tl's working with principals: collaborative teaching and learning starts at the top
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TL’S WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS:
COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
STARTS AT THE TOP
ALINDA SHEERMANB R O U G H T O N A N G L I C A N C O L L E G E
M E N A N G L E PA R K , N S W
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Housekeeping
Sue JohnstonASLA Board DirectorChair ASLA
Professional Learning Project Team
Facilitator for this webinar
Housekeeping:Participation optionsAttendee control
panelQuestion facilityPost-webinar
informationFuture PL events
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Alinda SheermanHead of Information ServicesBroughton Anglican College
BACIRC(Broughton Anglican College Information Resource Centre)
A centre for learning, sharing and relaxation
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It’s all about Change
The Role of TL – A Life of Change A static school library becomes a ‘dead’ library with dire
consequences. https://soundcloud.com/afternoonshiftwbez/how-important-a
re-libraries-in-elementary-schools
(Radio transcript in Chicago last week discussing primary school libraries)
Change Management The authority to make change: Lasting change must be
‘managed’ Time Budget Risk
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Library Building – Physical Space
First changes: Physical Space Kevin Hannah – “What are you selling?” Moveable furniture – (wheels over three years of
budgets) Books moved to prominent positions Signage Community spaces – comfortable attractive seatingThe list could go on and on…
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Changes
Physical collection relevancy and accessibility
Online resources & ebooks – accessibility
TL in library – role 2004-2006…
To the role of TL in the school – role 2007-2015
Role of the Library in the school
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Plan for Change – Set Goals
Plan for change or it will not happen
Conduct an annual ‘Needs Analysis’ Reflect on previous year
Changing needs of the community New innovations in technology Evaluate ‘changes’ of previous year
Consider changing circumstances in the school Time Budget Personnel Pedagogy
Community acceptance risk – planning and preparation reduces this risk (“What will I do if/how will I respond if…”)
Set Goals – Short term/Long Term
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History of Change @ Broughton
January 2004: P-12 Library in cramped conditions with a new library facility half built. 1300 students 2 TLs, 2 Cert III Assistants No online Catalogue No online subscriptions 10 student computers 2 OPACS
January 2015: P-12 teaching and learning hub of the school
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Broughton Library pre 2004
WHS not such an issue back then!
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New Beginning - June 2004Library… to Information Resource Centre
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Summary: 2004-2015
library space
physical collection
accessibility of online resources
role of TL in library
role of TL in the school
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The Broughton Journey
2004 – 2006 Three years of finding my feet… and slightly uncomfortable with my position. By 2006 ‘boredom’ was setting in! Learning…
University Assignments aligned to school needs Annual personal technology skill goal
Early Changes… Move to a new building – create spaces Library access via an intranet accessed web site Basic online subscriptions Developing relationships with colleagues
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Professional relationships
2007 new Principal: Fullan’s Change Forces discussion
Monthly library reports and constant discussions
Forwarded relevant “Readings” (including Horizon Report)
Invited him to see library events
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2008 ChangedTL Role
Collaborative Team Teacher
Initiator of new pedagogies
Collecting evidence to share
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2009 Share
Students and teachers sharing evaluations of Guided Inquiry with their community
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Deputy becomes Principal
2009 – another new Principal But no need to ‘prove’ myself yet again
School smaller (850) so now only one Teacher Librarian
Guided Inquiry becomes focus of my teaching role
RFF component removed – totally collaborative planning and teaching
Teaching load actually increased as GI proved itself
Setting the limit!
