ETL504 TL as Leader – Eden's Corner

ETL507 Professional Reflective Portfolio

Posted on October 9, 2022October 9, 2022by jennifer

Part A TL’s proactively engage their knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy skills with their specialised expertise as information professionals to collaborate with school administration, teachers, students and the wider school community to design, resource and deliver authentic learning experiences. TL’s are a key leader in promoting and supporting a dynamic culture of reading, information seeking […]

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ETL523 Assessment 2 Reflection

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020by jennifer

I did a small “action research” project for my Primary Education degree in the mid 1990’s. I decided to focus on and facilitate collaborative learning with my class. I called my project “Everyone Has a Part to Play”, focusing on explicit teaching of expected behaviours and a mindset in cooperative learning that “we all have […]

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The Backbones to Online Collaborative Learning

Posted on April 26, 2020by jennifer

We are about to form groups for our first assessment in ETL523 Digital Citizenship in Schools. My learning and experience in ETL504 Teacher Librarian as a Leader gave me some confidence and knowledge to fall back on as I approached this new group learning task. I knew that clear, regular, established lines of communication was […]

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Leading from the middle

Posted on October 15, 2019by jennifer

Leading from the middle has two meanings: 1. Type of leadership style 2. Position within the organisation Leading from the middle involves: * being visible * proactive in school and school community * create perception that I am the go-to person for curriculum, resourcing, literacy, information literacy, reference, research, copyright * being a change agent […]

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Learning to Lead

Posted on October 3, 2019by jennifer

Learning to Lead I am now halfway through my master’s degree. I have loved my journey of learning and growing and being stretched and challenged academically, professionally and personally. I have always felt that this subject would be my greatest challenge as I struggle with seeing myself as a direct, outspoken leader. My leadership style […]

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ETL504 Teacher Librarian as Leader – Introductions Forum

Posted on September 30, 2019by jennifer

July 30 Introductory forum post. Hi there, I am excited to finally be on board with this subject. I spent the first week volunteering at the Birdsville Big Red Bash. It’s an amazing experience combining camping (totally roughing it) with Australian music. It packed a unique experience of the Simpson Desert I’ll never forget. I […]

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