Sertic's Library Musings

LIBE 467: Assignment #2 Submitted by: Tania Sertic Using Collaboration to Evolve Teaching Practices With our school libraries transitioning to a Learning Commons model, teacher librarians (TL) are offered the opportunity to build an environment that allows students to explore, research and learn in a variety of ways.  This library model is supported by the BC Curriculum’s recent focus on inquiry and collaboration as a way to build 21st Century skills in our learners to better prepare them for the future.  This is not only for our students; we also have to build this environment of collaboration and lifelong learning with our colleagues.   Teachers come with a variety of experiences, knowledge and comfort levels when learning new things.  As teaching practices change over time, the need to continually learn and adapt is necessary.  A teacher librarian, with the flexibility to collaborate and co-teach, and with experiences and knowledge about curr...

Teacher Librarians: the Co-Managers of the Reference Collection and Reference Services Image sourced:  https://www.hooverwebdesign.com/free-printables/signs/free-printable-quiet-please-sign.html?no_redirect=true Teacher librarian...solo entity or something more?  When I reflect back to my initial beliefs and/or biases about teacher librarians (TLs), I can honestly say, I thought they were “separate” teachers in the school; “keepers of the books”; taught lessons that were in isolation of anything that was being done in classrooms; and the people who enforced the “Shhh...be quiet” rule in the library.  Being a student, I guess this is how I remembered the role of TLs. My view of TLs shifted over the years being a classroom teacher and having the opportunity to work with several librarians at the schools I’ve worked in.  Taking this course (and several others as part of the LIBE program), my perception of the work TLs do has completely shifted; done a “180” per ...