Saturday, May 22, 2010
One lazy day
Today exhausted after having a sick son.., I revieved the det foundation statements across the KLA's and trying to link them with the teaching statements. I feel like I'm going no where at times. I'm going back to traditional methods trying to tackle this assignment... Cutting and pasting things on pieces of cardboard... The visual learner I am... Trying to see the bigger picture
Friday, May 21, 2010
Looking at Teacher Librarian Standards and link with real life examples...
reading and re-reading those teaching standards and trying to find empirical evidence to support my three choices. There is so much around but not relevant, and i think they need to be organised. Its interesting what people view as "quality".
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Mad about ETL 401... Assignment Part A
While I have been researching, reading and working hard, and after my study leave yesterday, i continue to find more about 3 learning models.
The Pitts/Stripling Research Model is an intersting one, I realise how crucial these research models are in teaching at schools, and it starts from young. The Pitts/Stripling model intergrates, concludes and conceptualises so this leads to students being able to reflect and sythesise = higher order thinking. All the different research models reflect well with the quality teaching framework and I found using these models to help plan lessons gains a true reflection of the quality teaching framework. In partiicular this model is a 10 step model, and when comparing this to the big6 and Kuhlauthau models i see that they also reflect on different learning theories... GREAT.... ONE... OLI... reflecting back to the Education Degree... Good work skinner and Blooms now your work is linked to these research models... i hope that now it works well in my assignment... i missed taking my son on his swimming lesson all due to ETL 401 thankyou... LOL
The Pitts/Stripling Research Model is an intersting one, I realise how crucial these research models are in teaching at schools, and it starts from young. The Pitts/Stripling model intergrates, concludes and conceptualises so this leads to students being able to reflect and sythesise = higher order thinking. All the different research models reflect well with the quality teaching framework and I found using these models to help plan lessons gains a true reflection of the quality teaching framework. In partiicular this model is a 10 step model, and when comparing this to the big6 and Kuhlauthau models i see that they also reflect on different learning theories... GREAT.... ONE... OLI... reflecting back to the Education Degree... Good work skinner and Blooms now your work is linked to these research models... i hope that now it works well in my assignment... i missed taking my son on his swimming lesson all due to ETL 401 thankyou... LOL
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Areas of Importance: Time Management and Conflict Resolution
I feel the three main areas addresssed in Topic 6 readings are:
1. Importance of Optimism
2. Positive Attitude
3. Priotising Matters
Covey highlights time management and self evaluation and self magnagment skills. His matrix shows how to prirotise and shows attempts people use and what people say.
All 3 essential readings outline the importance of building relationships and listening to what people say.
Goal is to be: intuitive and organised. I need to assess priorities and steer away from emotion.
1. Importance of Optimism
2. Positive Attitude
3. Priotising Matters
Covey highlights time management and self evaluation and self magnagment skills. His matrix shows how to prirotise and shows attempts people use and what people say.
All 3 essential readings outline the importance of building relationships and listening to what people say.
Goal is to be: intuitive and organised. I need to assess priorities and steer away from emotion.
Module 6
After reading all the others, i realised i have to re-read 6 to clarify a few things.
Definatly even before i become a TL I realised to some extent the importance of "time management", but now its even more vital. I remember when i first started as a TL in 2008. I was overwhelmed with work. I didnt know how to even use Oasis properly and i was asked to do all these things. After going to a 1 day crash course on Oasis I was expected to know hoow to do eveything... Yeah right.
The "Libraries Guide for Dummies" still comes in handy. It was a guide that I used in the library that helps me over come problems that i see may arries... As we are expected to "know it all".
After reading about time management. It gave me ideas on how to change things that im doing at the moment... (im always tryling new things in the library).
Definatly even before i become a TL I realised to some extent the importance of "time management", but now its even more vital. I remember when i first started as a TL in 2008. I was overwhelmed with work. I didnt know how to even use Oasis properly and i was asked to do all these things. After going to a 1 day crash course on Oasis I was expected to know hoow to do eveything... Yeah right.
The "Libraries Guide for Dummies" still comes in handy. It was a guide that I used in the library that helps me over come problems that i see may arries... As we are expected to "know it all".
After reading about time management. It gave me ideas on how to change things that im doing at the moment... (im always tryling new things in the library).
TWO WEEKS AGO...
I was doing ETL 401 assignment and I had finally realised the importance of professionalism of being a TL... using professional journals and OZ TL Net... Its taken me this long to realise the benifits...
I realised the importance of the library needing a blanaced collection.
The importance of having a collection policy and now since ive done one... It is now a working one for my school... which it did not have previously... All that HARD work finally paid off in some way.
I realised the importance of keeping up to date in order to promote a 21 century library.
The librray must address the needs and intersets of its users.
Going forward developing and linking the library website to Web 2.0 applications such as Wikis and Blog will promote a transparent learning community. The learning community can share and re-use information.
Continuing to research and plan for teaching and resource management plays a pivotal role in keeping the library visible (Oberg, 2006). This ensures that the library is seen as a place that matches the needs of the school community.
I realised the importance of the library needing a blanaced collection.
The importance of having a collection policy and now since ive done one... It is now a working one for my school... which it did not have previously... All that HARD work finally paid off in some way.
I realised the importance of keeping up to date in order to promote a 21 century library.
The librray must address the needs and intersets of its users.
Going forward developing and linking the library website to Web 2.0 applications such as Wikis and Blog will promote a transparent learning community. The learning community can share and re-use information.
Continuing to research and plan for teaching and resource management plays a pivotal role in keeping the library visible (Oberg, 2006). This ensures that the library is seen as a place that matches the needs of the school community.
Misconceptions of what is the library...
My library, at wor, seen as the place where i set up kits for teaching and accession books... really according to some pple.
These misconceptions may lead to poor program plannin and lack of time to include the teacher librraian as part of schools programming and the library program. In many schools the library is seen as an add on to the curriculum rather than an inclusive process (Kuhlthau, 1993)
And sadly since 1993 it still seen like this in many schools.
A common problem in the role of the TL is the failure to understand the role. People make judgements of what a TL is based on precnceptions rather than facts. This leads top the TL becoming invisible to the other teachers in the school (Oberg,2006). This then starts a viscious cycle: FRUSTRATION and FAILURE...
These misconceptions may lead to poor program plannin and lack of time to include the teacher librraian as part of schools programming and the library program. In many schools the library is seen as an add on to the curriculum rather than an inclusive process (Kuhlthau, 1993)
And sadly since 1993 it still seen like this in many schools.
A common problem in the role of the TL is the failure to understand the role. People make judgements of what a TL is based on precnceptions rather than facts. This leads top the TL becoming invisible to the other teachers in the school (Oberg,2006). This then starts a viscious cycle: FRUSTRATION and FAILURE...
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