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01 Aug 10
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Gatekeeper & guideDespite their unique role in boosting literacy and academic outcomes, teacher librarians are becoming an endangered species. Darragh O Keeffe reports. Miffy Farquharson had a busy day yesterday.The head of the senior years' library at Mentone Grammar School in Victoria met with several teachers to discuss upcoming assignments and then worked up a list of resources that students would find useful. She helped the Year 12 students in their study period, by finding useful information online and searching through print resources. Some time spent on professional learning networks proved useful as she found several exciting new resources which will come in handy for the science class. She took a reading class with a group of Year 8 students and...
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Gordon Young
Saturday, 7 August 2010
Unfortunately the role of teacher librarian has not received the recognition the position deserves. Students learn their library research skills for teacher librariians, are encouraged to read literature, to explore the resources of non-fiction, newspapers, magazines, media and the internet. Teacher librarians probably know as much about the total curriculum of a school as the Director of Curriculum. They may also be the recipient of student confidences as a teacher librarian is often seen as a "safe ear". School Principals who do not value the real worth of a fulltime T.L. have not seen what does not happen in their library when they do not have a T.L. The position should be statutory on all school staffs.