Author Archive: Kristie Ennis

Values professionalism: Professional development and involvement. References and makes use of professional organizations or publications. Willingly participates in professional activities or events that promote professional development.   This week, I engaged in a six hour session on professional collaboration with…
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This week, as the trimester comes to a close and I am typing until my eyes cross to finish the portfolio essays, I am also checking in with the students and teachers that have implemented independent reading in their classrooms…
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Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending EdCamp KY, an “un-conference” at Thomas Nelson High School in Bardstown, KY. I was so overwhelmed by the inviting school facilities that it took me about 30 minutes to take it all in!…
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This week, my inside hours included a follow-up lesson on using the KYVL databases to access credible sources.  I decided to meet in Mr. Hudson’s classroom, since the Surface Lab caused us so many issues when we tried to use…
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/17/why-kids-still-need-real-books-to-read-and-time-in-school-to-enjoy-them/?postshare=7941445105910795 This article is so supportive of my presentation yesterday at KRA,  and embodies my philosophy 9f the teaching of reading. Why we’ve gotten so far from this is beyond me. Hooray for Nancy Atwell and all those she’s inspired.

Today marked the first conference presentation of the year for me as a pre-service Library Media Specialist.  I found that I had a much different approach to presenting because I focused on practical methods for teachers and the LMS to…
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  Today I am spending another full day in the library media center assisting in all things.  I am working on a marketing campaign for the literary magazine, which I have re-vamped this year for the first time in several….
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There were so many middle school groups scheduled in the media center today that I can only imagine how my poor LMS felt at 2:20 when that final bell rang!  There was a theater class doing research on the history…
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Students return from a five day weekend tomorrow and there are classes scheduled all day in the library media center.  All classes are middle school age, and all will have time to meander around when they are finished with the…
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Thursday, October 1, I had the opportunity to spend another full day in the library media center facilitating the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) with senior English students.  This gave the students some much needed practice with reading stamina, focus, and…
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