Blog #10 Part 1 of a School Librarian's Work







School librarians are remarkable people once you take the time to sit down and learn about everything they do that pertains to the library. I've been fortunate enough to have a nice chat with Mrs. Donna Gaye Tanner who shared some incredible things that she does in her middle school library. The conversation between us was one that could last a long time because you can tell how passionate she is when it comes to those students and books! In this blog, I will be highlighting the main takeaways based on her work when I refer it back to the AASL standards. I questioned Mrs. Tanner about inquire, collaboration, explore, and engage. We focused on the domains of think and grow. Many of her work went back to providing students with the opportunity to see trending books on display. I learned how she does attempt to have students work in pairs often to collaborate on assignments. She allows them to explore the different spaces in the library when independent reading. She spoke highly of how the students engage well with the various content when expectations are set up front. I could use these same methods as a school librarian when encouraging students to recall knowledge before exploring something new. The ultimate goal after engaging and collaborating would be for students to be able to grow from all the experience given to them.

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