Well, this is the start of a new subject and we have been instructed to comment on what we already know about TL's and their place in the school organisation.
If I had of been asked this question at the start of the year, before starting this course, I would have said their place is in the library and thier role is to maintain resources!
If you read my previous blog on the Role of the TL, after completing semester 1, I now see that the TL's role involves much much more - instilling vision, resourcing the curriculum, collaborative team work, resource based learning development and an in your face, proactive presence in the school organisation and wider community to enhance an information literate school community.
As specifically to leadership, with which this course is concerned, prior to any suggested readings, the TL for me is to be a visionary, great listener wi a reverberating voice, sending out shockwaves through the school hieracrchy and filtering down the ranks as to best practice.
That the TL is to be considered a leader is a privilege indeed! When I think of leadership I think of servanthood - the best leaders don't see themselves in a position to be served, but rather to serve. They are guides and very good listeners, able to discern what is for the best interest of the organisation/people body they are at the forefront of.
So this will be a very interesting journey, to discover how to become a better leader in today's world.
Oh, and I love the title of our text " Leading in a Culture of Change" - how interesting!
So here I go on my journey of adding to my current understandings and synthesizing it all! As Speedy Gonzales says, "Underlay, Underlay, Yiha! Yiha!"
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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