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** RESOURCES for SCHOOL LIBRARIANS **

Welcome to my Wiki! From as early as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. As a little girl, I used to play school almost every day. All it took was a class of willing friends and a pavement chalkboard. I remember feeling very confident as I taught my class the things I learned in school. As I started to get older, I remember beginning to worry about being a teacher. Sure, it was fun, but how could I possibly know everything that a real teacher should teach? Oh, how I looked up to many of my teachers, or as I called them, "fountains of knowledge." It was not until years later, that I learned that “fountain of knowledge,” was also a synonym for “professional development!” It was then that I knew teaching was learning.......everyday.

After I received my special education certification, I began to teach in a private school, and later substitute in a public school district. It was in this point in my life, that I realized I had so many diverse experiences, that my knowledge of special education became second nature. In December of 2010, I was finishing my final courses graduate course at Queens College. Each student was to choose a library related topic, and write a research paper about it. As I thought about possible topics, I knew I that I wanted the paper to relate to special education. I decided to research how School Media Specialists were teaching students with special needs.