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2010 Share
Students and teachers share Guided Inquiry evaluations beyond the school
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2011 Sharing
Action Research needs to be shared
Explosion of teaching and sharing…
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Sharing
Sharing futher afield…
Supported by Principal – speak at MISA Heads network Meeting
- Access Article (Principal’s Perspective)
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2014Teaching
& Sharing
Team Teaching GI Classes: Year 3 (X3) – British Colonisation Year 4 Minibeasts (X2) Year 5 Global Connections (X2) Year 7 Ancient China (X3) Year 10 Commerce Year 11 PDHPE
Sharing: Broughton Junior School Workshop – Guided
Inquiry Eastern Suburbs TL Group - Guided Inquiry Lena from Sweden and Lee Fitzgerald visit
to Broughton – observe Year 3 and Yr 10 Guided Inquiry
A Week in the life of a GI Practitioner – SLANSW ‘Learning Hub’ Article
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2015A new year – time to:
Look at 2014 evaluations plan for changes! list needs analyse and set goals
Goals Makerspaces in the library Expand Ebooks - BYODs
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Guided Inquiry – just the beginning
Committees: Chair Assessment K-10 committee Child Protection Investigator (K-12) IT Committee (K-12) Member 7-12 Management Team PD Committee (K-12) Embedding Excellence Committee (K-12) Appretio - Mentor for 3 other teachers gaining
accreditation at ‘lead’ level (AITSL) (K-12)
Lifelong Learning
Share
AdvocacyConnections
RelationshipsBelong to
Associations
Lead the way
Action Research
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Share – Stay Connected
Network of Learners: Get connected, stay connected then share what you find… Blog about, tweet, email links from your connections so others can also see your PLN at workExample:
My favourites: Karen Bonnano (Scoop.it!)Lyn Hay (Scoop.it!)Barbara Braxton (500 Hats)EdutopiaGregwhitbyhttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/http://www.mrsmacslibrary.com/
…And many more!
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Share – Foster Professional Relationships
Collaborative planning over coffee
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Share – Belong to Associations
ASLAALIASLANSW – or your State equivalentBrowse other International Associations onlineALASLA (UK)Speak about and share their links/programs/research with colleagues and Principal
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Share – Lead the way
Find a library related teaching area that is a passion for you
Lead the way in: Trialing new pedagogies or technologies
relating to thisConduct action research on its
effectiveness collecting evidence throughout Share it with your Principal and request time
in staff meetings to share results – preferably from students or involved teachers as well
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Students can share too!Year 10 students at a Sydney Syba Signs GI conference
http://bacirc.edublogs.org/guided-inquiry/gi-2010/
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Share – Research
Evaluate your own work and share resultsParent Evaluation of Unit of Work
Share research studies (eg one was made available this week):School Library Association of Queensland &Queensland University of Technology Research Study http://www.slaq.org.au/new-research-what-perception-do-queensland-school-principals-have-teacher-librariansSchool libraries, teacher-librarians and their contribution to student literacy development in Gold Coast schools Research report: P43Principals’ views about how school library staff contribute to students’ literacy development
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Share - Advocacy
Collect and let your Principal and teachers know about new Local, National and International library success stories
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Support beyond Broughton…
O’Connor, D 2013, ‘The role of teacher librarian at Broughton: the headmaster’s perspective’, Access, vol. 27, Iss. 2, June, p. 8.
Written to accompany:
Sheerman, A 2013, ‘Three in one: teacher, information specialist, leader’, Access, vol. 27, Iss. 2, June, pp. 4-7.
Presentation to MISA Heads network meeting, 2014. (Macarthur Independent Schools Association)
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Action Research
I am convinced Action Research is the place to begin: PLAN –make goals & include stakeholders (Principal) ACT – collect evidence (photos, interviews) as you go DESCRIBE – how it went REFLECT – (+ and -) and consider improvements for the next
‘round’
Action research cycles into using Guided Inquiry in the classroom: http//bacirc.edublogs.org (top menu bar)
Guided Inquiry Community for programs and resources: http://guidedinquirycommunity.pbworks.com/
SLANSW State Library Day 14 March – Learn about setting library goals fromCarol Gordon who is Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Information and Co-Director of the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States. (http://slansw.asn.au/)
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Additional information
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