Teacher-Librarians as Change Agents :

1. Beyond the Building Are You Running a 20th Century Organisation? Teacher-Librarians as Change Agents: Innovation and Leadership in the 21st Century School Community

2. We strive to inspire Education Administrators to: Audience & Purpose

3. The Inspiring Challenge Organisational change is needed in 21st Century educational institutions to meet the demands of digital age students. Administrators should recognise that teacher librarians underpin sound organisational theory which will facilitate this change.(Fullan, 1999)

4. Challenge in Education for the 21st Century

5. Dynamic information landscape demands organisational response. Information and learning leaders with the skills, capacity and knowledge to fill gaps in expertise, are required to chart, integrate and implement courses of action, with clear moral purpose that meets client needs (Fullan, 1999). 

6. Administrators must view 21st Century leadership as the collective responsibility of the school community.  Achieved by: Refocusing to Collective Leadership

7. Leadership Capacity for Innovation and Change Given leadership capacity, teachers integrate purposeful innovations, resulting in a school culture valuing continual learning and moral purpose. ,

8. Relationships are identified as key levers for maximizing school improvement and effectiveness. • Successful collaboration is dependent on powerful communication. • Communication must be inclusive and effective between all relevant stakeholders (Winzenried, 2010).  Relationships: Communication and Collaboration

9. Ensuring Sustainable Leadership Don't be reactive - be proactive, look to the future. Administrators distribute leadership, set goals, and promote learning of present and future leaders (Hargreaves & Fink, 2003). Innovative Teacher Librarians are the change agents for future success.

10. Teacher Librarian as Information Specialists 21st Century Teacher Librarians are ideally suited to drive innovation.As information and learning specialists, they are qualified to service the dynamic needs of Google Generation students.(Herman Miller Inc., 2010)

11. Middle Manager Change Agent Promoting Moral Purpose Builds Relationships

12. Teacher librarians are ideally positioned to manage staff from the middle, to facilitate the moral purpose and mediate external and internal forces towards purposeful change. Goal setting through this integrated leadership model plays a significant role in improving student outcomes (Robinson, 2008). Why the Teacher Librarian?

13. 21st Century = Collaborative and Digitally Based Learning Teacher librarians are innovative leaders in the sustainable delivery of information and technology provision relevant to digital age students.Information literacy is the “true catalyst for educational change” as technology use for our students is “intrinsic to their lives” (O'Connell 2006, p46).

14. Integrated Leadership Provides Sustainable School Improvement

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