The course is done, but my learning is just beginning! Like I said in my earlier blog, I never once thought that there would be that much relevant information on reference materials for one to make a full course on it ... Boy, was I wrong! I learned so much about reference materials (and the like), enough for me to know that I shouldn't take them for granted.
It is from the heart when I say that I am grateful for this course. Eventhough I was the least bit interested in taking it (after I found out what it was all about), it was one that I learned the most from. I think this course is not just useful to TLs, but also to classroom teachers. Now that I have chosen to leave my TL position and become a full time classroom teacher, I feel like I am now armed with so much useful information that I can use in my teaching and share with my colleagues. I can't wait to check out the different online databases that our district subscribes to, which I never knew about and never got a chance to explore. I'm eager to have a look at the maps that are available in our library and start integrating them in my teaching. Finally, I'm extremely excited to visit all the sites provided by our classmates and see which ones I can bookmark and share with colleagues.
Thank you Anne for teaching this course and for all your thoughtful comments about our work. Thank you fellow learners for sharing your knowledge and expertise via the discussion forum. Lastly, thank you my children for being so patient with your mom (me!) especially when I had to give up many of our play and cuddle times, so I can do my course readings and assignments. Now that the course is over, we can play play play and play ... well, at least until my two courses start again in Sept!
Much luck, Maria. Don't forget to keep advocating for libraries.
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