"Oh what a feeling" - first assignment finished and posted off. Hopefully will be okay! Study day yesterday was certainly a great help. Now to finish the next assignment. Just as well the weather isn't looking to good for the Easter break.

Hopefully back on track !!!

Hopefully back on track - been able to do some more readings while busily completing first assignment for 503. Getting there with 401 also. Looking forward to a study day on Monday to fine tune things. I am very happy to see that I am not the only one finding everything getting the better of me. Thanks for your support girls.
Thank goodness this week was better at school - luckily the principal is very understanding and very supportive. She was one of the reasons why I had a bad week - misunderstandings and stubbornness don't mix too well!
All I hope is that I am on the right track with the assignments but all I can say is that I am completing them the best I can. I enjoyed the resource collection particularly as I am involved in the teaching of Chinese Culture.

One unfavourable week at school, one less than co-operative husband, extra running around with family adds up to one massive headache and stressed beyond reason. Up till this week was up to date with readings but now have decided to put them on hold so to concentrate on both assignments. Hopefully things will start to improve - will take a study day on a day when all my kids are at either school, uni or Tafe so I can have a full day to myself. Have started a rough draft of assignments, just to need to put all information together. Hope that this week is better. At least the four day headache has disappeared for now.

More Readings

Trying to keep on top of the reading while writing drafts about bits and pieces of the Assignments. I will be researching resources for Chinese Language and Culture for 'Resourcing the Curriculum'. This year RFF revolves around LOTE - Chinese. The RFF language teacher will be teaching the language and writing the characters while I will be concerned with researching the Culture. The research is only for Stages 2 and 3. The younger grades have team teaching in the Library so their classes RFF are with 2 other RFF teachers - they are also learning Chinese - just not the Culture.
I am sure the reading of the modules will benefit me when it is time to fully concentrate on the assignments - in the mean time I will continue to take notes on what I will use in the assignments. Still very concerned about writing the essays - been such a long time since I have written an essay.

I am trying to get on top of the added pressures but finding it difficult to cope with family life - particularly the everyday mundane things like cooking, cleaning and washing. My kids are being very supportive and I hope this continues through out the year.
I have been doing bits and pieces of both assignments but decided to concentrate on one at a time. I have now decided to have a break from the 503 and move onto the 401 assignment. I am presently reading about the information literate school communities and the roles the teacher librarians play in maintaining this. Hopefully I will start getting some ideas on paper and start the 401 assignment.
As I always say - only time will tell and in saying this I feel I am giving my best shot when reading and completing assignments.

Assignments

Endeavouring to get underway with assignments - started Information Literate School Community but switched over to Resourcing the Curriculum. Thought about doing bits and pieces of both but decided one at a time is probably a better way of going about it - particularly as it has been so long since I have completed anything like this. I don't sleep very well so spend half the night on the computer trying to get my head around things - then I am so tired the next day. Oh well, can only try!!

Readings

Trying to absorb the readings and transferring this information into words. It has been so long since any formal study and so finding it very daunting putting pen to paper. Would really like a private lesson in referencing.

RBL - RBT

I have just finished reading Resourced-Based Learning, A Shift in the Roles of Teacher Learner by Carol-Ann Haycock. I feel there is necessity for both RBL and RBT. I work at a Primary School with 2 OC classes. The majority of work undertaken by the students in those 2 class is RBL. The other Stage 3 classes do a combination of both.The other classes during the first half of the year certainly are more involved in RBT. As their skills improve, they will be given more opportunity to be involved in RBL. The Infants students - Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 have their RFF with one of the other RFF Teachers. Another issue is the availability of resources for students to use - some schools are certainly more fortunate than others.