Reflections on ‘Teacher Librarian as Leader’

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,…

School Mission Brainstorm

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…

Teacher Librarian as Leader

What does it mean to be for a teacher librarian to be a leader? What is “leading from the middle?” I don’t know and it makes me anxious! Although I feel quite confident in front of students, even adult students, I still tend to feel…

Reflections on ETL503, Resourcing the Curriculum

The Role and Nature of School Library Collections I was not sure what to expect from ‘Resourcing the Curriculum.’ I was thrown into the deep end of running a library solo at the end of last year and was hoping this class would give me…