Anything which guides the practice of the Teacher Librarians is crucial and invaluable.
The Evidence Guides For Teacher-Librarians developed by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA, 2014, 2015) will be a useful tool in helping me to set my professional learning plans and goals as I enter a new role as a TL. There are many overlaps from the teacher’s role but many new domains to navigate too.
Using these guides in conjunction with the official standards supplied by AITSL will be essential in my practice. The standards interconnect and overlap so this guide assists in providing examples of how to show evidence.
I believe the benchmarks that are differentiated in each career stage are both a way to clearly indicate level of experience but also to assist in defining goals and recognising professional growth.
As a TL I look forward to having the chance to focus more intently on Standard 7: Engaging professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community, which I feel I struggle with being stuck in a classroom fulltime.
Australian School Library Association (ASLA) (2015). Evidence guide for teacher librarians in the proficient career stage. Retrieved from http://www.asla.org.au/site/DefaultSite/filesystem/documents/evidence_guide_prof.pdf