Throughout this subject I have become even more aware of the important role that Teacher Librarians play in the school learning landscape. I have also become acutely aware of how time poor library teachers can be as they juggle a teaching load as well as the important library work. This library work, creating pathfinders, assisting […]
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Should we genrefy?
Genrefying the school library requires careful consideration before the task is undertaken. Schools need to consider whether it will be beneficial for their students and staff and if it is decided that it will be then which collections will be genrefied? The junior or senior? The fiction or non-fiction? Or all? As libraries around Australian […]
Knowledge of Children’s Literature
I like to think that my knowledge of literature is average but constantly growing! I frequently browse the shelves of my library to just refresh myself with what we have on stock and read blurbs to get a taste of different things. Some strategies that I use to increase my professional knowledge of children’s […]
Vision for Children’s Literature
My vision for the future of children’s literature is an optimistic one. I like the think that the doom and gloom of declining book sales are behind us and people are once again seeing the value that good literature can bring to our lives. I think that going forward parents are going to push reading […]
Reflection on information literacy and inquiry learning
Throughout this subject my thoughts and opinions on information literacy have evolved and expanded immensely. I found the explanations of the behaviourist and sociocultural approach really interesting. Previously I would have thought of information literacy as a set of skills and behaviours attained by the individual so it was important for my understanding to read […]
Information Literacy in my school
At my school we use the Big 6 information literacy model and we have kept it as ‘that’s what we’ve always done’. However reading about the different models I’m not sure that that is the best fit for our school. I think one thing that I can take away from the discussion is a closer […]
School librarians: at risk of the endangered species list??
Conversations around the longevity in the teacher librarian profession and the cry that the job is soon to become extinct seem to be constantly swirling. For some school librarians their positions may soon become redundant but I don’t think that this is because of the job position, rather the job holder. Much like other teacher […]
Changing perceptions of teacher librarians
‘Teacher librarians are so much more than the ‘keeper of the books’. The role has changed, and it is constantly evolving to meet contemporary teaching and learning needs’ (Oddone, 2016) The ‘keeper of the books’…I feel that this perception is still strong amongst schools and the communities that surrounds them. Im my experience parents/ […]