Time for the Aspiring TL to Grow Up! I noticed in our “Introduction” chat that fellow classmates were scoffed at for beginning a teacher librarianship program. I vented in my first submitted blog post and the feedback from Lee Fitzgerald encouraged me to focus on the positive aspects of my work environment and attempt to win […]
Read more "ETL 401: Critical Reflections"Reflecting on your experiences as a teacher, write a 500 word piece about your understandings of the role of the TL in school. Role #1: Accessing and Assessing Information In my first post I reflected on the IFLA’s report on how information is evolving, noting in the introduction: “The amount of new digital content created in 2011 amounts to several […]
Read more "ETL 401 Assessment Task #1: The Role of Teacher Librarians"There is a recent trend in recognising that information specialists will be crucial in the future. This is in part why I’m currently studying to become a teacher librarian. This week I was asked to review a few different research databases: boolean searches, setting up accounts, creating folders and sifting through a plethora of information. Honestly… it sucked! It […]
Read more "Database Journeys: Hug your Librarian"THE IFLA produced a report on evolving information environment and the introduction of the the report states: “The amount of new digital content created in 2011 amounts to several million times that contained in all books ever written”. Whoa. Mind-blown. This mind-blowing statistic highlights one the reasons that I’m studying information sciences. As an English language and literature teacher […]
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