My name is Anna Barker and I am the media specialist at Lakeview Middle. I have been teaching for 24 years. I graduated from Bob Jones University in 2001. I am certified in elementary education, middle level ELA and social studies and have my Gifted & Talented endorsement. I achieved National Board Certification in Early Adolescent ELA in 2008 and recertified in 2018. I taught middle level ELA and social studies for sixteen years before earning my M.A. Ed in School Library from Marshall University in 2019. This will be my ninth year as a media specialist. I was born and raised in Michigan, but came to SC to attend college and loved the area so much, I stayed and began my career. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 14 years. In 2015, we began our adoption journey and God brought us the most precious gift in our beautiful daughter, Charlie! She is 9 and will be entering the 4th grade this fall. We also have a very mischievous springerdoodle named Finn who definitely keeps us on our toes! I absolutely believe that I have the best job in the world because the library is the heart of the school! I have the privilege of being a teacher to EVERY student in the building. I look forward to sharing my passion and enthusiasm for providing a place that is inviting, offering educational experiences that are engaging and challenging and introducing students to some amazing books that will help them to be better readers and better humans! I am so excited about being a part of this awesome school and look forward to serving students, teachers and families as together, we ELEVATE students towards success!