Teacher Librarian as Leader

"Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. "

"Technology should therefore play an important role in education if we want to provide teachers with learning environments that support 21st century methods of teaching and, most important, if we want to provide students with the skills they need to succeed."

"The best modern workplace skills for students to have are the ones that foster trust, promote a leadership mindset, and create productive results."

An article on change as part of a commercial product.

Interview with Simon Sinek on leadership change in higher education.

Author Elena Aguilar hopes that when educators build their own resilience they'll not only continue teaching, but they'll have more energy to change the systems that are depleting them. She offers a series of reflections and activities that teachers can do together throughout the year can build habits that cultivate resilience.

"Unleashing the instructional leadership of librarians to foster schools that are future ready"

Recommend! A helpful infographic is available as a download which can be printed and displayed on your pin board at home or work.

The 21st century leader with influence: "owning your space" with "micro authority" and "gravity", being "authentic to gain trust" and "the most influential when you are the most quietest".

Please indulge my tounge in cheek "have a go" attitude to posting in this group. We saw the new Lion King movie this afternoon so I delved in to a little light reading for a Sunday night. Just for enjoyment.

Creating a personal brand or being conscious of "what people say about you when you are nit in the room".

An opposition to the Taylor-ian vision - work as a resource to develop people rather than people as a resource to do the work. Interesting.

Interview with an English Head Teacher about becoming a new school leader.

Great advice about connecting with ALL stakeholders when leading.

A brief case study of leading by example of committing to personal professional development and evidence-based change in a high school.

In the Library With the Lead Pipe is a peer reviewed, open access library journal. This article is about the leadership opportunities that are available to women, especially early in their careers.

TLs as thought leaders and design leaders - considering diversity, representation and inclusion in our resources, our space design, our patrons and ourselves.

I think that skills in networking are vital for TLs as leaders - networking and advocacy being highly related. Here are some tips for those of us not naturally inclined to the process.

Tips on self-care for school librarians to avoid burnout. Not strictly leadership related, but it is hard to lead effectively if you are burnt out! Adapted to the school library context from a presentation given by academic and public library librarians - some of the content has an American flavour, but much is applicable to the Australian context.

"Current education is calling on schools to transition into a new paradigm of learning. We can see this in the challenges given through current standards (e.g., Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and International Standards for Technology in Education), the demands of the work place, the complexity of the world, and lack of effectiveness of the "stand and deliver" method of teaching. 21st century teaching and learning is this new paradigm that is trying to create students that will be problem solvers and critical thinkers. Our society is changing at such a rapid pace; we, as educators, are preparing students for jobs that don't exist yet. This means we have to change how we teach and how we lead our schools."