I agree with everything Rob says about the need to teach to our standards
and advocacy being a fulltime job etc but I do NOT believe we are "spinning"
our wheels when we advocate for flexible scheduling or some variation
thereof. If we teach, model, promote our skills and profession and do
professional development then we are doing our jobs. If we are teaching in
isolation or worse yet, babysitting without making known the advantages of a
more flexible model I think we are doing a disservice to our students, staff
and our profession. If library teachers do not try to improve the profession
WHO will? Remember "The Invisible Librarian?" Don't throw out the baby
with the bath water. :-)
> Instead of spinning our wheels trying to facilitate a change, it may be
> better to make sure WE are teaching to OUR content standards (district
> and state, as well as ALA's Information Power). Kids will get the basic
> information, teachers see us as content teachers (not story time or
> babysitters), parents learn what important skills we teach,
> administrators see us as specialists providing teaching on skills that
> are not duplicated in any other area.
>
> When I taught in elementary library (10 years), I taught IL classes for
> teachers, librarians, and administrators on district and state level.
> And did collaborative lessons when able to 'make an opportunity'. But it
> is virtually a full time job modeling and teaching IL skills without the
> above.
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Sandy Kelly LMS/NBPTS
Carlisle School Library
Carlisle, MA 01741
sandyk@massed.net
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