Readings

﻿Re the Hargreaves and Fink reading, 'Sustaining Leadership', the idea of sustainable leadership really struck me. It ties in with an article by Lyn Hay and Coleen Foley where they talk about 'populating the [TL] profession'; that is, investing in mentoring and leadership opportunities and rather than just advocating for (or what might often in reality be //defending////)// the TL role, //evidating// (my own word!) - advocating but doing so through irrefutable evidence-based practice.

Also in Hargreaves and Fink, the thread of authenticity - 'authentic leadership' unearthing authentic learning (for both teachers and subsequently students), linking with the Lambert reading that discusses 'capturing the imagination'.

(....just a little side quote that I have at the front of my teaching program: "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." (Dorothy Parker).) Love this quote Kate!

Kate

Some references I think could be appropriate/important to include (referencing may not be perfect - it's still a work in progress after nearly 5 years of study!):

The TL standards: Australian School Library Association (ASLA) and Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). (2004). Standards of professional excellence for teacher librarians. Retrieved from []

Henri, J. and Asselin, M. (Eds.) (2005). The information literate school community 2. Wagga Wagga: Charles Sturt University Centre for Information Studies. Retrieved from Charles Sturt University Library Reserve, [] Also Chapter 11 of this book (by Spence) is great - I saw it listed somewhere (can't remember where exactly), and ordered a photocopy of that chapter from the SCU library. I think we should reference the book as a whole.

Haycock, K. (1999). Fostering collaboration, leadership and information literacy: common behaviours of uncommon principals and faculties. NASSP Bulletin, 83(65), 82-87. DOI: 10.1177/019263659908360512 State of New South Wales through the NSW Department of Education and Training. (2007). Information skills in the school: engaging learners in constructing knowledge. Retrieved from the NSW Department of Education Website, []

Jess