ETL501 Part B reflection

Throughout this subject I have become even more aware of the important role that Teacher Librarians play in the school learning landscape. I have also become acutely aware of how time poor library teachers can be as they juggle a teaching load as well as the important library work. This library work, creating pathfinders, assisting […]

Reflective post ETL402

Throughout this subject the most critical revelation for me as a teacher librarian has been acknowledging my own limited understanding of children’s literature and all its forms. I understand that this knowledge is something that grows over time and I feel that the more I have read throughout this subject the more I have realised […]

Part B- Reflection ETL 503

Throughout this first semester I have learnt a huge amount in relation to the school library collection and its role within the school. My current school has a fairly average collection policy that was inherited from the previous library team. My current team is attempting to rewrite the policy which has been advantageous for me […]

Reflection on information literacy and inquiry learning

Throughout this subject my thoughts and opinions on information literacy have evolved and expanded immensely. I found the explanations of the behaviourist and sociocultural approach really interesting. Previously I would have thought of information literacy as a set of skills and behaviours attained by the individual so it was important for my understanding to read […]

Information Literacy in my school

At my school we use the Big 6 information literacy model and we have kept it as ‘that’s what we’ve always done’. However reading about the different models I’m not sure that that is the best fit for our school. I think one thing that I can take away from the discussion is a closer […]