CONT998: Teacher Librarian Part 2
"What do you do for a living?"
"I am a teacher librarian."
"I've always wanted to be a librarian!"
"Oh wow! That would be a rewarding job too! I love being a teacher librarian!"
In this course you will explore the library administrator role of the teacher librarian and the considerable impact it has on the school’s reading and learning culture. Close attention is paid to the many practices and policies that could have a positive impact on those cultures. The course examines how to be an effective and equitable library administrator.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn and Do
In this course you’ll have the opportunity to
- dig deeper into the library administrator role of the teacher librarian
- discover the importance of freedom of information and how to provide it for students through the library learning commons (LLC)
- examine various classification systems used to organize school library collections and explore their implications
- use the values of Canadian teacher librarians as a foundation for collection development
- investigate current challenges teacher librarians face in collection development and organization
- explore strategies for developing inclusive LLC spaces and collections and create a circulation policy with a focus on equity
- develop a statement to support freedom of information and connect your evolving vision and mission statements to your understanding of building a culture of reading and learning for all
- develop a plan to have a positive impact on the reading and learning school culture of your school
Assessments
Module 1
Collection Development Part 1
Module 2
Collection Development Part 2
Progress Update 1
Module 3
Collection Organization and Promotion
Module 4
Collection Practices and Policies
Formative Assessment
Module 5
Building an Inclusive Culture in the LLC
Progress Update 2
Module 6
Action Plan
Module 7
Putting Your Learning Together
Summative Assessment