Monday, January 29, 2018

Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover


Have you ever thought about your story?!?
What do you have to share?
Check out a real human book and learn someone's story.
Better yet, why don't you become a human book?

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Sorry Parody


Sunday, January 28, 2018

Roles & Expectations of the Teacher Librarian

Teacher: 
-ranging from one-on-one individualized instruction to group training offered to a variety of learning audiences including students, teachers, administrators, library staff, parents, community groups, and school board

Lifelong Learner: 
-is curious, open, and flexible, seeking out new opportunities for continuous learning
-IT background would be more helpful to a modern teacher librarian

Leader: 
-includes working to create and maintain a healthy work environment by encouraging new ideas in teaching and learning and by supporting instructional endeavours of colleagues

Instructional Designer: 
-makes pedagogical choices appropriate to the educational environment, taking into consideration audience, culture, and accessibility dimensions
-teacher librarians need to understand a range of emergent technologies and media formats, and employ a variety of these resources to facilitate student engagement and interaction

Coordinator:
-requires highly effective organizational and communication skills in managing multiple simultaneous projects, events, resources, assessment, and coordinating with administrators as well as academic departments/teachers

Advocate: 
-involves persuasion, activism, encouragement, and support in many forms.
-being a major player in the promotion of reading and literacy to all students in the school

Teaching Partner:
-requires the teaching librarian to have confidence in the strengths they bring to collaborative relationships with colleagues






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