Being a reflective practitioner is at the pedagogical core of the teaching profession. Interesting, reflection has been inherently linked to the concept of inquiry, where “reflective practitioners take an inquiry stance in that they actively search for understanding, and are always open to further investigation” (NSW DoE, 2021, para 4). Pondering my ETL401 learnings, it […]
information literacy
The Need for an Information Literacy Model in Schools
The readings and learnings from Module 5 provided some interesting takeaways, regarding the need for an Information Literacy model in schools. It has allowed me the opportunity to explore various models I was previously unaware of including Guided Inquiry Design, FOSIL, the Big6 and iLEARN). As a practitioner in a NSW Department of Education school, […]
Integrated Information Literacy Instruction
The reflection prompt invites consideration of the following three questions: How might the teacher librarian help the school move towards integrated information literacy instruction? What challenges lie in the way of such instruction? How might teacher librarians and teachers encourage students to transfer information literacy skills and practices from one subject to another? Firstly, it […]
What is Information Literacy?
The National Literacy Trust (n.d.) defines literacy as “the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world”. Furthermore, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) suggest that becoming literate is to “develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions to use language confidently” […]
Inquiry Learning and the Teacher Librarian
An interesting article I discovered during my quest for a deeper understanding of inquiry learning was Linking Librarians, Inquiry Learning and Information Literacy?, written by Keith Lance and Leslie Maniotes. In the article, Lance and Maniotes (2020) outline the process of inquiry as “help[ing] students [to] develop self-directed lifelong learning skills that will contribute to […]