Crook Edie 2010 Internship Log

Dept. of Library Science and Instructional TechnologyCollege of Education

Name: Edie Lane CrookGardner Park Elementary SchoolGastonia, NCSpring 2010

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Activity TimeHours

Initials

1/5 Reviewed with grades 2 and 3 the four main areas in the media center (fiction, non-fiction, easy, and reference) with a focus on reference with a focus on the almanac

20 min. per class

5.2

1/6 Reviewed with grades K and 1 regarding four areas in the media center with a focus on reference including the dictionary, atlas, and encyclopedia

20 min. per class

5.2

1/7 and 1/8

Ran circulation desk. Processed new books. During processing, questioned whether the title, The Way We Work by Macaualy, presented the subject of human reproduction appropriately for K-5. Reviewed and discussed the book with Mrs. D’Aurelio, the principal, school nurse, and the school counselor. The book was not added to the collection. Bound To Stay Bound listed 5 reviews, 3 of which were positive. Recommended primarily for grades 6 and higher; 1 listed grade 5.

6

1/7 Autistic story time – Little Blue Truck 15 min .25

1/11

Notified technology liaison about airliner problem – discovered problem and narrowed it to either the airliner or

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battery. Set up Smartboard for 1/12 lesson, spoke with K-3rd grade teachers about studies

1/12

2nd and 3rd

Read the book One World, One Day (from the main branch – asked who went and had a library card). Details about each picture of children included are noted in a map on the back (reviewed where maps are in the media center). Asked children to think about where each picture could have been taken as I read the book. Elaborated on communities, similarities, and differences with open discussion. Showed them Children Just Like Me by Kindersley from our collection. Used almanacs and the Smartboard with grades 2 and 3 to find information about countries, including language spoken and currency. The students found countries that spoke English, German, French, and Spanish and wrote the county in the table on the Smartboard.

20 min. per class

5.2

1/13

Kindergarten Placed globes on 3 tables and Snowflake Bentley on the 4th. After checkout students took a seat at a table and looked at the book or a globe. Used Smartboard to show snowflakes from http://snowflakebentley.com/snowflakes.htm and discussed how we are like snowflakes (we are all different). Considered how Talked to students about when it is winter for America it is summer in Australia and looked at the locations on the globes. On Brain Pop Jr. let students play the Winter/Summer game http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/weather/winter/draganddrop/ .

1st grade Allowed children to look at my son’s rock collection from Hiddenite, NC. Showed website on the Smartboard, looked at the map, and compared to our location. Talked about where rocks are found and looked at pictures of famous

20 min. per class

20 min. per

2.6

2.6

http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/weather/winter/draganddrop/

http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/weather/winter/draganddrop/

http://snowflakebentley.com/snowflakes.htm

http://snowflakebentley.com/snowflakes.htm


rocks at US national parks and around the world.

Taught students how to use the dictionary to look up words provided by a 1st grade teacher. Unveiled words on the Smartboard and wrote the page number by each word.

class

1/13

Attended GPES Staff Meeting. Thanked Mrs. D’Aurelio for allowing me to intern and extended an invitation for the teachers to work with me during the semester.

1/14

Assisted Mrs. D’Aurelio in inserting sound in Smartboard lesson – She had forgotten to convert to a .wav file before inserting in picture. Spoke with principal and scheduled a reading night March 16.

Total hours _____27.05_________Fax to: 252-328-4368


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Activity Time Hours Initials

1/26Spoke

.25

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with Mrs. D’Aurelio about submitting an EZ LSTA grant by February 17, 2010. Reviewed what was required and made the decision to submit a pro

posal. We will be working after the regular school day, beginning Thursday, on the collection analysis. Printed forms.

1/26

Grades 2 and 3. Asked what the students knew about the Underground Railroad. Used student knowledge to guide the discussion. Reviewed Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad, Almost to Freedom, and Henry’s Freedom Box. Utilized inferencing and students used a map to track Henry’s escape from Richmond, VA (noted capitol) through Washington, DC en route to Philadelphia,

20 min. per class

5.2

PA. (Initially I used Google Earth, but it caused more distractions and the schedule is tight). Discussed technology. Pointed out African-American authors and illustrators books located on a special table. Reviewed prominent figures with the UR, noting biographies, and reviewed the author’s note in the back of Henry’s Freedom Box. When lining up, prompted them to remain quiet ands still on their Underground Railroad and stand directly behind their classmate (hiding behind a tree) so they would not be noticed.

1/26

Today, another 2nd grade teacher let me know about plans to research a president and provided me with her research plan.

1/26

A 4th grade teacher spoke to me about the science kit arrival and a rock research project.

1/26

Mrs. D’Aurelio suggested I keep a journal, based on my reaction and comments after the 2nd grade rotation and at the end of the day.

