It is hard to believe that I am in my last two weeks at Dorman. This semester has gone so rapidly and I have truly enjoyed going "back" to high school and working with such a knowledgeable pair of media specialists. I'll save the rest of my reflections for next week's posts, but I already know that I will miss working with the DHS MC gang!
Today was a rewarding day for me as I had the opportunity to provide professional development for a group of student teachers. As a fellow student, I could relate to their challenges and wishes for the future. My presentation (see below for the Haiku Deck visual portion) focused on why new teachers should partner with their school librarian. Aside from the fact, that librarians are a terrific bunch, we covered collaboration opportunities, research guidance, and identified beneficial resources for teachers (e.g., Discus, Streamline SC). Next week I have an opportunity to present to a group of second year teachers and will customize to fit their needs.
Melanie and I got to experience iPads in action with an economics class. The students used a web based credit card simulator to learn about interest and minimum payments. Here's my advice: stay out of debt kids!
Good luck to Cathy as she ventures to cold Hartford, CT for the AAAL (American Association of School Librarians) conference. A great opportunity to share best practices with school librarians from all over the country.
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