Advancing the Learning Community: Exemplar G2

Standard: Advancing the Learning Community to Achieve School Goals

Theme: Leading Action for School and Board Improvement

Growth Phase: Evolving

Growth Indicator: Teacher-librarian/LLC teacher communicates LLC potential with classroom teachers and administration on a regular basis and leads and models co-taught, cross-curricular LLC projects, reading and experiential programs to address student needs and school improvement plans


This teacher-librarian, currently Curriculum Consultant at Heritage Christian Online School in British Columbia, details the importance of teacher-librarians collaborating with teachers, learning commons staff, leaders, and administrators at all levels to support achieving the school-wide goals. The author engages us in a reflective analysis of the Leading Learning standard, “Advancing the Learning Community to Achieve School Goals”. The appendix includes infographics of “Practical Tools for Teacher Librarians”.

Duncalfe, C. (2024).Transformative advocacy. Paper presented at the Treasure Mountain Canada 8 Symposium, Toronto, Canada. https://researcharchive.canadianschoollibraries.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TMC8_2025_Duncalfe.pdf