Roles and Goals
By the time I finish up the T-L Diploma program, it will have taken me six years. I joke that I am completing the slowest Diploma ever. But, there is something to be said for being the proverbial slow and steady tortoise ! Several of my courses have devoted a module to the "Role of the Teacher-Librarian," and I have had the chance to come back to that question along different points in my professional development, and in my life. I've been able to collect some favourite tropes along the way. And, I've been able to appreciate how their meaning shifts when I go back to them at a different stage of the journey. Favourite Trope #1: The Remixer I first watched this video pre-Covid. Ray's discussion of advocacy was helpful then, but it rings even more true now. This year, with staff shortages and the time in our T-L schedules really shrinking, I appreciate my supportive admin that endorses my Pro-D, and I make sure I communicate with them about this learning and its be...