Dragon+librarians+come+out+fighting

  [] Published 24/5/2011 as a result of the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Teacher librarianship and School Libraries This article was copied and put on our door with some leading questions for our clientele asking how well we are fufilling our duties. Simultaneously we have launched a competition asking for feedback with a prize to be awarded for the most helpful response.  [] which led to David's creative response. Read David Strempel's wonderful poem! [] This report was downloaded and circulated to our library team and our Principal within an hour of its release on 23/5/2011. Thanks to Mathew, Jack, Katrina and Riley of Year 11 for their encouragement the photographs below were taken 25/5/2011 during period 1 in support of campaign comments posted on the OZ_TLNET listserv! The day began began by delivering some more flash cards to a year 8 student preparing for his examinations and the prize for our 140 character competiton to the School Captain/Information Services Captain for awarding during Assembly. Students come in as soon as I open to work, select novels, check the news on the school intranet screen and the 24 hour news channel. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Period 1 & 2 working with study students, assisting with Art, Health and Human Development, and Hospitality. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Recess was very busy, lots of work due before examinations. Some playing cards. Some checking emails. Some reading. Morning tea on the run. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">

====Period 3 & 4 working with Agricutural Science students on claymations for a Dairy trip, assisting with German, French, Italian VSL, Economics DECV, and a variety of school based subjects during Year 11 study.====

Lunchtime: Students finishing their China trip report, students interacting with the xbox kinect, students reading. Lunch on the run.
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Period 5 teaching my Year 12 Revolutions class (yes, I am a teacher too) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Period 6 working with Year 12 Biology students on immune topics: claymation, prezi, PowerPoint. Using Pathfinder developed to support them in finding resources. Year 10 guided reading period Period 5: everyone engrossed in their chosen novels. Couple of new titles requested. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">After school assisting to run staff professional learning with our Innovation Tribe. Students also working on Biology. Left work at 5.30 after a satisfying day. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Worked on Library issues from 8.30 until 9.30pm (quite a short day really).