Learning Assistant - Library

Include an assessment activity (check for understanding) during each lesson (where appropriate); 

Utilize both formative and summative assessment tools; 

Maintain an attractive, ordered and clean library environment, bulletin boards, displays, seating arrangements etc. that reflects PYP philosophies values as well as current, relevant and curricular topics; 

Promote an understanding of the difference between research and inquiry; 

Select, order, process, and publicize new materials;  

Serve as a resource for literacy support and curriculum integration of technology; 

Provide access to information through acquiring and organizing diverse materials; 

Involve the school community in collection building using interactive polls and web-based suggestion forms; 

Create, where possible, space for, media production—podcasting, video production, storytelling–producing and presenting. 

Use a consistent classroom management system that is developmentally appropriate to the year level; 

Provide a flexible schedule that allows for more time to be given to classes on a needs basis; 

Address the needs of students catering for the different needs of the students (SEN, ESL etc); 

Show evidence of methodology in practice; 

Utilise best practice in embedding technology into all aspects of the students’ learning;