What lies beneath

Just a quick post here, based on a bunch of letters I got from my G1 students asking what the "roles and responsibilities of a librarian were" - I had to very quickly cobble it together in about 3 minutes I had between classes, so I'm sure I've forgotten tons. What I wanted to bring … Continue reading What lies beneath

Role of the TL trends and more assignment

I'm in the process of complete immersion and drowning in information, data points, ideas, readings literature, to do my latest assignments. I've been trying mind mapping - does that make any sense? It does to me it's life the universe and everything of TLship.  The issue is to translate that into 2500 words, no more … Continue reading Role of the TL trends and more assignment

ETL401 Blog Task 1: The role of the TL in schools

The role of the teacher librarian (TL) can broadly be understood by looking at the elements of: Who we are Where we are What we need to know and What we need to do. Who we are To misquote Karl Menninger “What the teacher (librarian) is, is more important than what he teaches.” (“Karl A. Menninger Quote,” … Continue reading ETL401 Blog Task 1: The role of the TL in schools