Tuesday, January 10, 2017
A New Chapter
This December I began a new chapter in my career, when I left School Lane Charter School and began a new position at Indian Mills Memorial School in Shamong Township School District in Shamong, New Jersey. Leaving was not an easy decision. School Lane was about ten minutes from my home, I was comfortable there, and I was in a brand new library. Some might wonder why I would choose to leave.
The Real Reason was - I no longer felt challenged and excited about what I was doing.
I will always miss the students and teachers that I grew to know in the three years I spent at School Lane. I honestly hope I made at least a small difference to the students and staff. I believe that I did manage to change the library at their K-6 school, as well as their new high school. When I first began my career there, the library was seen as a place only to check books in and out. I was also able to incorporate many of the technology programs that I find necessary to our children's futures. Lastly I started a Makerspace at the 7-12 school. So many of my students treasured this addition to the library.
Working at Indian Mills Memorial School has brought back my excitement and zest for teaching. I have been working on rearranging the shelves, so I can make the library my own. I am making contacts with the wonderful faculty and hope to begin working on many collaborative projects. I am also excited to bring STEM to the library space with monthly STEM challenges. I am lucky enough to teach two Information Literacy courses per day. My students are creating their own computer animation projects using Scratch, which incorporates block coding. The future looks bright here, and I am very excited to be part of such a dynamic school.
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