Part A: What Makes an Effective Teacher Librarian (TL) Word Count: 86 An effective teacher librarian is courageous. They can apply educational theory in new situations, they gravitate towards the complex and difficult areas of school culture to improve upon it and they take the time to both promote and learn from others. They help […]
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Read more "ETL 504- Reflective Critical Analysis"I’ve often thought about inquiry based learning (IBL) and feel like I unintentionally am engaging with it in my own classroom, but I’m often left wondering: what does it really look like? While reseraching the topic, I’ve recognised the cyclical nature of inquiry based learning. By the “end” of the process learners now own new information and ideally […]
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