My understanding of Information Literacy (IL), inquiry learning and the role of the teacher librarian (TL) has grown exponentially. Looking back to The Role of Teacher Librarians in schools, I began ETL401 with a limited view of the role of the TL. Interestingly, while my understanding wasn’t nuanced, I intuitively knew that collaboration was vital, […]
Advocacy
Are school librarians an endangered species?
I don’t believe that librarians are an endangered species and it frustrates me when I hear this phrase. Everyone becomes a dinosaur if they don’t move with the times. From the teacher who runs the same lesson sequence over and over to the person in the lunchroom who is fixed in their thinking and blocking […]