Future Ready – Teachers Who Know Me

Following the reading of several articles and websites, [including Toor, Weisberg & Walter, (2010); Kachel, DelGuidice, & Luna, in Levitov, (2012); SirsiDynix, (2016); Smith (2013); Bonanno & Moore (2009); ASLA (2019); and ALIA National (2014)] it is time to lift our game in advocating for school libraries in Australia.

This is an area that was briefly covered in the ‘Introduction to Teacher Librarianship’ course, where I found a book chapter that details several marketing roles that teacher librarians should / could utilise: Chapter 9 ‘Why a marketing background is a good fit for the library profession’ by Beth Canzoneri in Lowe-Wincentsen, D. (2014).

Thus, I’ve created a short GoogleDoc survey to help ensure any library in which I’m employed is adequately advocating for the library amongst all avenues and facilities available. (See also the menu link to the left of this blog).

NOTE: This is a very simple idea for managing what is a very complex area, linked to the school / library strategic plan, mission, vision and values, (about which I’ve gone into more detail in other blog posts).

In the future I’d like to use the resources below to help create a marketing strategy for my library…

References

ALIA National. (2014, January 6). Promoting your school library [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Va5mo6ik2_M

Australian School Library Association (ASLA). (2019). Students need access to high quality school library services. In ASLA: Advocacy. Retrieved from https://asla.org.au/students-need-school-libraries

Bonanno, K. & Moore, R. (2009). Advocacy: Reason, responsibility and rhetoric. Retrieved from https://kb.com.au/content/uploads/2014/08/Keynote-Advocacy.pdf

Kachel, D., DelGuidice, M. & Luna, R. in Levitov, D. (Ed.) (2012). Activism and the school librarian – Tools for advocacy and survival [Libraries Unlimited version]. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

Lowe-Wincentsen, D. (2014). Skills to Make a Librarian : Transferable Skills Inside and Outside the Library. Amsterdam: Chandos Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=927792&site=ehost-live

SirsiDynix. (2016, October 6). Library connections video [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/e6m1rTDiqlI

Smith, P. S. [TEDxTalks]. (2013, December 16). What to expect from libraries in the 21st century [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/fa6ERdxyYdo

Toor, R., Weisburg, H. K., & Walter, V. A. (2010). Being indispensable : A school librarian’s guide to becoming an invaluable leader (epdf). Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

Canadian Library Association (2014). Key Steps for Implementation.
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Canadian Library Association (CLA). (2014). Leading Learning - Standards Of Practice For School Library Learning Commons In Canada. — Canadian Library Association (CLA). (2014). Leading Learning Framework – Standards, Themes and Growth Indicators for School Library Learning Commons.
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Baker, S. (2016). The 6 T's — Baker, S. (2016). (Permission to use image granted by the IASL Secritariat)

Future Ready Schools (2019) Framework Gears. Retrieved from https///dashboard.futurereadyschools.org/framework — Future Ready Schools (2019). The 7 Gears. (Permission to use image requested)

Alliance for Excellent Education (2016). Future ready librarians. Future Ready Schools. Retrieved from http-/1gu04j2l2i9n1b0wor2zmgua.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Library_flyer_download — Alliance for Excellent Education (2016). Future Ready Librarians. (Permission to use image requested).

These images are great resources and worth remembering and utilising for developing a future ready school library ‘learning commons.’ Where are Australia’s ideas for future ready libraries? Are they just for members of ASLA only or is the ASLA ‘futures’ white paper the only resource we’ve yet to produce? Why are we relying on the resources from North America?

References

Alliance for Excellent Education (2016). Future ready librarians [Image]. In Future Ready Schools. Retrieved from http-/1gu04j2l2i9n1b0wor2zmgua.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Library_flyer_download

Baker, S. (2016). Figure 1. The six Ts of transformation model. [Image]. In School libraries Worldwide, 22(1), 143-159. Retrieved from http://www.iasl-online.org/resources/Documents/PD%20Library/11bakerformattedfinalformatted143-158.pdf

Canadian Library Association. (2014). Leading Learning Framework – Standards, Themes and Growth Indicators for School Library Learning Commons. [Image]. In Leading Learning- Standards Of Practice For School Library Learning Commons In Canada. Ottawa, ON- Canadian Library Association. Retrieved from https://apsds.org/wp-content/uploads/Standards-of-Practice-for-SchoolLibrary-Learning-Commons-in-Canada-2014.pdf

Canadian Library Association. (2014). Key Steps for Implementation. [Image]. In Leading Learning- Standards Of Practice For School Library Learning Commons In Canada. Ottawa, ON- Canadian Library Association. Retrieved from http-//clatoolbox.ca/casl/slic/llsop.html

Future Ready Schools (2019). The 7 Gears [Image]. In The Future Ready Framework. Retrieved from https///dashboard.futurereadyschools.org/framework

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