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Hi, my name is Rebecca and I live in Clarksburg.  I am interested in becoming a Librarian at the Middle School or High School level.  However, in order to obtain a Library Science certification, I must first complete an education degree.  I have selected Health as the education degree that I will pursue. 

I firmly believe that learning is a process that is affected and influenced through observation of others.  I feel that children’s actions are often influenced by what they see others doing.  In addition, I feel that it is critical to encourage children to engage in hands-on experiences suited for their developmental needs. 

In a library setting, effective strategies would be encouragement of hands-on activities involving both print and electronic materials.  These activities would support literacy across the curriculum.  I would also make available collections of resources for topic teaching.  A specific activity to engage students in hands-on activities would be a scavenger hunt in the library.  For example, if a class was studying about France, the library could be transformed into that country and the students could be given a list of things to find in the library such as books, magazines, reference material, and websites to complete their “hunt” for information.  This would allow students to become familiar with the resources available in the library through hands-on experience.