Being and becoming a teacher librarian
An MTL journey
The post below was started in July of 2022 during the course of ETL 505 but left unfinished. Here we go! The next stop in this TL program is, thankfully, on resource description; something I have been skirting and tinkering with in the most ridiculous fashion for years. With Hilder’s “Information Resource Description: creating and…
In previous posts I have shared the steps in becoming a TL of a primary dedicated school library. I held this position for over 9 years before moving into a different school and different library. That first position afforded me a great deal of space and freedom to learn and experiment. I was supported by…
The course,”Research as practice,” is one of the mandatory subjects for the Master of Education (Teacher Librarian) course, and well it should be. The recurring thought from start to finish was, “Why am I only encountering this incredibly important understanding now?” This is my second master’s degree following a Bachelor of Arts with a major…
It has been a little too long between blog posts and the topic of visiting libraries in new cities is a fun topic to get started on in 2024. During the long summer break I did quite a lot of travelling. Flying first to St John’s, Newfoundland on the far east coast of Canada, I…
How does a student’s developmental stage impact their information behaviour and what is the influence of this on the role of the TL? Record your understanding on a new blog post. It should come as no surprise or revelation that the developmental stage of students must be considered when setting information literacy learning goals and experiences.…
This reflection has been prompted by reading LaMarca and Manning’s (2007) article on the library as an essential learning environment has clarified how I might view and understand the seveal points of frustration which staff and students are experiencing in new architecturally designed and award winning library space. Despite a lack of background in design…
It is hard for me to begin any blog post without relating the topic back to my previous experiences acting as a teacher librarian for several years. On the matter of collection policy and procedure, it took me about 5 years before I understood why I really needed these and first attempted to write a…
The following two questions have been posed for reflection in relation to school library budgets and the TL: Should teacher librarians have the responsibility of submitting a budget proposal to fund the library collection to the school’s senior management and/or the school community? Or should such proposals come from a wider group such as a…
The following was published first in a discussion forum, but given the time put into this and the learning I took out of it, I decided to publish it here with a few minor edits. Selection aids: I’ve been using them for years but not really thinking too deeply about them or evaluating them beyond…
2 of 4 drafts found! Things I started but did not finish. I added the last paragraph to clear this post up from back in Module 3. In reading the various descriptions of teacher librarians or school media specialists this week, I am struck by the amount of urging for self (role) presevation which exists…
