ASLA XXIII Biennial Conference - Pru Mitchell & Anne Girolami - As the Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL) are implemented, teacher librarians ask where they fit in this framework. In this workshop, members of a cross-association working party will provide an overview of the standards and recommendations for their use in the school library context. Participants will be encouraged to contribute strategies for collecting and presenting evidence relevant to their context.

1. Where are
teacher librarians
in professional standards?
AN N E G I R O L AM I
P R U M I T C H E L L
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2. Where are teacher librarians…
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ASLA/ALIA Professional standards of
excellence for teacher librarians [2005]
Policy Advisory Project Team [PAPT]
Anne Girolami, Chair of Policy Advisory Project Team [PAPT]
Members Standards Working Party:
Pru Mitchell, Margo Pickworth, Jenny Uther, Anne Plowman
Australian Institute for Teaching and School
Leadership [AITSL] launched national
standards for teachers in 2011

3. Where are the teacher standards…
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Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
domains – knowledge, practice, engagement
standards - seven
focus areas with descriptors – approx 4 - 6
career stages – graduate, proficient, highly
accomplished, lead
www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au

4. certification.aitsl.edu.au
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Screenshot used with permission of AITSL

5. NSW Institute
of Teachers
Teachers
Registration
Board of NT
Universities
The state we’re in
Teachers
Registration
Board
SA
Teachers
Registration
Board
WA
Queensland
College of
Teachers
Teachers
Registration
Board of Tas
Vic Institute
of Teaching
ACT
Teacher
Quality
Institute

6. Evidence
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Screenshot used with permission of AITSL
aitsl.edu.au/verve/_resources/Documentary_evidence_supplement.pdf

7. Activity 1
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Form groups of 3 or 4
Introduce yourself ie name, school, role
Briefly explain your experience of using
standards in your workplace
Identify and list three main points from your
group
Nominate a reporter

8. Example
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1.1Physical, social and intellectual development and
characteristics of students
Use teaching strategies based on knowledge of students’
physical, social and intellectual development and
characteristics to improve student learning.
Teacher librarians deal with all students in the school
community and cater for all levels of development.
Examples of evidence
• Lesson plans/units of work incorporating teaching strategies, tailored
to particular student group
• Worksheets/online learning activities designed for particular students
• Seating plan/physical arrangement of space to maximise student
learning in the library
• Tailored reading recommendations that matched student
characteristics and interests

9. Activity 2
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Each group is assigned a Standard
Feedback
Check for clarity of examples
Make any amendments
Suggest other examples
Hand these back to presenters in 15 mins

10. AITSL websites
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aitsl.edu.au
teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au
Screenshots used with permission of AITSL

11. Self Assessment
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selfassessment.aitsl.edu.au
Screenshot used with permission of AITSL

12. Clearinghouse: professional reading
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clearinghouse.aitsl.edu.au
Screenshot used with permission of AITSL

13. Illustrations of Practice
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teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/Illustrations/ViewIOP/IOP00148
Screenshot used with permission of AITSL

14. Teacher feature
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teacherfeature.aitsl.edu.au/node/181
Screenshot used with permission of AITSL

15. Surveys
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aitsl.edu.au/consultations/surveys.html
Screenshot used with permission of AITSL

16. Activity 3
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Find a different partner
Locate a different standard
Annotate this standard by:
listing ways of collecting or recording evidence
making any amendments to others evidence
suggesting other examples

17. Curating your evidence
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collecting
reflecting
tagging
linking
selecting
presenting
collecting
reflecting
Recording
Organising
Applying
scoop.it/t/new-scheme-teacher-stuff

18. Blog as
portfolio
Create a category or
a tag for each
standard
Categorise or tag
each post that
provides evidence of
that standard
Find the link for each
category or tag and
create a top level
links page
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jlamshed.edublogs.org
Screenshot used by permission Jarrod Lamshed

19. ASLA documentation
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Evidence guide for teacher librarians in the highly
accomplished career stage
- available in Members’ Section of ASLA website shortly
Evidence guide for teacher librarians in the
proficient career stage
- due by the end of 2013
Evidence guide for teacher librarians in the lead
career stage
– stay tuned