As I leap into Teacher Librarian as Leader in the upcoming trimester, I would like to take the time now to reflect on where I think this subject and the content will take me.

In my career I have taken the opportunity to participate in leadership training as a classroom teacher in Victoria. While doing this training I had the opportunity to shadow Principals and Assistant Principals, looking at their different leadership styles, along with some theory about leadership. I believe that this subject will add to what I have already experienced, adding more depth and understanding to what leadership looks like. While participating in this former training, my goal had been to lead from within, showcasing wellbeing programs which were of great benefit to the school I was working in. It gave me an opportunity to work alongside teachers by collaboratively working with them in the implementation of this specific program, along with organising whole school events.

Now as I come to this subject with a focus of leadership from the library, I think of the context of where I am now, and where I would like to be. Ideally collaboration with teachers and the time to do this is ultimately my goal in the position of Teacher Librarian, however, current circumstances, such as being the person who provides teacher release time, do not allow for this in a scheduled timeframe. This means that I will need to focus on how to come alongside teachers and leadership in a busy working environment to see how I can assist in the goals of the entire school. I hope that this subject will give me theoretical understanding of how to work with all; the reluctant, the enthusiastic and those in-between.

Now to move forward and learn…