What am I doing here?

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT ME!

Hello.  I am Dawn Scuderi and I am in the final semester of my School Library Media Program in the Master’s of Library Science Program at Dominican University.  I have been in school for the last two years and am looking forward to getting into a library classroom in the Fall when I student teach. 

WHY DO I WANT TO BE A SCHOOL LIBRARIAN?

I didn’t always love to read.  In fact when I was really young, I didn’t have the patience for it, but when I got into forth grade I discovered science fiction.  I just loved it and still do to this day.  It wasn’t long after, I spent the whole summer riding my 10 speed to the public library and reading the whole “Sweet Valley High” collection.  (Talk about divergent taste!)

This is the just what the
original 1977 copy that
I stole from my brother
looked like!
Photo Source

I think I read almost 100 of these in the
 Summer of 1982!
Photo Source

                               

So, now I am planning to share a wonderful world of reading with all the “kiddo’s” that I will be teaching.

What about the tech? 

That said, I had always had a struggle with technology.  I am not a “digital native”, or even close, but after a few experiences with middle school kids saying “Hey, have you guys every seen this?”…and them saying back “Have YOU ever seen THIS?”  I have begun to really enjoy it.  It can be creative and informative and put learning in a whole new perspective.  I am glad that the days of the basic assessment “term paper” are heading out the door and new and inventive ways of seeing what students know are coming in.  It’s an exciting time to be a teacher and a librarian!

Personally Speaking...

On a personal note, I have a wonderful and supportive husband named Joe.  He has been my partner in crime for 16 years.  He is a Director of an IT / Systems group.  He doesn’t always get the librarian stuff, but it has been fun to say “Look at my really cool iMovie or Prezi” and feel like I get to be a “techie” like him.

Goofy kids with their hands in their pajamas!

I am also pretty busy being the Mom to three kids:  Joe is 13, Kate is 12 and Nick is 8.  They are almost as proud of their Mom being in school as I am of them in general.   They keep me hopping with dance classes, soccer games, Boy Scout meetings and band concerts! 

That’s about it.  Thanks for reading and see you next week!