Impact of Specialist Teachers on Education

What does a TL do?

• Ensure resources reflect cultural responsiveness

• Partner with RCTs to enhance learning and provide new avenues for it

• Teach digital citizenship and literacy

• All of the above

True or false: Research shows that teacher-librarians and specialist teachers significantly enhance the quality of elementary education, positively impacting students' academic success and their overall emotional, cognitive, personal, and social development.

• True

• False

True or false: Due to tightening of school budgets, some school boards have chosen to eliminate teaching positions outside of the classroom, such as teacher-librarians.

• True

• False

What percentage best represents the number of schools with Teacher Librarians in Ontario today?

• 33

• 80

• 54

• 90

What impact do teacher-librarians have on student literacy and learning?

• Partner with RCTs to support programming

• Improve skills

• Create a fun new place for learning

• All of the above

Overall, do specialist teachers contribute to the development of students in arts education more than generalists?

• Yes

• No

What is one benefit of specialist teachers in arts education?

• Greater self-efficacy among students

• better snow clearing in the parking lot

• More wild animals wandering the halls

Do teacher-librarians contribute similarly to student success as specialist teachers?

• Yes

• No

• Only in arts

• Only in sports