I enjoyed the few sessions I have watched of the Summer Institute. I really enjoyed the New Librarian Panel discussion. It was really helpful to see how other participants in the MLIS program are running heir libraries. I thought they had a lot of really good ideas and ways of keeping the students engaged. It was also interesting to hear them discuss the fixed versus unfixed models in their schools. As a fifth grade teacher my students do not get media classes. I have always thought they should, but their is not enough time in our days. We also have a librarian that is not user friendly. She is not willing to be flexible with check out times and it makes it extremely difficult. I look forward to running my library more like these speakers do.

I also participated in one of the Coffee chats. I really liked how the moderators were very open with their responses to the participants questions. They were very open and honest about the program and what to expect as I progress. This is very important to me since this i my first class and they definitely reinforced that we need to stay on top of our assignment and keep the portfolio in our minds constantly.

The last session I watched was the session on Internships. Dr. Burns did a great job of really explaining where to find all of the required documents and when we should do them. The chat on the side also really helped answer a lot of questions. I was surprised to learn how early you have to have the background check. But I feel as a teacher in the district where I plan to intern this should be fairly easily done.

I look forward to participating in the Summer Institute next year. I hope we are able to do this in person so I can actually meet some of our fellow classmates. I think it was a very informative institute and I look forward to watching a few more videos over the next week or so.