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Teacher Librarian in the Information Landscape

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It has always amazed me how fast the digital revolution has taken hold of our world and how quickly people have transformed and adapted to new ways of working and studying. As a society, our relationship with information has changed rapidly and we have scrambled to keep up with its pace. With increasing consumer awareness about data and privacy and the rise and fall of social media platforms, it is unclear exactly how the digital landscape will evolve. As technology continues to advance, we must be ready to face the next hurdle which presents itself in the digital landscape. Given the complexities of trying to define what information actually is, teacher librarians working in schools face challenges which are in a constant state of fluidity. Continue reading “Teacher Librarian in the Information Landscape”

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The Role of the Teacher Librarian

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A Classroom Teacher Perspective

In the quiet sanctuary of the school library exists a friendly teacher librarian, who absolutely adores books! The shelves are filled with rows of fictional adventures and interesting facts waiting to be discovered by eager young minds. But the school library and its staff offer so much more to the learning community they support. Over my fourteen years of teaching, I have discovered the role of the teacher librarian is many and varied. Continue reading “The Role of the Teacher Librarian”