About

Gender

Female


Location

Graham, WA


Name of Your School / Library / Organization:

I am a second year teacher enrolled in a Library Media Specialist program so I can add an endorsement to my list of teaching skills. My long term goal is to move into the library setting but I currently teach Communication Arts 10th-12th grade at Bethel High School.


Comment Wall

You need to be a member of TLNing (teacherlibrarian.org) to add comments!

Join TLNing (teacherlibrarian.org)

Comments are closed.

Comments

  • Mike McQueen February 1, 2012 at 2:07am

    Greetings Gretchen,

    I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher librarians and also cut all 90+ elementary schools to half time. Since we are the biggest district in all of Colorado, we worry this will cause other districts to follow suit. We launched an online movement and are going to do our best to put up a good fight.

    If possible, please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us http://www.facebook.com/SupportSchoolLibraries . Adding a positive comment and sharing with your friends would help our morale as well. The board finalizes the budget soon so your timely support would be greatly appreciated!

    Sincerely,

    Mike McQueen

    Teacher Librarian at McLain HS

    Lakewood, CO

  • Mike McQueen May 27, 2009 at 12:13am
    Hi Gretchen,

    I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.

    Sincerely,
    Mike McQueen

    LET'S NETWORK HERE TOO (request me as a friend):
    My FACEBOOK Profile
    My TWITTER Profile
  • Mark July 22, 2008 at 6:35am
    Sounds great. I will have a draft to you by Thursday. My sister just came into town, and I want to visit a bit; but I will be working on it. I hate speeches, and I am definitely on the wrong side of this one. I hope I don't get booed and heckled. Thanks, Mark
  • Mark July 21, 2008 at 6:27am
    Opps,
    http://policy.nthurston.k12.wa.us/series_2000/proc2311P.htm
  • Mark July 21, 2008 at 6:26am
    Hi,
    I started working on our book challenge. It was hard to find the information on the North Thurston site, so here is the link if you haven't found it. Thanks, Mark
  • Mark July 18, 2008 at 5:28am
    Those resources look great! Whatever side you what to take is fine with me. I can be the parent or the TL. Just let me know which one you prefer. I will have a draft of my bulleted argument by next week. My email address is mgudger@comcast.net. Please email me so I have your email address, so I can send you my part.
    Thanks, Mark
    Sorry it took me so long to respond I have been studing for the Praxis. I will take the test on the 26th.
  • Sarah Applegate July 14, 2008 at 3:38pm
    This is such a great example (your home building) to use with students. They will have such experiences in their own lives, and the sooner they know that everything is research, the better! I do think the internet has changed this idea of research a lot, though. I used to think of it as getting the magazine (after weeks of waiting) from the librarian, or taking notes from a book ,but now they "google it" and that is research too, but they don't call it that. what do they call it? googling?
  • Mark July 7, 2008 at 1:22pm
    I have read most of the Harry Potter series, but it has been awhile. Because there are seven different books, it might serve us better to focus on “Tango Makes Three” because it was the most challenged book of 2006 and 2007. I think that the arguments for and against this book are more clear cut, too. What do you think? I have not actually read this picture book, but have read a lot about it. Here is a link:

    http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm

    Let me know what you think, Mark
  • Naveed Ahmad June 26, 2008 at 4:16pm
    Welcome to the group!!
  • Jennifer Altena June 26, 2008 at 3:33pm
    That is a fantastic photo, Gretchen!
This reply was deleted.

Friends (10)

Photos