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Towards an information literate school community: the teacher librarian and principal as transformational leaders. An article outline by Crittle, McDonnell, Wadley & Walsh. Audience and Outcomes. Principals will develop understandings of: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Towards an information literate school community:
the teacher librarian and principal as transformational leaders.
An article outline by Crittle, McDonnell, Wadley & Walsh.
Principals will develop understandings of:
cultural change necessary to prepare students for the Information Age
value of TLs within models of shared leadership
concepts ‘Lead Learning Team’ and ‘transformational leaders’
shared decision-making’s integral role in developing an ILSC
Audience and Outcomes
Too many schools prepare students for an industrial society which no longer exists.
Confounded by the rapid rate of technological change, schools can find themselves unsuccessful in their attempts to creatively manage quality systems for 21st Century learners.
Needs analysis
The article describes how:
A quality school functioning as an ILSC is one in which all stakeholders work cohesively and collaboratively to become empowered as lifelong learners.
What is an Information Literate School Community (ILSC)?
The article will explain how:
“QUALITY in education is what makes learning a pleasure and a joy.....It takes a quality experience to create an independent learner.”
(Tribus, 1993, p. 6)
What is an Information Literate School Community (ILSC)?
The article provides conclusive evidence to show that when a school community integrates information literacy (IL) across the curriculum, student content knowledge improves, as does understanding of strategies for effective independent research.
How does the ILSC lead to improved student outcomes?
This sort of change requires the school to undergo a paradigm shift, changing their structure, culture and goals.
Change of this magnitude can be difficult to achieve.
Whole school change
It is vital that the principal helps the school community understand and embrace information literacy.
A principal who creates ‘cognitive compliance’ (Bennett, 2001, p 113) and ‘shared moral purpose’ (Fullan, 2004, p 13) will be more likely to achieve an ILSC.
Facilitating change
The TL has the power to help create ‘cognitive compliance’ and ‘shared moral purpose’.
This power comes in two forms:
knowledge the ability to empower others
The teacher librarian - the principal’s partner in creating an ILSC
Knowledge: The TL’s training in IL can be used to professionally develop the school community.
Empowerment: The TL comes into contact with all teachers and students. When combined with their expertise in collaboration, this makes them highly influential.
The power to create change
Evidence shows transformational leadership positively effects student learning outcomes (Mulford, 2003, pp.109–124).
Transformational leaders: inspire shape the vision for creation of an
ILSC set goals for the ILSC facilitate creation of Lead Learning
Team (LLT) (Hough & Paine, 1997, pp. 109–124).
The TL and principal become ‘transformational leaders’
Information in
Information out
Lead learning team
TL facilitates Lead Learning Team comprised of members representing all stakeholders in the school community.
administrators
wider community
parents
school council or
board
students
teachers
administrative representative
student representative
parent representative
council or board representative
TL & principal
lead & facilitate
wider community representative teacher
representative
TLs have transferable skills as:
team-building mentors consensus-building facilitators innovators within the sphere of IL
They provide leadership within the LLT for school-wide SDM processes which are open, inclusive, culturally-affirming and supportive of the ILSC.
TL’s role in shared decision-making (SDM):
School-wide SDM Process Diagram:
SHARED VISION
and BELIEFS
CONSENSUS APPROACH
SUPPORT TRUST
OPEN COMMUNICATION
SENSE OF TEAM
SDM for EVERYDAY
SITUATIONS:Use of
systemic processes & procedures
SDM for LEARNING SITUATIONS: Needs-based task teams are assembled
LEAD LEARNING TEAM
ACHIEVEMENT OF END GOAL(S) followed by evaluation, revision & renewal
The TL will act as the primary source for ongoing professional development of all teachers, in IL .
“From an IL perspective the work of the teacher librarian must be geared towards the primary client group (teachers)…”
(Henri, 2005, p. 8)
Professional Development
Structure for delivery of professional development
Teacher from LLT
Teacher from LLT
Teacher from LLT
Teacher from LLT
TL Group of Teachers
Group of Teachers
Group of Teachers
Group of Teachers
The success of any structural or leadership change is dependant upon continual re-evaluation.
The two key components that require evaluation and measurement are:
change in leadership/decision-making structure
integration of IL into the school community
Evaluation
To prepare students for the 21st Century schools must change. Using the unique capabilities of the TL, the principal can combine the benefits of a program of information literacy with the power of transformational leadership, to meet this challenge.
Conclusion
Bennett, N. (2001). Power, structure and culture: an organisational view of school effectiveness and school improvement. In A. Harris & N. Bennett (Eds.), School effectiveness and school improvement alternative perspectives (pp. 89 - 122). London: Continuum.
Fullan, M. (2004). Leading in a culture of Change. San Francisco: Jossey -Bass.
Henri, J. (2005). What is an information literate school community and what are the implications for teacher librarians? Unpublished book chapter.
Hough, M., & Paine, J. (1997). Collaborative decision making with teams. In Creating quality learning communities. (pp. 110 - 127). South Melbourne: Macmillan.
Mulford, B. (2003). Balance and Learning: Crucial Elements in Leadership for Democratic Schools. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2(2), pp. 109–124.Tribus, M. (1993). Quality management in education. Retrieved August 15th,
2009, from http://www.langfordlearning.com/Resource%20Folder/Papers/Myron Trubus/Quality%20Mgmt%20in%20Education.htm
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