Every week, I get a little reminder to update my blog. And each week, I manage to ignore the message. But I have no excuse this week. Home with Covid. Unable to do much more than vegetate in front of the TV with the dogs snuggled up, surely I can muse just a little about all things MLC so far this year?
🤩Positives🤩
📚 The committee has done stellar work and having Aides has added to our offerings in a magnificent way.
📚 I’ve started my Master’s and so far am staying on track and using my homework in my work.
📚 Julie, our new para has added a positive vibe that was definitely missing last year.
📚 We’ve had visitors from other media centers and counties visit to admire us & what we’re doing.
📚 Collaboration with teachers continues to go well. I’ve even taught a math lesson!
📚 My goal of community involvement has increased volunteer numbers (4 parents) and one visit (so far) from Mum’s Senior Living facility!
🤔 Negatives 🤔
📖 30 students is 10 too many for the committee.
📖 I overcommit to teachers, leaving our para feeling overwhelmed by all the kid stuff.
📖 Yearbook is huge, and I needed a better plan.
📖 I’ve found it really hard staying on track and up to date this year. Partly, I think, because of the extra time and attention needed by Mum. Partly because we started this year with ALL THE THINGS (instead of building as the year went along) and Aides as well!
So there are lessons learned, and I’m always searching for answers. I hate to say that I need to teach less - after all, most teacher librarians long for the type of collaboration I do - but I do need to start being structure with my time. I always say that, of course - but teachers want lessons when they NEED lessons, now necessarily when I’m available!
Keep musing
