Philosophy of an Effective Teacher Librarian Effective teacher librarians (TL) are master multi-disciplinarians. They are leaders with a vision for the library that supports the school’s goals. They have good relationships throughout the school community. They are collaborators, approachable, advocates, and establish a safe environment…
I had three goals going into my placement at the State Library of Victoria (SLV): experience a range of roles within a public library, gain an overview of how the library strategically engages with its local community and participate in customer service operations in a…
Throughout my placement at the State Library of Victoria (SLV), I saw many direct connections to what I have learned throughout my Teacher Librarian course. I worked most closely with the Visitor and Information Specialist Team (VIS) as well as the Acquisitions Team. Throughout my…
Imagine if you woke up one day and your past had vanished? No way to look back or learn from what once was. No history or ancestry to shape yourself, no foundation of past experiences. What if it was not just your, but your community’s…
The impression I formed throughout the MTL course is that ETL504 is the nightmare class! I had never heard of a “middle leader” before and was secretly terrified that my introverted self was going to be told to narcissistically insert myself into leadership meetings. Thankfully,…
I found Assessment 1 where we had to make a visual representation of the leadership structure in our school very challenging but rewarding. The feedback I got on it was very encouraging with a personal note from the marker that it is a strength of…
I am a teacher librarian in a semi-rural K-12 school of about 750 students. I have a lot of contact with the Junior School students and staff but very little contact with the high school students or staff. Ever since ETL503, Resourcing the Curriculum, I…
Like so many of my peers, I am side stepping from my original career plan of early childhood educator. I am now pursuing a new path as a teacher librarian (TL). I have benefited immensely this week from hearing the different information management career pathways…
People have an elevated view of libraries as repositories of knowledge, but at the same time, a very limited view of what libraries and librarians can actually do for them (Datig, 2014). As a teacher librarian student, I thought I had a pretty good idea…
As part of my preparation for Assessment 2, I looked up my school’s Strategic Plan. The Plan’s Mission Statement has 11 bullet points of things they would like to see achieved. Their bullet points are in bold. My quick brainstorm of ideas for how the…