to make meaning by collecting, organizing, and sharing relevant resources.   Sear Greyson on Unsplash Ms. F is a master of curation.  Whether its a 17 "room" Bitmoji library, google slide presentations, a Symbaloo, or an extensive school library website with spec...

     This entry is the second in a series of four.  This series reflects on interviews I held with various Teacher Librarians in Southern California.  We spoke about the  National School Library Standards for School Librarians.  Each entry will discuss how a single librarian implements a particular Shared Foundation in their program.  Since the interviews were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we discuss both how their program typically addresses the standards and how that has changed during the pandemic. Miss B (not me! 😜) is a current middle and former elementary school librarian.  We discussed how she implements the Shared Foundation I: Inquire in her library programs.  The Key Commitment for this Foundation is to ask questions or identify problems and to create strategies to find answers.  Miss B helps students take charge or their learning by allowing student choice.  While she provides boundaries and stru...

    This entry is the first in a series of four.  This series reflects on interviews I held with various Teacher Librarians in Southern California.  We spoke about the  National School Library Standards for School Librarians.  Each entry will discuss how a single librarian implements a particular Shared Foundation in their program.  Since the interviews were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we discuss both how their program typically addresses the standards and how that has changed during the pandemic.  Mrs. C is a high school librarian.  One of the main goals of her library program is to create a safe, inclusive environment for learning.  Naturally, we discussed Shared Foundation II: Include.  The Key Commitment of this Foundation is to understand and commit to diverse perspectives.   Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Mrs. C said that materials selection is one of the key ways she ensures inclusiveness and dive...

"...You are a teacher who teaches not content but process." I can't get over the opening statement in this 2016 Knowledge Quest article by Audrey Church. I'm pursuing my MLIS right now and we talk a lot  about what it means to be a school librarian, but nothing has really clicked into place like that has. Church finally put into words the thing that made teaching in a library feel so right in the first place.  When I was a classroom teacher, I felt bogged down by content. So much to teach, so little time. So many students, so many different learning styles.  So often I felt like I was marching along to the beat of the curriculum with no room to meet my students where they were.  So often I felt I was leaving my students behind, or not keeping up. When I moved into the library, I suddenly had room to breathe.  I could expand on what teachers were teaching, linger on inquiry, dive deep into passions, do all the things that makes learning fun and w...