"Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress."
~Willard Scott, NBC TV weatherman
Monday's class was very eyeopening for me. We discussed in small groups how we would teach a lesson on the Japan Tsunami. Because my group consisted of English and world language majors, we decided to write a lesson plan that incorporated English and foreign language classes in the school. This was a great opportunity to work together to learn how to plan a lesson from two different perspectives.
Our librarian/media specialist, Jeanna, gave us some great ideas about how to teach students to search different databases and find information that is relevant. I remember being in high school and dreading research projects because I had no idea how to even start searching for material. My number one choice: Google. This led to hours of completing numerous searches which produced very few relevant results.
I have a whole new appreciation for what school librarians/media specialists do every single day for their students. Their roles are essential for students to succeed. They provide information, encourage and promote student learning, and help teachers better educate students.
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I am very grateful to Jeanna for showing us exactly how to teach our students to search for data. I also know now that a school's librarian/media specialist is someone very special and has a lot to teach students. There really is nothing better than having another teacher to help students with assignments and higher learning.
"What can I say? Librarians rule!"
~Regis Philbin
FIrst of all, LOVE the concept map :). Anyway, I definitely agree that this class was eye-opening. I had never really understood or appreciated what librarians/media specialists do. I didn't even know that they go through all the same schooling as teachers. That's pretty impressive. I also like your group's innovativeness with bringing English and FL into one lesson plan! Sounds neat!
ReplyDeleteEverything Mary said. Plus, I'm really glad we've had a couple sessions with Marija as well, because I 'm actually using UM library resources for stuff outside of school!
ReplyDeleteWhoa - a concept map!?! Is this your creation? I'm glad this was an eye-opening day for you. It was so much fun to watch all of the groups working intently. It made me feel very lucky to be a teacher.
ReplyDeleteNo, unfortunately I can't take credit for it. I just thought it showed perfectly the different roles of the media specialist. :)
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of making a lesson plan that incorporates English and foreign languages. I like looking at the ways languages and cultures are related. I also like how you referred to a librarian as another teacher - I think it would be helpful for students to think of librarians this way too!
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