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New Zealand school libraries respond to COVID-19
By Glenys Bichan
Issue 114, Term 3 2020
lable for libraries. Secondary school librarians often work with staff and students to provide online content and teach research skills. An English teacher asked for help with the topic ‘Transformation through war’. How could we assist her students to locate trusted sources of information without
Reading Australia: bringing Australian stories into the classroom
By Adam Suckling
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
Reading Australia was created by the Copyright Agency in 2013 to assist Australian teachers to teach books by Australian writers in the classroom. The Copyright Agency is a not-for-profit organisation with more than 37,000 members, who are mainly Australian writers, artists and publishers. We neg
The Information Fluency Framework
By Carmel Grimmett
Issue 123, Term 4 2022
The Information Fluency Framework (IFF) is a new tool for teacher librarians in primary and secondary settings. The IFF is the primary source of information outcomes and processes for teacher librarians in the NSW Department of Education to use together with Information skills in the school as a
Dystopian literature: more than just the end of the world to teens
By Jessica Finden
Issue 123, Term 4 2022
sroom has its benefits; it provides students with multiple opportunities to read and allows them to access texts that may not be standard for English teachers. Garrow (2012, p.41) highlights that well-known literature is an effective means of reaching reluctant or struggling readers. Popular literat
School library spotlight: The King's School Senior Library
By The King's School Library team
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
is housed in the Centre for Learning and Leadership (CLL), located in the heart of the senior campus. Our team consists of four full-time staff: two teacher librarians, one librarian and one library assistant. The library team is overseen by the Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation, who is respo
Pivot! Moving a library forward when COVID gets in the way
By Catherine Barnes
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
charming and engaging online as he is in person. Being online, we also snuck a few eager Year 7 students into the room, and the occasional wandering teacher. This has opened our staff up to many further opportunities for online guest speakers. Currently, we are in the process of moving one of our y
Digital literacy: using Wikipedia as a fact-checking tool
By Mathieu O'Neil, Rachel Cunneen
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
arted in Semester 1, 2022 with Year 4, 5, and 7 students in four classrooms at three ACT schools. Our educational resources, co-developed with school teachers, first outline traditional and crowdsourced means of generating and accessing encyclopaedic knowledge. Through engaging and interactive scena
Unheard Voices: Transforming library spine labels for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation
By Written by Education Services Australia
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
The need for change Robyn Ellis, a dedicated teacher librarian at Byron Bay High School, found herself facing a challenging task. Teachers were turning to her, seeking young adult fiction that aligned with the increased focus on the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the n
Respect first: Understanding SCIS Subject Headings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
profound histories and cultures of Australia’s First Nations peoples. Sources ACARA Australian Curriculum https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/teacher-resources/understand-this-cross-curriculum-priority/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-histories-and-cultures AIATSIS. Australia’s Fir
Website and App reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
this comprehensive NASA website includes the solar system, life beyond Earth, robotics, and technology for use on Earth. The Education portal offers teachers a variety of related classroom activities. SCIS No: 5484296 Forest Learning https://forestlearning.edu.au This comprehensive
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
and news. SCIS no: 5389501 eSafety Commisioner www.esafety.gov.au Revised and updated, this valuable resource offers students, parents and teachers important information about the ever-changing topic of online safety. Matters covered include information on staying safe online during COVID
Easy access to library services: public and school libraries working together
By Adie Johansen
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
ns with the team at Feilding Library. ... by going out to them, we now see children engaging in programs far more often. Digital Lending Program Teachers started noticing the program kits we were using, and some asked if we loaned them so they could continue with programs after we leave. This s
The future is bright
By Authored by Future You and SCIS
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
Children begin to aspire to careers in early primary school. However, their teachers often lack the confidence to explain science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers, and there are societal expectations about careers and gender that can put girls off STEM. This can affect children’s a
The story of Story Store
By Joanna Baynes
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
Joanna Baynes began her library career while still a student at school, then moved on to public libraries, before finding her dream job at King’s School, working with and for boys aged between 4 and 13 years. I loved my 35 years at King’s. Life was always busy and challenging, but in the back of
The time to read
By Gabrielle Mace, Merrilyn Lean
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
eading books for enjoyment. Sadly, our students are not alone. With an ever growing curriculum and the frenetic pace of the academic school year many teachers are reading for enjoyment far less than ever before – or worse, not at all. In 2019, with the support of a research grant from the Associat
School libraries: miracles and madness
By Jackie French
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
ne for a week. (And it changed my life.) My second school was Brisbane’s most expensive for girls. Its library was a glass-fronted bookcase. If the teacher remembered to unlock it, we could read a book at lunchtime — none published later than possibly 1789. My third, a selective high school, had a
Thank You
By Nigel Paull
Issue 25, Term 2 1998
ons-we had hundreds of responses. It is gratifying to know that the content, form and format is so well regarded and that we seem to be in touch with Teacher Librarian needs. Strong support was given to a focus on library management issues, information management (including perspectives on catalogui
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
Bruce, L. 'Setting up effective research assignments for students'. Scan. 16(4), November, 1997, 22-24. Lorraine Bruce, Teacher Librarian at Pennant Hills High School and Cherrybrook Technology High School, Sydney, suggests that Teacher Librarians should be assisting teachers to set assignments
ASLA Conference and Awards 2023
By Australian School Library Association
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
s very excited to announce its Biennial Conference and Awards for school library staff. ASLA is the national authority and peak forum in the field of teacher librarianship and school library resource services. The 2023 conference will be held in April on the Gold Coast, with the theme School Librar
Professional Upgrading: What’s available for the working T/L?
By James Henri
Issue 13, Term 2 1995
and professional upgrading. Charles Sturt University was the first academic institution in Australia to offer external courses in librarianship. Teacher Librarianship at CSU: What's happening? There has been more interest in courses for teacher librarianship at CSU over the past few years tha