Entry #7--Riley Grant

February 14 2017
It was one of those days…
Mrs. McVay, the library clerk, and I held down the fort as Mrs. Batson was home with a sick child. We put at couple of tasks on our list, but, we struggled to get these accomplished. First, I thought I could check weeding off of my list. But, we did not feel comfortable taking that on without Mrs. Batson’s blessing.
So, we thought we could divide and conquer adding sixth grade students to the AR program. However, we ran into issue there and concluded that the system was down. It may have been user error, but we tried everything we could!
I helped straighten up a few shelves and helped students as they came in and delivered a Chromebook.
Learning: technology is not always helpful and you sometimes have to “roll with it”. I was a hoping to get the weeding out of the way, as I’m not really looking forward to it, but will gladly save it for another day! I did spend some time looking at school library websites and made notes about what I liked and did not like and saved some ideas for the future. There is so much variety to this job!
I was also able to get on the district webpage for Media Specialists. While there were some areas I needed permission to enter, it did have a lot of information that I was able to read over and save for the future. Important information such as what to do with challenged books was there along with a directory and PAS-T (Greenville’s ADEPT) information, Beginning and End of year procedures, and professional development opportunities. The site was not up to date, but, it still gave me a great look into what the district expectations and procedures are.
Some things to check off moving forward:
____a. Book talks (chapter books) to two or more groups of independent readers in grade 3-12. (See the Suggested Activities document) March Mysteries coming soon
___ b. At least one major collaboration with a classroom teacher(s) that involves developing and teaching lessons that address information literacy standards and technology skills (including the efficient and ethical use of information) that are integrated into content area units of study. Use the collaborative planning template in Blackboard. Website evaluation in March
____ c. Leadership in planning and presenting an in-service presentation to adult educators. (See the Suggested Activities document).
____ d. Using a variety of strategies to promote recreational reading for leisure and personal growth (See the Suggested Activities). Bulletin Board….need a couple of others
           ____ e. Cataloging and practical day-to-day technical services
 ____f. Collection development: curriculum collection mapping, weeding, ordering, processing new books for circulation, etc. (See the Suggested Activities). Went over ordering w/Follett; processing new books w/ magnetic tape
_____ g. School library public relations and advocacy Observed book talks
 ____h. Learning and practicing technology skills Use programs; sat in on Chromebook meetings for administrators and parents; learned poster maker; changing printer toner for teacher + ordering tips
----i. Preparing annotated bibliographies, pathfinders, and resource
____ j. Teaching information literacy skills to K-12 students.
____k. Assisting in long-term planning, grant proposals, action plans, needs assessments.
_____ l. At the end of the semester be prepared to list at least 15 or more additional hands-on practical activities you accomplished during your internship that address the Five ADEPT Learning Outcomes.
 Meet with Follett Representative


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