As I read the literature around information literacy and more specifically Guided Inquiry it becomes more obvious that the role of the teacher librarian is quite broad. Guided Inquiry involves the TL working collaboratively with teachers to develop an integrated unit. The process is viewed as important.
As students move through the stages of the information search process (ISP) they develop an understanding of the thoughts, actions and feelings involved in research. By guiding students through the process teachers are able to develop students' competence.
Finding the time to develop and implement units with students at this point seems difficult. At the moment library is a 40 minute RFF lesson with all classes. In this time they are expected to return borrow books. I may need to think of ways that I can begin implementing such a program. This may be firstly with a sympathetic teacher, whereby I can start small-scale. It may also involve convincing others that library can be more than RFF.
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