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By Lexi Kinsey and Emmie Meeks   LK: Tell us about your experience working as a student teacher- think classroom environment, compared to your school experience at that age, etc… EM:    Where to begin! It was somewhat surreal switching to the other side. I completed three part-time internships where I was largely observing and working with small groups, so stepping up in front of entire classes was definitely nerve wracking. Since I was working in a high school, I am not as

By Emmie Meeks and Lexi Kinsey What was it about the Busload of Books project that made you decide to accept the offer to join the research team?  LK: Each person involved with the project demonstrates such multifaceted perspectives to the table, and it became my personal mission to get involved; as I could both learn from and contribute to elevated, constructive conversations. Busload of Books is an indelible project for the Washington College community, and having my name a

By Emmie Meeks   Welcome back to the Busload of Books Blog! After a (not-so-brief) hiatus from the blog, we are back with some exciting new developments.   Image courtesy of Robbi & Matthew We have a new member of the research team, Lexi, so be on the lookout for her introductory post coming soon! I have returned to the team from my student teaching internship, older and (maybe) wiser. You can expect to see an update on my experience in the classroom and how I translated my B

By Emmie Meeks On February 19th, the Busload of Books Research team, along with some colleagues from WAC’s Communication and Media Studies department traveled to Hilton Head, SC for the 48th Annual Conference of the Eastern Educational Research Association. Assisted by the BoB Research team and Secondary Education Coordinator, Prof. Erin Counihan, I had the opportunity to develop and present research on survey data regarding the benefits and challenges of author/illustrator v