ALA/AASL Standard 1: Teaching for Learning Candidates are effective teachers who demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and who model and promote collaborative planning, instruction in multiple literacies, and inquiry-based learning, enabling members of the learning community to become effective users and creators of ideas and information. Candidates design and implement instruction that engages students’ interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, gain and share knowledge.
During Module 2 of my school librarianship course, the focus was placed on the role of the school librarian as a teacher. The assigned readings along with my selected article on the topic, “The School Librarian: What kind of teacher are you?” by Buffy Hamilton, solidified my beliefs and initial perceptions of the role. As a school librarian, you are given the unique opportunity to collaborate with all the members of your school community: students, teachers, and administrators. It is through this role that you should be providing inquiry based instruction that engages all learners, as well as equipping every member of the learning community with tools such as technology that promotes their success in collaborating with others. Ultimately, the goal highlighted throughout the readings was the unanimous pursuit of encouraging students to become lifelong learners. Through the weekly assignment, a PowerPoint presentation accompanied with an audio component produced through the site Knovio, I was able to reflect on how I would implement this teaching philosophy in my own school library in the future. Additionally, this “Empowering Learners” project introduced me to Knovio! I really enjoyed using this site to record my content slide by slide. In my current classroom, I record presentations regarding science content that I then share through my classroom’s private Google Classroom page so my students have access to instruction at home when completing assignments. I could definitely envision using this site personally to create content for my students. Later in the semester, we were tasked with a project that analyzed professional research articles promoting an ALA/AASL standard, and I chose Teaching for Learning. I was able to dissect case studies that qualitatively and quantitatively supported school libraries and made evident the need for accredited school librarians. Also, this assignment integrated another technology source (wooh hooh!), Piktochart. Embedded below are both assignments, which can also be found on my "Teaching for Learning" page on the site. "Empowering Learners" Assignment using PPT and Knovio:"School Librarians in Research" Infographic using Piktochart:
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AuthorMy name is Mackenzie Wright. I am currently a teacher in the Austin area, and am finishing my Master's in school librarianship through UNT. Categories
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