CONT798: Teacher Librarian Part 2
In this course, you will explore the role of the teacher librarian as a leader, collaborator, and advocate in the school community. You will examine how the library learning commons (LLC) functions as a dynamic learning environment shaped by relationships, resources, policy, and professional judgment. Across the modules, you will engage with research, Ministry documents, and professional frameworks to think critically about equity, access, digital responsibility, curriculum support, and collection management. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own school context, question assumptions, and connect ideas from the course to your daily practice. The course culminates in the creation of a focused improvement plan that brings together your learning and supports your ongoing growth as a responsive and reflective teacher librarian.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn and Do
In this course, you’ll have the opportunity to
- analyze the role of the teacher librarian and the LLC in relation to learning, equity, and school culture
- evaluate policies, frameworks, and research that shape LLC programming, access, and professional practice
- apply equity-informed, culturally responsive, and inclusive principles to the design of LLC spaces, programs, and collections
- interpret student, school, and community contexts to identify meaningful needs and opportunities for LLC development
- synthesize research, policy, and professional knowledge to inform instructional, digital, and collection decisions
- justify professional judgments related to access, inclusion, ethics, and intellectual freedom using evidence and policy
- design collaborative learning supports that integrate curriculum, assessment, and information literacy
- evaluate the ethical, legal, and pedagogical implications of digital tools and information practices in school contexts
Assessments
Module 1
Getting To Know the LLC
Module 2
Foundations of the LLC
Progress Update 1
Module 3
The LLC is for Everyone
Module 4
Digital Supports for Learning in the LLC
Progress Update 2
Module 5
Curriculum and Assessment Support in the LLC
Module 6
Managing the LLC Collection
Progress Update 3
Module 7
Promoting the LLC
Final Report