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 […]
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 […]
Definitions of Collection Management and Collection Development Reviewing the readings in module 1 I was left with the belief that both collection development and collection management involve interconnected and interdependent activities and to attempt to distinguish between the two is meaningless. The NSW Department of Education (2015) Handbook for School Libraries does not separate the […]