Teacher Librarian Roles
Teacher Librarian Roles
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Information Specialist
Information Specialist
A teacher librarian is an information specialist who keeps the digital resources in the library current and diverse. The library’s digital tools are selected to enhance learning across the curriculum and showcase student’s work. Digital literacy is taught to support students ethical use of digital resources (Iowa School Library Program Standards, 2019). The teacher librarian provides 24 hour access to library materials, creates learning tasks and “connects the school with the global learning community” (AASL, 2018, p. 14).
REFERENCES
AASL. (2018). National school library standards for learners, school librarians, and school libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Iowa School Library Program Standards. (2019, February). Retrieved September 30, 2019, from https://educateiowa.gov/documents/instruction/2019/03/iowa-school-library-program-standards.
Leader
Leader
A teacher librarian is a leader who has an open-mind that inquires and engages in professional learning, implements knowledge and reflects with colleagues to provide the best school library. Practices include activities that honor diversity, embrace inclusion, collaborate with educators and community groups, encourage investigation and create a school culture for all learners (AASL, 2018). The teacher librarian leader “showcases their program” (Weisburg & Toor, 2015, p. 126) by explaining the services, needs and importance of the school library program to all stakeholders (What is Advocacy, 2007).
REFERENCES
AASL. (2018). National school library standards for learners, school librarians, and school libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Weisburg, H. K., & Toor, R. (2015). New on the job: A school librarians guide to success, Second Edition. Chicago: American Library Association.
“What is Advocacy?”, American Library Association, April 26, 2007. http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/definitions (Accessed October 19, 2019) Document ID: ac77fcb7-d049-7a14-c548-d1030a8b64f1
Program Administrator
Program Administrator
The library program administrator selects materials, upholds the programs mission, district policies, manages staff, budget and spaces (AASL, 2018). When selecting materials, the library program administrator chooses a wide range of educational materials, formats and points of view (Workbook for Selection Policy Writing, 2004) to uphold intellectual freedom, the fundamental mission of all libraries (AASL, 2018). Additionally the library program administrator “protects each user’s right to privacy and confidentiality” (AASL, 2018 p. 260) of the materials acquired at the library. Furthermore ethical policies are upheld when library program administrators inform, teach and provide materials to understand and minimize copyright and plagiarism violations (Weisburg & Toor, 2015).
REFERENCES
AASL. (2018). National school library standards for learners, school librarians, and school libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Workbook for Selection Policy Writing. (2004, January 18). Retrieved October 10, 2019, from http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=dealing&Template/ContenManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=11173.
Weisburg, H. K., & Toor, R. (2015). New on the job: A school librarians guide to success, Second Edition. Chicago: American Library Association.
Partner
Partner
Teacher librarians and classroom teachers are partners (Weisburg & Toor, 2015) who create and co-teach assignments linked to the standards that include critical-thinking skills, technology and inquiry skills, teamwork skills and cultural awareness (AASL, 2018). Through this collaboration the teacher librarian encourages teachers to embrace “new skills, knowledge, and standards in the profession” (Iowa School Library Program Standards, 2019 p.7) that are current in education (Weisburg &Toor, 2015).
REFERENCES
AASL. (2018). National school library standards for learners, school librarians, and school libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Iowa School Library Program Standards. (2019, February). Retrieved September 30, 2019, from https://educateiowa.gov/documents/instruction/2019/03/iowa-school-library-program-standards.
Weisburg, H. K., & Toor, R. (2015). New on the job: A school librarians guide to success, Second Edition. Chicago: American Library Association.
Teacher
Teacher
A School librarian teaches to empower learners to be enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers and digital citizens (Weisburg & Toor, 2015).
Librarians encourage learners to develop a passion for reading by providing a multitude of quality literature with diverse topics to become lifelong readers (Iowa School Library Program Standards, 2019).
Librarians teach a systematic process of inquiry. According to the National School Library Standards (2018) ensuring that students use information of materials in specific and reflective ways is essential to learning. Learners who inquire take the first step in strengthening their intellectual skills.
Through modeling and clear teaching, librarians teach digital citizenship. The National School Library Standards (2018) states learners must demonstrate safe, legal and ethical knowledge of materials.
REFERENCES
AASL. (2018). National school library standards for learners, school librarians, and school libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Iowa School Library Program Standards. (2019, February). Retrieved September 30, 2019, from https://educateiowa.gov/documents/instruction/2019/03/iowa-school-library-program-standards. (added source)
Weisburg, H. K., & Toor, R. (2015). New on the job: A school librarians guide to success, Second Edition. Chicago: American Library Association.
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