I am applying for a master of Library Science degree for the Fall 2017 semester. I received my bachelors of Music Education and taught music for 7 years. I later got my EC-4 Certification and ESL certification and have been teaching kindergarten and 1st grade for the past 11 years. I have always loved to read and spent many hours in our local library and bookstores as a child. I remember reading in the back of the car and could ’t wait for us to go on trips so I would be able to read. As an elementary music teacher, I often used books in my teaching. I would start a lesson with a book and then integrate it with my lesson into music. I loved the way that the students related to the books and were able to transfer that into music. …show more content…
This opened a whole new love for books for me. One of my favorite parts of being a kindergarten and first grade teacher is instilling that love of reading into my students. When a student finds that perfect book or series that makes them want to read, it is the best feeling a teacher can have. I would like to be able to do that on a broader scale and to reach more students. I feel that I would be good at reaching the heart of the students and to help foster a love of reading. The earlier students learn to love reading the more successful they will be later in life. This will also transfer to research and other areas of …show more content…
There are many online recourses that students and faculty can use. I want to educate students on ebook options and add more to our school library. Education teachers and students in this is key to these recourses being used. I would also like my library to be a conducive place for project based learning. I want me students to have the opportunity to work with students at other school and turn in our library into a global community. The possibilities are endless when you consider what all is out there. I do not begin to know all there is, but I am eager to learn. One of my professors in college told me “Every time you learn something you should learn that there are 10 more things that you don’t know.” This has always stuck me. I have used that to try and learn what I don’t