After reviewing the evidence guide for teacher librarians at the proficient stage, I believe reflection is a pivotal piece of evidence across all of the standards. Whether reflection is achieved through lesson planners, anecdotal notes, logs, setting goals and visual evidence, it all encourages the teacher librarian to review their teaching practice and continuously adapt […]

Reflective questions from Module 3: Accession and Acquisition Should teacher librarians have the responsibility of submitting a budget proposal to fund the library collection to the school’s senior management and/or the school community? Or should such proposals come from a wider group such as a school library committee? I believe the teacher librarian is the […]

Lamb and Johnson (2012) outline that the teacher librarian has three key roles when budgeting for an effective collection; collaborator, steward and thinker. Below are some examples of when the teacher librarian has fulfilled all three of these roles Collaborator: consulting with relevant stakeholders about what resources are most appropriate and of the highest priority […]

Whilst working through the content for the course ETL503, I have found that many libraries and librarians will curate their collections online using a curation tool. I have decided to explore Pinterest as a curation tool to review its effectiveness. Within Pinterest, there were a number of curated library collections from a variety of sources […]

Within library resources, there exists a debate between academic and popular resources. The Northcentral University indicates there is a clear divide between academic and popular resources (Northcentral University, 2019). This debate can be translated to primary schools with what teacher librarians deem as quality educational resources and popular resources desired by students. Form personal experience, […]

Current literature surrounding resources used within the library and classrooms indicates a tension between non-fiction and fiction resources with dominance placed upon non-fiction texts (Mosle, 2012). From my personal experience, I have found that most classrooms will focus on explicit teaching of the key learning areas using non-fiction resources whereas fiction resources are used as […]

The Hughes-Hassell and Mancal Model of selecting resources presents the teacher librarian with a set of yes or no questions in the form of a flowchart to assist them in selecting resources for the library collection. This model does have its benefits however it also has its drawbacks mainly being real life selection is not […]

After viewing the Karen Bonanno talk on the Teacher Librarian role and its current and future role in schools, I have gained a much deeper understanding of how to ensure the role does not become an endangered species. The most important part of Bonanno’s talk for me was the ‘glass half full’ rhetoric and how […]