Professional+Learning+Plan

**"Library of the Future in plain English" (accessed via youtube.com, 2011)**
 || - How to cover a book (with Library Aide) - Using LIB_Code and the ‘magic wand’ for checking out books to students/staff. - How to control two learning spaces simultaneously - A brief explanation and exploration of the Dewey system - How to prioritise the ‘to do’ list daily. - The procedure for culling books. - The process involved in ordering new books (the initial process) - Planning for special needs classes. || - How do books get repaired? Where should they be sent? - Practice putting together a display. - What processes I need to follow when planning for specific lessons. - Exploring how to develop a library policy. - Timetabling classes and planning time. - Preparing a budget and resource allocation. || - Ask, ask, ask! Whether it be the TL or other Library staff, I won’t know unless I ask. - Continue a relationship with the TL at my current SPP – he is a wealth of knowledge! - Exploring beyond my own SPP and branching out into other types of libraries such as local council libraries or a high school library. - Becoming a member of a professional association such as ASLA and OZ_TL - Attending relevant PD and conferences of both local and state capacity. - Taking time to read appropriate TL literature. || - Teachers are just a visually stimulated as children are so bright coloured and attractive displays of resources are a great way to get teacher’s to take a closer look. - Clever ideas such as a coffee machine and lounge area in the teacher resource room are a great way to not only draw on the senses, but also encourage the teaching community into the library for a chat! - Always have a back up plan in case technology doesn’t cooperate during a lesson (such as the server is down) - That TL’s are the ultimate ‘multi-taskers’ and manage to balance everything wonderfully! - That a sound knowledge of information technology is a prerequisite for any TL. || - I need more exposure to elements of circulation such as cataloguing, labelling and covering books. My plan is to spend sections of my release time and after school at my own school working with the Library Aide. My principal has been kind enough to designate my playground duties in the library so I can benefit from maximum time working on these skills
 * = ** My experiences gained whilst at my SPP ** ||= ** What do I wish to experience in future SPP? ** ||= ** How can I find the information I need? ** ||= ** What tips and tricks have I learned so far? ** ||= What do I plan to do in the future?
 * - Cataloguing, an introduction to SCIS.

- I recently spoke to a lady who co-ordinates a mobile library for outback students, I am looking forward to interviewing her in the future!

- I would like to encourage more readers into my own school library by developing reading groups for lower, middle and upper year levels. ||