Professional+Learning+Plan

=**Professional Learning Plan**=

An analysis of my experiences at site 1 has enabled me to identify the priorities of this library and the extent to which the strategies employed have achieved the goals of best practice. This analysis, in conjunction with my knowledge of theory and standards, and my own values and professional experience have all contributed to my current identity as a future TL. Aspiring to best practice compels me to evaluate my achievements so far, identify the areas that I need to develop and strategies that I can utilise in order to achieve my goals.

I have identified my strengths to be:


 * my knowledge and understanding of curriculum and learning theories that meet the needs of the students;
 * my ability to utilise ICTs in innovative ways to engage students;
 * my understanding of the research process and strategies to assist students in developing their information literacy skills;
 * identifying the importance of collaboration with class teachers in the development and resourcing of the curriculum;
 * identifying the need to justify and evaluate the decisions made when managing the library;
 * identifying the need for concise and explicit policies that guide staff in making decisions.


 * === Areas in Need of Development === || === Outcomes to be Achieved === || === Strategies for Achieving these Outcomes === ||
 * Library management || Further experience in using Oliver or another Library Management System and SCIS data to catalogue, collect data for culling and evaluating the collection. || SPP at local council library during the holidays and a smaller school library where the TL has more involvement in the general management of the resources. ||
 * || Oversee the collection development from the initial collaboration with teachers to plan the curriculum, identify the curriculum needs, source appropriate resources, evaluate them according to criteria, purchase, catalogue, prepare and shelve the resource. || SPP at a school that is developing the curriculum fro the next year (with the introduction of the National Curriculum, this will be a common task fro schools). ||
 * || Develop and justify a budget through the identification of the needs of the students and teachers, the goals of the library, and resources that will assist in reaching these goals. || SPP at a school that is preparing the budget for next year (in August) and assist with the preparation of the budget. ||
 * Policy development || Development of collection management and development policies that support the philosophies of the school. || Assist with the development of policies at SPP site 1 or another site that is developing policies. ||
 * || Develop criteria for assessing the value of a resource prior to purchase. || Assist with the development of resource selection criteria at SPP site 1 or another site that is developing criteria. ||
 * Professional Networking || Increase contacts with other TLs || Continue oztl_net subscription. Join other professional bodies. ||
 * Promotion of reading and literacy support || Strategies for promoting reading and improving literacy for low ability readers || SPP at a school servicing low socio-economic families or high ESL student ratio ||
 * || Work collaboratively to plan literature programs to improve student outcomes || SPP at a school that has the TL and class teacher work closely together to plan and implement literature/ literacy programs that compliment each other. ||
 * Implementing ICTs within the research process || Develop strategies to implement ICTs to enhance information literacy skills of students || SPP at a school that utilises ICTs extensively to enhance information literacy skills of students. ||
 * Strategies to evaluate the improvement in student outcomes || Developing strategies to collect evidence and evaluate the library’s effect on student outcomes in order to improve library services and programs || Further research on evaluation strategies in libraries. SPP at a school that utilises these strategies. ||