Leading into Learning Partnerships

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Leading into Learning Partnerships

• How Teacher Librarians work with teachers to
  improve the learning environment of schools.

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ICTs
Teacher
Learning
Partnerships
TeacherLibrarian
SACSAF
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Partners in Learning

• 1980s
• Partners in Learning 1988 - CPPT
• SACE RBL
• Foundation for the Future - strategic alliances
  
• P21
• Teachers Work 2001 - relationships for learning

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If we have the internet, do we still need school
libraries or indeed TLs?
Computers are useless. They can only give you
answers. PABLO PICASSO
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Constructivism
Teacher-centred ? Student-centred Transmitter ?
Facilitator Content ? Essential Learnings Product
? Process
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Multi-literacies
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Essential Learnings (SA)
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Online projects
e-Learning
e-pals
The ability to learn anywhere and at any time
has meant re-thinking how education is delivered,
and assessed. The one size fits all approach
with standardised delivery and assessment in a
linear progression through prescribed content is
now redundant.
Webquests
ThinkQuests
PBL
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New Learning Partnerships

• Redesigning assignments

Providing the scaffolds
Staff PD
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Oh, where is a teacher librarian when you really
need one?!
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Colorado study

• Students perform better academically where the
  LMS
• is part of a planning and teaching team with the
  classroom teacher,
• teaches information literacy, and
• provides one-to-one tutoring for students in
  need.
• A detailed summary of the findings is available
  at http//www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed4568
  61.html

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Teacher Librarians a value-added asset for
schools

• Teacher librarians contribute,
• not by re-shelving books but by using their
  expertise to collaborate with teachers
• not by covering books but by providing valuable
  professional development in the use of ICT
• not by checking books in and out but by joining
  committees to develop policies and practices that
  enhance student learning
• not by chasing overdues but by working directly
  with students to develop their reading and
  information literacy skills.

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Learning Partnerships
Teachers may not be aware of the benefits of
having a qualified teacher librarian managing and
teaching in the school library, because they have
never really experienced it.

• How much can be achieved by individual teacher
  librarians is determined largely by the support
  they receive from their colleagues and the school
  administration