1/28

Participated as a judge in the spelling bee. The panel had to resolve three questions. I am fortunate to have had this experience. I was responsible for setting up the sound system and I assisted the counselor with LOTS of last minute items for her, including loaning the pronouncer a pair of my reading glasses.

2.0

1/28

Meet after school and began work on the LSTA grant. Used assignments from collection development and a current collection analysis to begin the process.

3.0

1/29

Developed survey on www.surveymonkey.com to capture data on genre preferences and suggestions for the library. Classes will begin taking the survey on Monday. Reserved the wireless laptop cart (6) to add to the 8 in the library to allow for adequate computers.

1.0

http://www.surveymonkey.com/


Linked to school website. When I spoke to the webmaster about linking, she noted that our site was not “live” yet. Assisted Mrs. D’Aurelio with the continued pulling of paperback books to determine the number in fiction, easy, and non-fiction.

1/31

Worked on LSTA Grant. 3.0

2/1 Worked on LSTA Grant (School was canceled).

4.0

2/2 Continued work on LSTA grant. Created a schedule to track progress and to make sure we would hit necessary deadlines.

3.0

2/2 Attended the PTO board meeting. Made them aware of my reading night to be held on 3/16 and they were supportive. The head of technology for the county presented an audit for our school – very enlightening. There are many advantages to participating in and serving on boards and committees.

2.0

Total hours ______23.45________Total to date _____50.50_______Fax to: 252-328-4368


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1/18Allowed each child to pick a colored star from a choice of three, asking how they made their selection and discussed. Read The Sneetc

5.2

hes by Dr. Suess. Asked what day was yesterday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday). Discussed how he solicited change – not violent and with words. The

majority of classes were able to see the correlation with the book and discrimination.

1/19

Allowed each child to pick a colored star from a choice of three, asking how they made their selection and discussed. Read The Sneetches by Dr. Suess. Asked what day was yesterday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday). Discussed how he solicited change – not violent and with words. The majority of classes were able to see the correlation with the book and discrimination.

5.2




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2/3Informed the students about the NC Children’s Book Award http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/NCCB

20 min. per class 5.2

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http://www.plcmc.org/bookhive/NCCBA/


A/ and let them know that we have 8 of the 14 titles and that we will be voting for the 1st time! Told them I have the other 6 reserved at the main branch. Read Two Bobbies: A True



Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson, Walker and Company, 2008 and Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2008, two NC Chil

dren’s Book Award Nominees to K and 1st using the document camera. Students loved the technology! Told them their teacher could check it out and we have two. Used map to show Gast

onia, NC, New Orleans, LA, Utah, and Oregon where Bobbi and Bob Cat found a new home.

2/4 Receipted money for lost books, submitted, and recorded receipt in receipt book. Added new books, a video, and magazines into the catalog. Created original record for the video. Ran circulation desk (checked books in/out and shelved). Door opened quickly, “Edie, please bring a camera!” It was the school principal and there was a program with Ronald McDonald and a McDonalds owner and she wanted a picture taken. Added new students in AR and in Follett. Several students came to the media center asking about specific inventions and inventors – the collection did not have individual books and some could not be located in the encyclopedia. I went to the teacher’s room and asked if I could discuss/review research skills and we agreed on me coming to her room. Using a computer and projector I walked them through locating NC Wiseowl from our webpage and we looked at resources available,

6.0

successfully finding information on those we did not have in the media center. I also spoke to them about the reasons to search at a site such as NC Wiseowl – internet safety, better results than just “Googling”, and appropriate for age. I also emphasized that OPAC was available on every computer – the teacher did not know that!

2/5 Ran circulation desk (checked books in/out and shelved). Counted number of paperback books in the fiction section and 200-700 sections for LSTA grant. Scheduled laptops for 3rd grade survey. In the AR program, identified the Battle of the Books team, ran a report of the quizzes taken, and recorded each score on a spreadsheet for Mrs. D’Aurelio. Created a display for the NC Children’s Book Award Nominees. Emailed Ms. Pazzula, an ESL teacher, and confirmed her attendance to translate for the scheduled reading night. Worked for 30 minutes on the grant with constant interruptions which made it impossible to concentrate on the grant and to give the students the proper assistance they deserve, so we suspended working on it. Mrs. D’Aurelio cleared with the principal the immediate need to work on the LSTA grant on Monday – the library will not be open for checkout Monday. Contacted a middle school media coordinator about the possibility of working with her for the 15 hour requirement. She agreed, but suggested two others that were doing “tech savvy” projects. Interesting. She is going to email me next week with dates that have “lots going on”. Mrs. D’Aurelio and I made plans to work on the grant on Saturday.

5.0

2/6 Continued working on the LSTA grant – writing the abstract, analyzing EOG scores statistics and subgroups for trends and

3.0


findings. Determined volumes needed in each area.



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2/8

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