I am excited moving forward with my position as TL as I feel from the subject ETL 401 I am more equipped with that theoretical knowledge that I’ve not had prior. However, moving on towards future subjects, I will only feel better with more tools in my belt so to speak.

It’s a big deal sometimes practicing alone as the decision making solely rests on you. This is what I have in my school. I would LOVE to have another TL to bounce ideas off. I hope one day that can be the case for me. Even to just see their ideas and management styles etc. would be so beneficial for personal and professional growth.

Of course there are tensions with being the information specialist in the school and the demands of the teaching role of the TL. Sometimes I handle it better than other times. The reason being, is that if I feel better prepared for my teaching, then the other aspects I feel I can fit more easily in to my day-to-day practice.

Managing the physical space of the library, the resources- physical and electronic and learning the management system all takes time and practice. Just like managing your classroom, you get better at it with time.

Carley