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  Media Specialist: Nicole Scott AASL Standards Shared Foundation: Collaborate AASL Standards Domains: Think, Create, Share, Grow The third librarian I interviewed was Mrs. Nicole Scott at Fairforest Middle School. I chose the shared foundation COLLABORATE because Mrs. Scott has built a culture of shared learning and exploration through her well-stocked and always open MakerSpace. This was the first MakerSpace I have seen in action. Through carefully selected resources and a willingness to open the library before school and allow students to come throughout the day with teacher permission, the MakerSpace at FMS is a hub of communication and collaboration.  As simple as it seems, the first thing I noticed about the MakerSpace is that many of the activities are collaboration group tasks that are available all day. In one station, there is a jigsaw puzzle that students and teachers can work on whenever they have a chance. This encourages every person in the building to contribute...

  Media Specialist: Katie Hughey AASL Standards Shared Foundation: Curate AASL Standards Domains: Think, Create, Share, Grow My second librarian interview was with Mrs. Katie Hughey at Mayo Elementary School. Mayo is a small, rural school that serves students in grades K4 - 5th grade. Mrs. Hughey sees every class in the school twice a week. She plans experiences that allow students to think critically about their book choices, reading habits, and personal learning. Storytime focuses on themes relevant to the grade level while reader's advisory time is focused on helping students choose relevant, interesting resources.  Sharing resources with students through story time is quite possibly the part of librarianship that I am most excited about. Collaboration with classroom teachers is part of the process to ensure story times are relevant for students. Taking the time to design storytime that introduces students to new materials while reinforcing classroom learning is the best of...

   Media Specialist: Carolyn Crosland AASL Standards Shared Foundation: Include AASL Standards Domains: Think, Create, Share, Grow  As part of my preparation to be a school media specialist, I was able to sit down and talk with four school media specialists about specific AASL Standards Shared Foundations and Domains. This blog post is the first of four entries sharing my thoughts and reflections on the wisdom and advice gained from the interviews. The first interviewee is Mrs. Carolyn Crosland at my home school, Boiling Springs Middle School in the upstate of South Carolina. We serve a diverse population with over 100 different nationalities represented in our thriving, growing community. Therefore, I chose to discuss the shared foundation INCLUDE with Mrs. Crosland.           When Mrs. Crosland started her role as librarian at BSMS, our population was not very diverse and neither was our library collection. Our library reflected our populat...