Part A – Personal Philosophy A teacher librarian has the potential to make the library the heart of the school community and to help students grow into life-long learners who are prepared to face the world beyond school. The teacher librarian does this by creating an environment where students feel safe and supported in their… Continue reading →
Through this subject, my understanding of leadership has grown from a simple understanding of one person in charge telling others what to do, to encompass the idea of different types of leadership and the ability to lead from the middle. I have an appreciation what is required to lead, the importance of finding where the… Continue reading →
Pre-Reading Thoughts Before diving into this module, I had a think about what it meant to lead change, and what skills are needed to enable change. I thought about the types of leadership we looked at in Module 2 and which would be the best for leading change. I think of the ones mentioned, the… Continue reading →
“Know thyself well and always model best practice” – the very first dot point of this module links closely to the 7 Tips for Effective School Leadership which I commented on in the week 1 forum. This idea is so crucial to being a good leader – you can’t ask your staff to complete tasks… Continue reading →
‘As educators AND learners, we can learn together far more effectively than by learning alone’ An apt quote to start this second trimester on. Being somewhat worried about completing two subjects this trimester, being reminded of the community that I am now apart of, and the fact that I can learn from my peers and… Continue reading →
Before studying Introduction to Teacher Librarianship, I had a superficial view of the role of the TL, never having worked with a TL who collaborated with teachers. Through studying this subject, I learnt about ways in which collaboration is not only possible, but also productive and beneficial for students. My initial understanding of Information… Continue reading →
As a teacher, I always stress to my students the importance of putting information into their own words to avoid plagiarism and copyright laws. Only upon reading Module 4 of ETL503 did I realise the extent of the laws that exist… and I’m sure even some of these go further and deeper than I’ve researched.… Continue reading →
When studying to be a teacher, one has to familarise themselves with the AITSL standards. For me, when I was graduating, the final assessment required me to provide evidence from all placements of how I had thus far met the graduate standards of teaching. For this, I had to go through each standard carefully and… Continue reading →
Reading the third module and associated readings, for ELT503 about the Accession and Acquisition of the library collection, I found a few key ideas that jumped out at me that I wanted to reflect on. The first idea was the importance of the librarian being a negotiator and being able to advocate for the importance… Continue reading →
Looking at Bonanno’s 2011 speech and her 2015 work ‘A profession at the tipping point (revisited)’, her speech resonated with me and it is this which I have chosen to focus on A school librarian – someone whose influence is often seen as invisible. In her speech, Karen Bonanno explored a variety of ideas about… Continue reading →
