Topic+Proposal+Template

**__ Assignment 1A – Topic Proposal Submission Form __**
 * __ ETL504 TL as Leader __**

Seven (Julie Mott, Katie Townsend, Emma Larkin, Louise Broomfield, Meghan Douglas-Dowling)
 * Group No.: **


 * Objective to be addressed: **

Objective two: "Be able to relate issues in leadership theory and the decision-making process to the teacher librarian's role in the school"

The Henri article (1994) in the Leadership module inspired us to communicate the unique position of the teacher librarian to exert influence over both students and teachers, and to liase with management and the community to bring about change. He/she has the capacity to work collaboratively across faculty areas and developmental stages to arm students and staff with the skills necessary to become life-long learners. We want to explore the teacher librarian’s potential to combine both vision and power to lead the school community into the 21st century, as it were, informally from the middle, and to communicate this to other educators. //Whether we like it or not leadership involves the use of power. This use of power is seen in the process component of leadership, namely in the exercising of influence. I want to suggest that when power and vision are in harmony with the product of leadership, the force of leadership is maximised.// //I want to analyse the influence of vision by considering four types of power. These are power that comes from://

//1. 1 the authority of position;//

//2. 2 factional self interest;//

//3. 3 technical expertise or knowledge; and//

//4. 4 the ability to empower others.//

Henri 1994.

The journal we have selected is SCAN. The promotional material for this journal says "Scan is a quarterly journal produced by the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Scan focuses on the interaction between information and effective student learning." The audience is thus teachers and school leaders who are interested in the development of an ILSC (information literate school community).
 * Intended Audience: **

//Leading from the middle - power and vision in the 21st century.// or //To infinity and beyond – leading from the middle in the 21st century//
 * Topic Title: **


 * Expected Outcomes: **

//How should the Powerpoint be structured?//
The Powerpoint should follow this broad sructure as set out below:
 * 1) The **first third** will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the objective the group has selected e.g. if the group has selected strategic planning as their objective, then the critical elements of strategic planning will be outlined as to their importance in school planning.
 * 2) The **middle third** will apply this objective to a topic or theme to the school situation. If strategic planning was the selected objective, it would be applied to some activity within the school e.g. strategic planning in the development of a ICT plan for the school.
 * 3) The **final third** will demonstrate the skills possessed by TLs. The aim is to raise the awareness of the school leaders that when planning, the TL should be considered as part of the team due to the nature of their specialised knowledge and skills.

OUR OLD OBJECTIVES WERE:


 * 'educating the educator' in the implementation of
 * effective search strategies in a classroom environment
 * web 2.0 tools that serve classroom learning goals
 * demonstrate the importance to learning outcomes of integrating information literacy skills into curriculum delivery and planning
 * highlight the benefits to teachers (in terms of workload and student learning outcomes) of working with TLs, who are uniquely positioned to work collaboratively across developmental stages and faculties and operate as informal leaders in achieving the school's vision