Professional+Learning+Plan

__**Professional Learning Plan**__

Throughout this course I have learnt a great deal about the dynamic role the library and teacher librarian SHOULD play within the school community. The teacher librarian has a very important role to play when it comes to implementing effective library and information programs in collaboration with the teachers - all staff- of a school.

The library sites that I have visited have both been worlds apart in the roles they play, especially when it comes to collection management. I have asked many questions about collection management and feel I still need to as one of my sites did this job very poorly. In the future I aim to engage in more discussion with colleagues and teacher librarians about topics such as knowledge of curriculum, information management, creating information-rich learning environments and evaluating learning and teaching (creating assessment) within this position.I would also love to support the school I am working within at present to encourage the library staff to have more involvement when it comes to promoting the library to the school and wider community.

While the sites I have visited throughout this course have attempted to provide me with the information I needed, I found it hard to work with the teacher librarian at site one as she really had little knowledge of the topics I approached her with. I would love to spend time in a library with a 'qualified' teacher librarian as both the sites, so far, in this portfolio do not have qualified teacher librarians. I feel this would really open my eyes to the endless opportunities (curriculum and physical layout wise) the school library should provide to the teachers, students and whole school community.