From Weekend Aus mag - March 7-8 2009 - Lessons from the Bronx, David Nason, - page 25 - the history teacher says "I teach students - not history - so part of that is teaching them how to read and write, regardless of where they are when they come into my classroom."
It's the "I teach students" part - it doesn't matter what your subject is.
Focus on students.
ANU Reporter Autumn 2009 - page 12 interview with John Hart and Jim Lengle from USA re Obama's election campaign (and subsequent win)- interesting thoughts about modern communication - how Obama was able to reach many more people effectively using the internet - gone are the days of the doorknock?
SCIS connections issue no 68 term 1 2009 - Learning not to answer their questions - teaching students to think - information literacy skills - don't GIVE them knowledge - teach them to find it for themselves.
page 10 - challenges for teacher librarianship - discouraging teachers from using the library and librarian as a stop-gap for their own poor planning or unpreparedness. Let teachers know that TLs are not emergency personnel who can help teachers stuck in a problem which they should not have created.
I think this could be put another way - plan with the teachers where practicable - let them know TLs are of great value and very, very useful.
Access - vol 22 issue 4 2008 - Touching the ground: page 31-33 - I like this for the author's (Andrew Smith) point of view that the school library has a human face - school libraries and TLs "function as complex social and cultural spaces. The contribution made by teacher librarians in these spaces is irreplaceable. In their own unique ways they add a richness and depth to schools as they manage these spaces and the students who occupy them." YES YES YES. I so agree. - a very uplifting and imformative article, especially as the author is a recent recruit to the profession.
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