How might we clone ourselves?

Anyone else feel like life would just be so much easier if you could just clone yourself? Or would our lists of things to do just double?

In my first blog I wrote about wanting to connect with classroom teachers. I received some great advice, including starting small and then showcasing the amazing creations with staff. It was shocking how I found this straightforward task a little daunting. Putting myself out there with another teacher to try and work towards a joint objective. Would anyone be interested? Would I be offending anyone? I think part of me is afraid that what I hope to achieve or explore is not as important or relevant to others as it is to me.

What does research currently look like in the classroom? Am I being really judgemental of current practices that are working for teachers and students? I think I might have a skewed view of it (research) because often what I see in the library is simple fact finding – and primarily with print resources. Who I am to say there’s a better way to do it? Do I even know what that better way is? I’m embarrassed to say, that I don’t really know the answer to that. I do have an idea of what it looks like. I’ve seen some great lessons online, but I’ve never really done it in practice… yet.

So where do I go from here?

How might we connect and collaborate with teachers to foster inquiry-based research.

I think my next steps are:

Read more about inquiry-based research
(I’ve bought the book Dive into Inquiry by Trevor Mackenzie)

Connect with some C21 folks who know more than I do
(Thinking this will get taken care of on Friday)

Have more conversations with my staff about what research looks like in the classroom – (I have already made a few connections with teachers who are open to exploring new ways of doing research)

I’m not going to lie, I’ve gone back and forth a thousand times as to whether I wanted this to be my focus. I feel like there are a number of challenges that I am currently facing and wanting to work on in the Library.

Here are a few HMW that I’ve been thinking of:

How might we connect each child to a book he/she will love
How might we integrate more technology into the library
How might we transform the physical library space (new furniture, configurations, technology, etc.)
How might we utilize our library system (Destiny) better
How might we create a reading support program for students beginning to read
How might we create a summer reading program to encourage students to read over the summer

This is why I need a clone.
Oh, I should clarify that these are some of the things I want to focus on for our Lower School (approximately 500 students). I am also responsible for our Upper School (200 students) whose library program is pretty much non-existent, of which I feel guilty about every single day.
I know, cue the violin.