The Professional Knowledge Standards outline the knowledge required by Teacher Libraians (TL) to provide excellent service to the school and wider community. The four standards in which a TL must strive for professional excellence inlcude:
1.1 understand the principles of lifelong learning
1.2 know about learning and teaching across curriculum areas and developmental areas
1.3 have a rich understanding of the school community and curriculum
1.4 have a specialist knowledge of information, resources, technology and library management
1.1 Knowledge of the principles of lifelong learning
Excellent teacher librarians: • are well-informed about information literacy theory and practice • thoroughly understand how all learners develop and apply lifelong learning skills and strategies • have a sound understanding of how children and young adults become independent readers • comprehensively understand the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in lifelong learning
1.2 Knowledge of learning and teaching
Excellent teacher librarians: • have a detailed knowledge of current educational pedagogy • are thoroughly familiar with the information literacy and information needs, skills and interests of learners • fully understand the need to cater for the social, cultural and developmental backgrounds of learners in program implementation and curriculum resourcing
1.3 Knowledge of curriculum
Excellent teacher librarians: • have a comprehensive understanding of literacy, literature for children and young adults, curriculum and specifi c programs in their schools • have a detailed knowledge of how to promote and foster reading • have a sound understanding of current assessment theory and processes
1.4 Knowledge of library and information management
Excellent teacher librarians: • understand that professionally managed and resourced school libraries are crucial to the achievements of the school community • have a rich professional knowledge of national standards for library and information management • have a comprehensive understanding of national standards for information retrieval
The Professional Knowledge Standards outline the knowledge required by Teacher Libraians (TL) to provide excellent service to the school and wider community. The four standards in which a TL must strive for professional excellence inlcude:
1.1 understand the principles of lifelong learning
1.2 know about learning and teaching across curriculum areas and developmental areas
1.3 have a rich understanding of the school community and curriculum
1.4 have a specialist knowledge of information, resources, technology and library management
1.1 Knowledge of the principles of lifelong learning
Excellent teacher librarians:• are well-informed about information literacy theory and practice
• thoroughly understand how all learners develop and apply lifelong learning skills and strategies
• have a sound understanding of how children and young adults become independent readers
• comprehensively understand the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in lifelong learning
1.2 Knowledge of learning and teaching
Excellent teacher librarians:• have a detailed knowledge of current educational pedagogy
• are thoroughly familiar with the information literacy and information needs, skills and interests of learners
• fully understand the need to cater for the social, cultural and developmental backgrounds of learners in program implementation and curriculum resourcing
1.3 Knowledge of curriculum
Excellent teacher librarians:• have a comprehensive understanding of literacy, literature for children and young adults, curriculum and specifi c programs in their schools
• have a detailed knowledge of how to promote and foster reading
• have a sound understanding of current assessment theory and processes
1.4 Knowledge of library and information management
Excellent teacher librarians:• understand that professionally managed and resourced school libraries are crucial to the achievements of the school community
• have a rich professional knowledge of national standards for library and information management
• have a comprehensive understanding of national standards for information retrieval