Meet Me at the Library

Photo by Leeloo The First: https://www.pexels.com/photo/question-marks-on-craft-paper-5428830/ As a former teacher, inquiry is something that I have always been interested in, but never had the time, resources, or support to experiment with it in the classroom. That being said, I was most excited to interview about this shared foundation. For this interview, I spoke to Kersten Epting. She is the librarian at Saxe Gotha Elementary School. Throughout this interview I learned how inquiry can be more than a formal inquiry lesson or activity. The most memorable quote from this interview is when Kersten related inquiry to  “teaching an alien how to brush their teeth.” She works at an elementary school, so this analogy puts it into perspective for me. Something that I have struggled with throughout this internship is making sure that what I plan and create is age appropriate because I tend to make things too higher level without realizing it. Children tend to have a lot of questions and a...

Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-person-holding-a-puzzle-piece-with-a-heart-8386182/ The Include domain is one that I was very interested in interviewing a middle school librarian about because I am curious in how this would look at this level. For this interview, I interviewed Mrs. Jennifer Gibson. She is the library at North Central Middle School, which is in the most rural part of Kershaw County. Throughout this interview, I learned a lot about the school and community that I did not previously know.  The most impactful part of this interview was our discussion about how she uses Holocaust lessons each year. These lessons build on one another and provide discussion amongst the students. For example, she does an interactive timeline lesson, a map with the Holocaust and its impact, and a psychology lesson. You might assume that students in rural South Carolina cannot connect with the Holocaust in a personal way, but you would be wrong. ...