Mr. Blake has been in education for 10 years. All of those years have been in Claiborne County Schools. He spent his first year in 4th grade and then transitioned to the library the following year. He has been the librarian at TNT for 4 years.
Mr. Blake has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Lincoln Memorial University, Masters in School Library and Technology from East Tennessee State University, and an Ed.S. in School Administration from Lincoln Memorial University.
Mr. Blake is very active in the Tennessee Association of School Librarians and the American Association of School Librarians. He has served as Professional Development Chair, President-Elect/Conference Chair, President, Past President, and Exhibits Chair for TASL. He is currently the Past Chapter Chair for AASL.
Mr. Blake was the 2019-2020 TNT Teacher of the Year, 2019-2020 Eagle of the Year, 2019 Claiborne County Economic Partnership Rising Leader, 2020 TNT Eagle of the Year, State Farm February 2019 Teacher of the Month, and 2022-2023 TNT Teacher of the Year.
Contact
Email: blake.hopper@claibornecsd.org
Twitter: @travguybrarian
Instagram: travelingguybrarian
Facebook: travelingguybrarian or tntprimaryschool
Mrs. Kim Brock has been with TNT since the late 1900's. She says, "No one really knows." She has been the better half of the library for 7 years. She is here for all of your book questions, resource needs, and check-out/in needs.