Today I had a few slow moments during school so I was able to get together with Deb and plan out and gather materials for my lesson I'm doing with freshman English students on Monday. They are doing research papers on cultures and I'm going to come in the class and discuss what culture means, what they will be researching, how to do a subject search for materials in the library, and how to use the CultureGrams database which the school district has a license for. I also created a handout for them that explains how to get to the website, how to log in, and has a general description of what the site can all do. I also downloaded a short video that explains the site that I will show them. I also plan on walking through a search with the students.
high school hours today: 2
high school hours total: 12
middle school hours total: 17
Total secondary hours: 29
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Day 3
I started my day out in the high school library today. One major change since the last time I worked there was that the main desk was rotated and moved to a better location with a better view of everything. Apparently theft is becoming an issue, and with no security system in the library, a lot of materials have been mysteriously disappearing. Also there has been issues with vandalism in the computer labs. The new desk location gives both a better view into the computer labs and of the entrances and exits for the library.
My first tasks were checking in and shelving the books that were recently returned, which is minuscule compared to the number of books to be re-shelved at the elementary school. I also added some notes to items in Alexandria stating where certain materials where being kept. Later on I helped two students with papers they were writing for their respective classes. The first student wanted her article review proofread and she also needed assistance getting it in the proper APA format. I think I offered ample assistance because in my 573 class I just wrote two article reviews and they had to be in APA format. The second student was writing an essay on "To Kill A Mockingbird" and I helped her think of ideas and to get the writing started. I also found time to put bar codes and spine labels on some newly donated materials and I checked in and circulated the new magazines. I spent the last part of my high school time going over my practicum checklist with Deb. We discussed what I have done, what I can still do, and what I won't be able to do or is not possible to do with her. She also showed me some more functions of Alexandria.
Later in the afternoon I headed over to the middle school. I was there for two homerooms which kept me busy checking in and out books and helping students find the materials they were looking for. I also played around with Alexandria some more and I feel very comfortable with it now.
high school hours today: 6
middle school hours today: 1.5
high school hours total: 10
middle school hours total: 17
total secondary hours: 27
My first tasks were checking in and shelving the books that were recently returned, which is minuscule compared to the number of books to be re-shelved at the elementary school. I also added some notes to items in Alexandria stating where certain materials where being kept. Later on I helped two students with papers they were writing for their respective classes. The first student wanted her article review proofread and she also needed assistance getting it in the proper APA format. I think I offered ample assistance because in my 573 class I just wrote two article reviews and they had to be in APA format. The second student was writing an essay on "To Kill A Mockingbird" and I helped her think of ideas and to get the writing started. I also found time to put bar codes and spine labels on some newly donated materials and I checked in and circulated the new magazines. I spent the last part of my high school time going over my practicum checklist with Deb. We discussed what I have done, what I can still do, and what I won't be able to do or is not possible to do with her. She also showed me some more functions of Alexandria.
Later in the afternoon I headed over to the middle school. I was there for two homerooms which kept me busy checking in and out books and helping students find the materials they were looking for. I also played around with Alexandria some more and I feel very comfortable with it now.
high school hours today: 6
middle school hours today: 1.5
high school hours total: 10
middle school hours total: 17
total secondary hours: 27
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