I started as a TL this year in a K-12 school. The three areas I see the role falling into are; 1) Teaching 2) IT specialist and 3) Support librarian (assistant, database administrator, displays etc).
It is a very challenging role and one most schools, in my experience, do not have or do not fully utilise. It seems very different from the traditional librarian model. In our school, as the technology element expands, the time required for this really impacts the teaching/curriculum/colaborative time. Also, the practical side of keeping up with current practise (technology/list servs etc.) is daunting.
The three readings; Herring/Purcell/lamb & Jonhnson, though different, are not mutually exclusive. They seem to be saying similar things but have a different emphasis.
I believe that as our core business are our clients ie. the staff (supporting student learning) and students (supporting their learning), they are the focus of our role. The rest is supporting this work. What do others think?
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