Teacher Librarian
Camira State School
- Facilitate staff to implement and resource the Australian Curriculum
- Plan and teach lessons to engage students from Prep to Year 7 and stimulate their intellectual curiosity within the context of the Australian Curriculum
- Developed and implementing whole school Digital Citizenship and Guided Inquiry programs
- Developed, manage and facilitate various blogs including School Library, Classroom, Travel Buddy (in conjunction with various other school libraries within my district), Lego Robotics, Information Literacy (current university studies) as well as guiding individual students in their own blog management (e.g. Sarah)
- Introductory stages of implementing a school iPad program
- School coordinator of Education Queensland's U2B (Upper 2 bands) maths online learning program
- Support parents in proper library procedures and communicate regularly through fortnightly online newsletters
- School website design, coordination and maintenance
- Provide literature guidance and a stimulating environment which promotes and supports a love of reading
- Facilitator of Professional Development for all staff in ICT’s (including iPads)
- Actively involved in the schools extra curricular program including facilitator of the bi-weekly Lego Robotics Club (team entry in First Lego League Competition 2012)
- OneSchool Administrator – including reporting, curriculum, behaviour, roll marking and timetabling
- Attend and supervise major school functions/events, such as the school disco and fete
- Attend regular meetings with the principal
- Participate in and occasionally run whole school, junior and senior assemblies
- Attend operational meetings such as Year Level Coordinators and Program Managers
- Managed Internet Service (MIS) Administrator
- Digital Pedagogical Licence holder (Education Queensland's second level of the Smart Classrooms Professional Development Framework)
- ICT and Resource Centre coordinator (including budgets)
- Coordinator of yearly Reader’s Cup competition (interschool)
- Administering the web-based library system (Oliver)
- Coordinate Book Fairs, Book Week and other literature based activities throughout the year
- Manage the day to day running of the library ensuring resources and equipment are ordered, well maintained and readily available to students and staff
- Fulfill all professional obligations relating to the effective running of the Library, administration and delivery of the curriculum; which include: meeting all deadlines, fulfilling timetable commitment, fulfilling supervisory duties, maintaining good order and discipline among students in accordance with the school’s procedures, encourage excellent learning habits with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work/homework, managing and developing Library Assistant
- Coordinate lunchtime activities including student clubs (Reading and Writing, Book Club, Drawing, Games), Lego Robotics, dancing, computer games, Wii and chess
- Coordinate student library helpers
- Continual participation in professional development including library network meetings, State Library conferences, ICT Learning Innovation Centre (Sunshine Coast), Syba Signs conferences, Education Queensland online workshops
- Member of ICT and Literacy committees
- Remain abreast of developments in education generally, but specifically within the areas of Teacher Librarianship, Children’s Literature and the use of information technology