Personal+Skills

Discusses the 4 characteristics of change leader - Anticipates, analyzes acts affirms - leanne S (Sorry to put in so late)

Personal Skills I think we need to find more articles for this section - could also user Houser? article - Leanne s - I will try & find some more

I might be a bit off track here but the article spoke to me about the relevance of the TL in developing standards for students learning. I particularly liked the pizza analogy. (And, I uploaded this all by myself, thanks to Kate's instructions) Angela....Well done Angela. Kate.

Kate: I like the article and the theme but my problem with this one is that the usable bits are quotes from people's emails and blogs. I don't think it is high level enough.

- this article may help - leanne S

**TEXT - Winzenried Big Tick**
Kate: Pg 69. Unique qualities of the TL. Leading from the middle. TL has a wide knowledge of curriculum at every level, rarely shared by other members of staff. Potential to change whole school environments. TL's can develop the opportunity to influence through relationships...the extent to which the tl can maintain relationships will determine the ability to influence.

Pg. 75 TL's need to meet client needs in order to maintain relevance in 21st C. Need to build trust with staff and students "create a relationship between user and information that will stand the test of time (and lead to lifelong learning)"



Kate: This one discusses the TL as leader in the school. pg2. The research in this area also supports the contention that teacher librarians must embrace their leadership role in technology integration. A compilation of recent state studies results (Scholastic, 2008) examined the teacher librarian and the impact on student achievement and identifies two roles of the teacher librarian that impact student achievement: leader and technology facilitator. In those studies, teacher librarians who exhibited leadership were more likely to plan cooperatively with teachers, teach cooperatively with teachers, provide training for teachers, and take responsibility for technology integration (e.g., Lance, Rodney, & Hamilton-Pennell, 2000). Most importantly noted was the connection between leadership and collaboration, in that classroom teachers were more willing to collaborate with the teacher librarian if she or he had taken the initiative to become an assertive, involved leader in the school (e.g., Rodney, Lance, & Hamilton-Pennell, 2002). = **Big Tick**= = = Kate: Pg33 talks about the TL as a leader in providing information literacy instruction in the school and to teachers

= Big tick= Donham lists atributes of a leader as 1. technical competence 2. Conceptual skills 3. People skills 4. Judgement 5. Character He applied these attributes to the role of the TL. Kate = = =[|tonhauser] Big Tick= Masters Dissertation "Teacher-librarians can help bridge this gap by providing technology collaboration, leadership, and workshops to their colleagues. - a great quote to support our case The role of the TL has evolved significantly since the CSLA document was created. Murray (2000) redefines the TL role as providing leadership with existing technologies and the introduction of new technologies, thus extending the role into a “cybrarian.” Cybrarian is “a person whose job is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web” (Merriam-Webster Online, 2009, p. 1). According to Murray (2000), teacher-librarians evolving as cybrarians have seven new roles that are fundamental in providing technology leadership in relation to the Internet: this article is supported by well respected academics in TL circles - Leanne S