ETL 503 Resourcing the Curriculum

Well here I am diving in again. Took a break from study last year as we had some big travel plans which went well (mostly). Off to a bit of a late start this semester. I think this subject should prove to be practical and useful in terms of being able to put things into practice. I am fortunate to be teaching in a school library which is very keen to add to their collection with a generous budget. I began working at a new small primary school library last term and am absolutely loving having my own library to manage. The principal and staff are very supportive and the students are terrific. The only down side has been that due to a drop in student numbers this year, the DET have made the decision take a days allocation away from our school. This has been very disheartening for the entire school. Such a shame for us all! So frustrating that I am doing all this study and work to become a better TL only to have my teaching and admin time further whittled away. Lessons are so rushed now. Time to get promoting and improve our student numbers again! I was hoping to get myself moving and more organised by now but life seems to suck all my available free time away. I have sorted a computer shortage problem at home and purchased a laptop today to greedily claim for my study purposes. That has to be a step in the right direction. Now onto those readings!