ETL504 Assessment 2: Part B

P-I-C your leadership battles… All the way to 21st century pedagogy!

Today’s world is such a busy place. Each day, we are constantly subjected to changes, circumstances and challenges that extend us beyond what we were capable of the previous day. It is much the same for a teacher librarian (TL) functioning within a school community. With the constantly evolving learning environment in response to the dynamic information landscape, TLs are required to adapt accordingly and facilitate development of 21st century teaching and learning practices. Thus, leading from the middle.

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We’re all in this together!

It has been a number of weeks since my fingers typed away in attempt to capture all my conscious workings, from reflections and thoughts to new found knowledge as a novice teacher librarian (TL). It has been a trying time indeed, both professionally and personally, integrating into this new way of life that has been enforced upon the whole world. Despite the challenges that we face today, constant reminders and encouraging slogans/themes relayed across global communities of diverse groups of people and cultures and professions are like silver linings to the dark COVID-19 pandemic cloud that has shrouded the world. It is uplifting and heartening to  truly know, indeed “we’re all in this together”!

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