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Letters to the Editor

By Heather Kelsall

Issue 15, Term 4 1995

ion to your editorial regarding 'educating your staff'. I would be extremely interested in knowing the type of results you had with the laptop... and teachers using it overnight for Internet experience. We at Sacred Heart Primary School are new to the Internet. There is only one very immobile conn

Have You Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 14, Term 3 1995

ares his own experiences and the manner in which the Internet has impacted change. In the third article, John Turner looks at the Internet for the IT teacher: Travelling on the Net: an Information Technology teacher's perspective (p:14) . As school librarians respond to information servicing via

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 27, Term 4 1998

ments. PLEASE NOTE: For all people not involved in bulk arrangements the SCIS Subscription forms will be forwarded to schools in October to allow Teacher Librarians sufficient time to budget and plan for 1999. Why you should choose SCISWeb To assist customers who are undecided about which p

Preserving the past: becoming the archivist in the school library

By Naomi Heyman, Nigel Paull

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

employed several days a week. In many schools, the role of the archivist is often delegated by the principal to library staff. Although perhaps few teacher librarians and trained library staff may have studied specific aspects of archives administration within their formal training, most would hav

Internetting Corner

By Nigel Paull

Issue 30, Term 3 1999

/page3.html With the increasing integration of students with Asperger's Syndrome or Autism into mainstream classes, this is a useful site to assist teachers to understand the particular needs of these children. A variety of pertinent links are available. Australian Bureau of Statistics World Wi

Reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 28, Term 1 1999

cluded. Jones, J, 'Isolated no longer: Internet solutions at Moree Technology High School' in Scan, 17(4), November 1998, pp 33-35. Jill Jones, Teacher Librarian at Moree Technology High School, outlines how computer technology, and in particular the Internet, has diminished the isolation of t

Professional Development

By Sue McKnight

Issue 16, Term 1 1996

ferences offered little content relevant to school libraries. In fact, of the 1000+ delegates at the joint NZLIA/ ALIA Conference 1994, only thirteen teacher-librarians attended. Reading the Future, to be held in Melbourne later this year aims to be different. The ALIA '96 Conference Committee h

Using the Medium blogging platform to teach critical and digital literacies in art

By Tania Sheko

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

The teacher librarian role is elastic What I love the most about the teacher librarian role is its elasticity; it can assume so many different shapes and play out in a variety of stories. In many cases, teacher librarians have come from classroom teaching and therefore bring their expertise and e

Embracing change

By Gabrielle Mace, Merrilyn Lean

Issue 120, Term 1 2022

d to respond anonymously to Just Read pre-introduction and postintroduction surveys to collect data on a number of aspects relating to the program. Teachers’ changing attitudes to Just Read Teacher modelling is a crucial component for the success of a silent sustained reading program for student

Collector, curator or collaborator?

By Jennie Bales

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

reflects best collaborative practice. It is worthy of your personal commitment. Professional engagement The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL 2014) require all teachers to ‘engage with professional learning networks and the broader community’ (AITSL 2014, p. 21). There are ma

Thank you Heather, Welcome Nigel

By Lance Deveson, Heather Kelsall

Issue 23, Term 4 1997

ewsletter. For the 1997 school year, Heather accepted a new position at the Southport School as Director of Admissions but with her dedication to the teacher librarian profession decided to continue as Connections Editor, 'just to keep her hand in'. However, as the demands of her new position become

What's New?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 31, Term 4 1999

arians. The sites available via LIIWeek are largely from the USA, but as they are abstracted and hotlinked selection is simple. By scrolling through, Teacher Librarians can access a wide variety of sites that may be interesting or relevant to themselves, teachers, parents or students. To subscribe:

EdNA Adopts SCIS Metadata Standard

By Ellen Paxton

Issue 27, Term 4 1998

NA ( Education Network Australia) has announced that by October 1998 it will implement SCIS subject headings as p art of its metadata standards. When Teacher Librarians and students access EdNA they will b e a ble to search and retrieve Internet resources using familiar SCIS subject headings. This i

CLIC-ED on at OLR

By Chris Skrzeczunski

Issue 14, Term 3 1995

As part of the CUC Key Teacher team from Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School (OLR), Kenmore I was involved in the CUC Course in Term 1 of 1994. Following our inaugural CUC-ing, we CUC-ed a staff of 30 over 1994 and an additional 10 in 1995 as new staff members arrived. This indeed demonstrates

The Internet Letters

By Dianne Lewis

Issue 10, Term 3 1994

. Eventually I hope to link this BBS with FidoNet and Kl 2NET, not as good as the InterNet (sic), though. Like you, I read with envy in the K12 Net Teacher Chat forum about teachers in the U.S. and Canada having InterNet (sic) in-services in their schools with the result of a huge increase in the

The magic of school libraries

By Belinda Cameron

Issue 115, Term 4 2020

As we seek to establish and maintain vital connections with our students, staff, teachers and families, special events within our library spaces are central to the work of connected communities. Stories are central to the work of teacher librarians. The story of Harry Potter is so engaging that a

Issue 87 Summary

By Meelee Soorkia

Issue 87, Term 4 2013

Primary School, VIC Helping Australian book creators Meelee Soorkia, Education Services Australia Gold Coast study links school libraries and teacher librarians to literacy Dr Hilary Hughes, QUT. Educating the educators: a disaster resilience education project Heather Bailie, Australian

Issue 86 Summary

By Meelee Soorkia

Issue 86, Term 3 2013

cation Make presentations pop with ThingLink Susan Stephenson, The Book Chook Free, legal, ready-to-use electronic resources Martin Gray, NSW Teacher Librarian Website and app reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Public School, NSW SCIS is more... Pru Mitchell, Education Services Austr

Issue 84 Summary

By Anthea Amos

Issue 84, Term 1 2013

Cataloguing standards update Pru Mitchell, Education Services Australia Banned Books Week 2012 at Sunshine College Sue Bursztynski, Author and Teacher Librarian Supporting Australian book creators Anthea Amos, Education Services Australia

Issue 79 Summary