Open AccessA Case Study of Partners in Educational Change: Teacher-Librarians and Pre-service Teachers
Author(s) -
Marlene Asselin,
Jo-Anne Naslund
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl8118
Subject(s) - practicum , curriculum , teacher education , school library , information literacy , pedagogy , resource (disambiguation) , psychology , medical education , mathematics education , library science , computer science , medicine , computer network
This case study aimed to clarify the role of the teacher-librarian and the nature of the school library program to pre-service teachers. Nineteen pre-service teachers collaboratively planned curriculum with teacher-librarians in their practicum schools. Data consisted of pre- and post-experience concept maps and interviews with all participants. Results showed pre-service teachers (a) significantly increased their knowledge of collaboration, resource-based learning, and information literacy, and (b) learned that collaboration helps refine and extend their teaching ideas. Teacher-librarians identified flexible scheduling and collaborative culture as conditions for curriculum-based library programs. Authentic experiences with teacher-librarians appear to be a promising means of preparing new teachers as partners.