ETL504 FINAL REFLECTION

Well, the final assignment - the 3 year vision statement is in and now the wait begins for the mark

 This assignment was one of the most rewarding so far, especially when approaching from a real-life perspective of our current library. Many of the comments on the forum, echo this as well. Initially, the assignment seemed overwhelming and the only difficult part, really was in the setting out.

 There are plenty of ideas to try to instigate to improve our library service and it was immensely beneficial on focussing on the implementation of the new Australian Curriculum. Needing to understand what is on the horizon was extremely helpful in terms of the work I actually do each day, as we build towards resourcing these new innovations adequately.

 I really hope that we can try out some of my suggestions in the mission statement, because they were all based on professional reading as well as suggestions from our school principal. I have learnt so much in this course and this assignment really helped consolidate all the ideas and theories that I have learnt about in the past few years. I am including the reference list from my assignment because I believe that they can continue to be of benefit, should I ever have to present a 3-year vision to our principal.

 References

 American Association of School Librarians (2007). Standards for the 21st-Century learner. Chicago: Author.

Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) (2011). Retrieved 29 April, 2012 from http://www.acara.edu/curriculum/general_capabilities.html

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) (2005). The library and information sector: core knowledge, skills and attribute. Retrieved from http:www.alia.org.au/policies/core.knowledge.html

 Amoore, S & Gillespie, A. (2009). The early implications of the national curriculum: the way ahead for teacher librarians. ACCESS, 23(3), 16-18.


 Boyd, S. (2006). The connected library: a handbook for engaging users. Hawthorn Victoria: Utopia Press.

Cohen, L. (2006). A Librarian’s 2.0 Manifesto. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZblrRs3fkSU

 Fullan, M. (2001). Leading in a culture of change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Gibbs, R. (2003). Reframing the role of the teacher-librarian: the case for collaboration and flexibility. SCAN, 22(3), 4-7.

 La Marca, S. (Ed.). (2007). Rethink! Ideas for inspiring school library design. Carlton, Victoria: School Library Association of Victoria Inc.

 McEwan, M. (2009). Re-visioning the library: a whole school process. Scan, 28(4), 4-7.

 Paull, N. & Berry, M. (2011). A new library: a new direction. Scan, 30(3), 15-16.

 Sergiovanni, T.J. (2000). Deep changes and the power of localism. In The lifeworld of leadership:creating culture, community and personal meaning (pp.152-164). San Francisco : Jossey-Bass.

 St Philip’s Christian College, (2012). About us: our vision. Retrieved from http://www.spcc.nsw.edu.au/about.php

Sullivan, M. (2011). Planning school libraries, overcoming decision fatigue. In B. Hamilton & K. Fontichiaro (Eds.), School libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come. Retrieved from http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96705

Washington-Blair, A. (2011). Inspiring physical library spaces for high school students. In B. Hamilton & K. Fontichiaro (Eds.), School libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come. Retrieved from http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96705