I found out today that since I’ve just arrived in the UK and only under a Visa, I can’t take my teacher training courses with “home” status tuition. I’d be shelling out $18k for two terms just to undergo training that will do nothing more than get me a teaching license in England. Not worth it. Ignorance was bliss for a while and I had this grand master plan how I’d work in the summer, then go back to school in the Fall. Now I’m just going to have to work and keep on looking for a school online in the States to keep up my credentials until we get back. Until then I’ll just have to try and find some kind of job without the Qualified Teacher Status here; teacher’s aide if they’ll let me. I can always go to a temp agency or the Job Centre and find something non school related if the system won’t have me.
I’m now torn between the idea of getting an Learning and Technology degree from WGU (as the information states, this is for school media specialists) or the Ed Specialist program at Liberty University.
It’s mildly disappointing but it’s fine in the fact that I don’t have to try and force any kind of plans on myself. Usually I’m full of organization and plans but now, heck, I can’t make any because I don’t know what’s around the corner. I’m just enjoying being here with Steve and seeing what life, school and career offer me next.
So I have Librarians as Instructional Partners and Library Management as my courses this term. So far I’m a bit disappointed with my “fun” class of the Instructional Partners class. School Librarian classes before were cool. This one is full of wikis with information all over the place instead of just in the main class webpage. Then we have a ton of (groan) partner work. (I should have known.) But since it’s my last term, the class is paid for and it’s technically an elective, I’ll grin and bear it. The Library Management class is my main focus so I have to get an A in that and grab that degree in May. Hooray! Anyway, I did a few things for my class that I wanted to post.
Librarians as Instructional Partners Online Discussion
First, my Librarians as Instructional Partners class required me to make a short video of myself as a portrait of what kind of collaborator I am based on a couple of (not really accurate I don’t think) personality tests.
My Jung Typology test says that I am an INFJ: Introverted 11%, Intuitive 25%, Feeling 38% and Judging 67%. I really don’t feel that is my personality at all, however. I find the term “judging” to sound harsh rather and assessing, carefully thinking through, planning and organizing, which is what I do. Hartzell Needs Assessment indicates a balance of needs for achievement, power and affirmation. I had four questions that I answered with a 1 or 2 on each section.
Secondly, today I had to post my reason for wanting to be a school librarian and, thus, collaborator with school teachers:
I love books and I love being important
It sounds silly but it’s true. I love the idea of being a go-to person of importance. I’ve been an English teacher. I’ve had librarians who are very helpful, on top of their game, and always willing to help. That’s the kind of librarian a teacher needs as a collaborator and as a kind of support system. I will say though, sadly, I’ve run into school librarians who weren’t as helpful when I needed interviews or help on assignments in my other classes. I want to do the best I can, learn as much as I can, and play a major role in the function of my future school. I love the idea of being the one whom people come to for help whether they are students or teachers. I know that principals rely a lot of the librarians for teacher training in new technologies or resources. The school librarian is an essential part of the school. My love for learning, literature and, let’s face it, books, is why I want to be a classroom-library collaborator.
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