I began my Masters study pondering aspects of the teacher librarian’s (TL) role in the development of a collection to help resource the curriculum and providing annotated bibliographies to support classroom teachers (Parker, 2020, May 16). Connecting with ETL402 has added greater depth to these initial thoughts. I realise that the support given to classroom […]
Reflecting on Modules 1, 2 and Assessment 1 From a personal standpoint studying in the Summer semester has by no means been easy thus far. All the normal shenanigans of the end of year school workload as well as prepping the family for Christmas day celebrations has been overshadowed by fears of growing COVID 19/Omicron […]
The Who’s and the How’s of it all Locke (n.d.) highlights the importance not only for TLs but teachers to work to create a strong reading culture across the school. Teachers who appreciate high quality children’s books; share their reading experiences in order to learn from one another; become role models and actively discuss books/recommendations […]
“The ultimate purpose of literature is not to teach something, but to illuminate what it means to be human and to make accessible the fundamental experiences of life – love, hope, loneliness, despair, fear, belonging. Children read literature to experience life, and their experiences within story worlds challenge them to think in new ways about […]
Early in my Masters journey I attempted to highlight key aspects of the teacher librarian’s (TL) role, demonstrating that I had begun to consider the TL as a leader (Parker, 2020, May 16). Using descriptors such as innovator and expert coupled with my assertion that the TL must hone such leadership qualities as vision, influence, […]
Part A – Statement of Personal Philosophy The teacher librarian (TL) plays a crucial role connecting key members of the school community working within and across many teams as a strong collaborator with effective interpersonal skills. The TL is an instructional partner, information specialist, curriculum administrator, digital expert, manager and leader who models best practice […]
What is Leadership? Prior to beginning my readings for the subject ETL504 Teacher Librarian as Leader my ideas about leadership really stemmed from past education and personal experience. Way back when I studied History at university, and it was during this time that I was directed towards studies of political, religious and regal leaderships. I […]
What role does technology play in the relationship information agencies develop with their users? Information agencies are committed to meeting the information needs of their users (Chow & Bucknall, 2012, p. 131), it is upon this premise that a relationship is formed. Serving to provide cultural, social and learning spaces in our society, […]
Prior to beginning my studies in ETL523 I understood the concept of Digital Citizenship (DC) in schools to be demonstrated through respectful, responsible and safe behaviours and actions when using digital technologies (New South Wales Department of Education, n.d.). Through further readings of current websites and articles, experimenting with newfound digital curation tools and revisiting […]
The benefit of connecting with practising information professionals representing a variety of agencies, gave me a deeper awareness of issues and activities in the field of information services. The study visits provided a platform for skilled presenters to nurture passion, encourage student engagement and provide guidance as myself and other students develop an understanding of […]