Standard: Cultivating Effective Instructional Design to Co-plan, Teach and Assess Learning.
Theme: Instructional Partnerships
Growth Phase: Leading
Growth Indicator: Teacher-librarian fosters student and teacher technological capacities and digital literacies.
A reporter in Vancouver, British Columbia, discusses the role of the modern teacher-librarian.
Ray, Mark. (2013). The Changing role of school librarians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dy3xQgsi1o
This section from a January 2014 US report shows the importance of school and public libraries in both state and district-wide efforts toward digital learning and the effective use of technology in teaching.
Barack, Lauren. (2014, March 9). New report has librarians as drivers of digital transition. The Digital Shift.
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2014/03/research/new-report-hails-librarians-vital-drivers-digital-transition/
LEARN (Literacy Educators’ and Resources Network), Saskatchewan, provides an educational technology tool for teachers to “leverage the potential for mastering digital age skills, or digital fluency, embodied in the ISTE Standards and Saskatchewan’s Technology in Education Framework (2013). A wide variety of excellent educational tools for all levels are organized by title and categories that provide distinct learning connections – ”Career And Citizenship Fluency, Collaborative And Connected Fluency, Creative And Innovative Fluency, Information Fluency, Media Fluency and Solution Fluency”.
LEARN (Literacy Educators’ and Resources Network). (2022). Ed Tech Tools. Retrieved from https://www.learnsask.net/ed-tech-tools.html
A British Columbia teacher-librarian defines an LLC in K-12 schools, then provides an overview of the TPACK model (technological pedagogical and content knowledge) and its potential as an entry point to co-planning, teaching and assessing opportunities. Two examples of effective TPACK use are shared – in grades three/four Humanities, and grade eight English. The strengths and challenges of using TPACK for co-planning, teaching and assessing are discussed.
Hartwell, A. (2020, March 6). TPACK as a Framework to Facilitate Co-Planning, Teaching and Assessing. Canadian School Libraries Journal 4 (1). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/tpack-as-a-framework-to-facilitate-co-planning-teaching-and-assessing/
The Directors of Research and Education (2021) from Canadian organization MediaSmarts share their most recent research and educational resources in an interview with Canadain School Libraries Journal, providing insight into navigating media and online learning during the pandemic crisis and into the future, post-pandemic. Includes the 2020 results of Phase IV of MediaSmarts research study, Young Canadians in a Wireless World (YCWW) as well as links to key media literacy resources for students, teachers, and parents.
Brisson-Boivin, K. & Johnson, M. (March 3, 2021). Digital and Media Literacy in Changing Times: What MediaSmarts Wants Us to Know. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(1). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/digital-and-media-literacy-in-changing-times-what-mediasmarts-wants-us-to-know/
Partnering in the Classroom: From a Plan to Book in Hand
An inspiring collaboration from Ontario documents teacher and students’ learning journey through an outstanding collaborative creative writing unit with a diverse grades 4/5/6 classroom. Includes involving author/experts, illustrated methodology, resources such as Book Creator, student quotes (and flipgrid reflections), and teacher perspective and growth on collaborating with a teacher-librarian.
Campbell, M. & Nock, C. (2021, May 12). Partnering in the Classroom: From a Plan to Book in Hand. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(2). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/a-plan-to-book-in-hand/
School District 59 in British Columbia (BC) posts an updated regulation on the function of school libraries with a clear mandate on the co-operative planning and teaching role of the teacher-librarian and the academic requirements needed to hold the position of teacher-librarian.
School District 59, British Columbia (BC). (2023, April 19). Function of School Libraries. Retrieved from 4115R School Library Programs-Apr2023.pdf