Presentation from the 2010 NC School Library Media Association conference.

1. Teacher librarian as an
instructional leader

2. Overview
• Background: North Carolina Professional
Teaching Standards
• What is the teacher leadership standard?
• Why me?
• What can I do?

3. North Carolina
Professional Teaching Standards
• in every system this year
• “growth model”
• not a portfolio model
• navigable on LEARN NC website

4. Teacher leadership standard
• 1.01. Teachers lead in their classrooms.
• 1.02. Teachers demonstrate leadership in the
school.
• 1.03. Teachers lead the teaching profession.
• 1.04. Teachers advocate for schools and
students.
• 1.05. Teachers demonstrate high ethical
standards

5. 1.01 Teachers lead in their classrooms.

6. Why me?
Photo by Dave Muckey.

7. Why me?
• School librarians already serve as leaders

8. Why me?
• School librarians already serve as leaders
• Establish relevance of libraries and librarians

9. Why me?
• School librarians already serve as leaders
• Establish relevance of libraries and librarians
• Thinking ahead… (new librarian evaluation)

10. What can I do?

11. What can I do?
• Professional development collection

12. What can I do?
• Professional development collection
• In-school PD workshops

13. What can I do?
• Professional development collection
• In-school PD workshops
• Leadership PLC

14. What can I do?
• Professional development collection
• In-school PD workshops
• Leadership PLC
• Keep current on educational ideas and trends

15. Questions?