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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

By Anthea Amos

Issue 79, Term 4 2011

Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Teacher librarians as cultural change agents Dianne Oberg, University of Alberta, Canada Online referencing generator Carol Grantham, St Aloysius College, SA; Silvana Jenkins, Eynesbur

Issue 77 Summary

By Anthea Amos

Issue 77, Term 2 2011

Please note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Teacher librarians and the networked school community: the opportunities Mal Lee, author/educational consultant; Lyn Hay, Charles Sturt University Natural disasters and disaster plans

Issue 68 Summary

By Editor

Issue 68, Term 1 2009

ip Journal Website reviews Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School SCIS is more ... New and revised subject headings Challenges for teacher librarianship in the 21st century: Part 3 – Status and role Barbara Combes, Edith Cowan University ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new

Issue 67 Summary

By Editor

Issue 67, Term 4 2008

SA An impossible passion: Young people, contemporary popular culture and reading Karen Brooks, University of the Sunshine Coast Challenges for teacher librarianship in the 21st century: Part 2 – Time and workload Barbara Combes, Edith Cowan University Internetting corner Nigel Paull, Sou

Issue 65 Summary

By Editor

Issue 65, Term 2 2008

lease note this issue of Connections is only available in PDF format. Articles in the issue include: Turn a threat into an opportunity via Teacher Librarian Information skills, technology and innovation Abstracts from Curriculum Leadership Journal Tapping the potential of studen