Yes, I’m beginning ETL503, and even though I have been teaching for 20 years, I also feel very much a beginner to the entire world of teacher-librarianship! I have just started working my way through Module 2 and I already feel challenged with new terminology, perspectives and ideas. I’m looking forward to delving into the hows and whys of collection development and management. (I am such a newbie, I didn’t even know this was a ‘thing’!)
I was able to track down my school’s library policies and these documents seem to focus more on procedures of how to deal with complaints about resources, rather than developing the resources themselves. Which leaves me curious as to why the emphasis seems to be reversed compared to what I had expected. I’ll try and ask our TLs during a quiet moment and report back via blog post!