1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogGuest Contributorhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/guest-contributor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DC7r8T0YSS"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/11/teaching-the-teacher/">Teaching the Teacher</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/11/teaching-the-teacher/embed/#?secret=DC7r8T0YSS" width="600" height="338" title="“Teaching the Teacher” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="DC7r8T0YSS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.  Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”  Although my uncle taught me how to fish when I was a child, I have yet to pass on that lesson to anyone else.  Instead, I love sharing my enthusiasm for a variety of other topics with the wonderful teachers in our local preschools.  These staff in-services have been another way for the library to strengthen our presence in the community, while exposing teachers to our collection and Internet resources. _____________ Topics: Over the years, I have presented a variety of in-services: “Poetry for Preschoolers,” “Why? Science for Preschoolers,” “Math for Munchkins,” “Uniquely You”, and “Early Literacy 2.0” (ECRR 2).  Although the topics so far have represented my personal interests and comfort zone, I try to create in-services that appeal to the teachers, while at the...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/headshot-4-150x150.jpg