[CALIBK12] Teacher Librarians / Classroom Teachers - How?

[Blanche Woolls]

Unfortunately, the only situation I have heard of where this was the 
"rule" was a high school with six professionals and they each taught a 
class in their area of expertise. It seemed a good way for them to 
interact in a different way with students and they could certainly make 
appropriate library use assignments in their own class. It also seemed to 
drive home the lesson that they were six professional teacher librarians. 
However, with six professionals, the library was not closed when they were 
teaching.

You must tell the principal that you must teach in the library and that it 
will be closed while you are teaching because having students strolling in 
and out will interrupt the Spanish class. It will also make the point with 
teachers that the library is not a library without your managing what goes 
on in that library.

What other teachers are doubling up on classes? How much is class size 
being raised? What teachers are teaching small numbers in their classes. 
I'm sure the principal is scrambling for solutions and at least you will 
be there the remainder of the time, Si?

Blanche

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008, Marie Slim wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> Our district has proposed that we Teacher-Librarians (who already have Library Experience students periods 0-6) ALSO teach one or two "fifths" of a subject.  (Mine would be Spanish).  Is there anyone out there who is doing this?  Does it work?  How does it affect student learning and student safety when the Teacher-Librarian is teaching a fifth (or two, or teaching an "online" class) and not supervising students in the Library?
>
> I know that many of you are down to one person in the library already - we still have two full-time people.  It has also been suggested that we "share" library techs.  How is this done?  What is its impact on student learning and safety?
>
> Thank you in advance for your responses.  I will post a HIT and I will only post your name if you request it.
>
> Marie Slim
> Teacher-Librarian
> Troy High School
> 2200 Dorothy Lane
> Fullerton, CA 92831
> Library hours: M - Th 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Fridays 6:30am to 3:30 p.m.
> phone: 714-626-4482
> fax: 714-626-4485
> http://www.ilovelibraries.com
> http://slimlibrary.blogspot.com/
> SraSlim at sbcglobal.net
>
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>
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