Spin the Yarn

This is the fourth entry in a four part series, in which I have interviewed four librarians about ways in which they implement one of the six Shared Foundations (Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage) of the AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (American Association of School Librarians, 2018). Specifically, the focus was on the Shared Foundations as they relate to School Librarians. Each librarian was paired with a Shared Foundation, was allowed to review the associated Domains and Competencies beforehand, and then asked the same five questions. For my final interview, I spoke with Elisabeth Funderburk at Socastee Elementary School and the Shared Foundation that I selected for her was Inquire: Question 1:  What are some examples of the ways in which you are implementing these competencies in your library program? One example of a way in which Mrs. Funderburk implements the Inquire competencies is that, when

This is the third entry in a four part series, in which I have interviewed four librarians about ways in which they implement one of the six Shared Foundations (Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage) of the AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (American Association of School Librarians, 2018). Specifically, the focus was on the Shared Foundations as they relate to School Librarians. Each librarian was paired with a Shared Foundation, was allowed to review the associated Domains and Competencies beforehand, and then asked the same five questions. For my third interview, I spoke with Stella Carmody at Forestbrook Elementary School and the Shared Foundation that I selected for her was Collaborate: Question 1: What are some examples of the ways in which you are implementing these competencies in your library program? Ms. Carmody told me that the school, as a whole, has really gotten into using Kagan strategies.

This is the second entry in a four part series, in which I have interviewed four librarians about ways in which they implement one of the six Shared Foundations (Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage) of the AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (American Association of School Librarians, 2018). Specifically, the focus was on the Shared Foundations as they relate to School Librarians. Each librarian was paired with a Shared Foundation, was allowed to review the associated Domains and Competencies beforehand, and then asked the same five questions. For my second interview, I spoke with Mary Beth Williams at St. James Middle School and the Shared Foundation that I selected for her was Curate: Question 1:  What are some examples of the ways in which you are implementing these competencies in your library program? Mrs. Bennett believes that by genrefying the collection, she is fulfilling competency IV.A.1., wh

This is the first entry in a four part series, in which I have interviewed four librarians about ways in which they implement one of the six Shared Foundations (Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage) of the AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (American Association of School Librarians, 2018). Specifically, the focus was on the Shared Foundations as they relate to School Librarians. Each librarian was paired with a Shared Foundation, was allowed to review the associated Domains and Competencies beforehand, and then asked the same five questions. For my first interview, I spoke with Sonny Williams at St. James High School and the Shared Foundation that I selected for him was Engage : Question 1 : What are some examples of the ways in which you are implementing these competencies in your library program? Mr. Williams told me that one of the major projects that students use the library for is to do research for