” A great school library understands that kids can’t succeed without the support of parents, teachers, business partners and 21st-century research and writing skills” Caroline Kennedy
By reading the standards for a teacher librarian I got information on skills and goals that I have to achieve during my teacher librarianship journey. As I don’t have any experience in the library I write down these standards in my diary as my attaining goals in my learning. While I explore each module of my learning journey I understand that a long way in front of me to be a competent teacher librarian.
- Know students and how they learn
This ensures arranging library resources physical and digital for all students irrespective of their social, physical, cultural, religious, linguistic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Learning strength and needs of students should take care of. Rather than ‘one size fit all’, there should be learning activities to satisfy differently abled students and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders students.
2. Know the content and how to teach it
Collaboration with classroom teachers and prepare inquiry learning lessons and develop student’s digital literacy. Plan learning activities for literacy and numeracy as well as activities to promote reconciliation between indigenous and non- indigenous Australians.
3. Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
Incorporating teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem solving, critical and creative thinking of all students. Plan for challenging and achievable learning goals for all students keeping high expectation for all. Getting feedback from students and communication to parents also very crucial.
4. Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environment
Establishing a clear expectation of behaviours and addressing discipline issues fairly and respectfully. Promoting safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT skills are essential for learner’s academic and future careers.
5. Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
Developing formative and summative assessment strategies to assess learning and provide feedback for literacy development.
6. Engage in professional learning
Participate in professional learning related to school library practice, student wellbeing and learning and teaching.
7. Engage professionally with colleagues/ parents/ carers and the community
Maintaining, respectful collaborative relationship with parents. Communicate them through newsletters and invite for Book Week and other activities. Participate in the library or educational networking events.