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"If your students are struggling to get into the short story, or you're pressed for time, here are some very brief stories to get you started."

"Merely inviting students to contribute verbally when you read aloud to them isn't enough. Take it to a higher level with analytical talk."

"We call her the mother of multicultural literature," said Ruth Lowery, interim chair of the Department of Teaching of Learning. "If you're my doctoral student, you have got to read (Bishop's) Shadow and Substance to understand where multicultural literature came from." Her scholarship focused on the need for black children to see themselves in the books they read. It brought her and the university international acclaim, and made Rudine Sims Bishop a treasure in her own right."

"Digital citizenship refers to using the internet and technology regularly and responsibly. With digital usage expanding into multiple roles of our daily lives, children are also online more than ever, whether for school or social reasons. This makes it essential to prepare students early on about navigating our increasingly digital world effectively. To help you introduce digital citizenship into your curriculum, we will cover the six principles of digital citizenship to teach in elementary schools and their importance."

Worlds of Words recognizes our lives have gone global. Communities in all parts of the world, from rural towns to large urban cities, are increasingly diverse due to global mobility. Rapid economic, social and technological changes connect people around the globe. No matter where we live, our daily lives interconnect through globalization in its differing forms. Knowledge of the world and an understanding of global perspectives have thus become a necessity, not a luxury. Children no longer have a decision about whether or not they will lead global lives-but they do need to decide how they will live in a global society.

What demonstrates engagement in learning activities? Based on research the following interrelated elements when designing and implementing learning activities can increase student engagement behaviourally, emotionally, and cognitively, thereby positively affecting academic achievement.

This website will be an area where you can find other Tasmanian classes to communicate with. You will also be able to connect on a global scale. See the list on the left sidebar of schools we know want to communicate with us. DoE Tasmania edublogs. This website is an area where you can learn how to blog. There are pages on setting up a class blog, posts about different web 2.0 tools you could be using in your blog and posts about creative commons and how to use images, video and music on your blogs without breaking copyright.

The lifelong learners in every classroom are waiting to be set free. Here are 10 strategies you can use to bring out the best in all of them.

Our information environment is constantly changing. How will we access, use and benefit from information in an increasingly hyper-connected world? The IFLA Trend Report identifies five top level trends which will play a key role in shaping our future information ecosystem

This statement describes the professional knowledge, skills and commitment demonstrated by teacher librarians working at a level of excellence. It represents the goals to which all Australian teacher librarians should aspire, and provides inspiration for quality teaching and ongoing professional practice.

Video clip that unpacks the two aspects - inquiry and learning - to explore the types of learning and tasks that encourage deep thinking and learning.

Keep up to date with trends, events and conversations around school libraries in Australia and beyond.

n 2004, the US publishing house Scholastic published the research foundation paper School libraries work! (Scholastic Library Publishing, 2004). This document presented position statements from a variety of organisations from around the world and findings of empirical studies conducted in the past decade of research which has focused on the impact of school libraries and teacher librarians on learning outcomes. The 3rd edition of this document was published in 2008.

The Australian School Library Association Inc. (ASLA) is a national authority, a peak forum in the field of teacher librarianship and school library resource services. Its aim is to maximise opportunities for students to obtain independent lifelong learning and decision making skills through ASLA's commitment to : high professional standards; awareness of advances and changes in technology and the competence and ability to teach and use it; effective, cooperative use of school resource services by the whole school community; qualified teacher librarians with an image of excellence and optimum use of the dual skills of teaching and librarianship.

Resources to support school libraries in: Supporting Learning; Learning Environments; Facilitating Acccess; and Resourcing the Curriculim

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) presents 30 Second Thought Leadership: Insights from Leaders in the School Library Community, a new video podcast series delivering brief and practical advice from respected school library leaders on important questions about school libraries today and in the future.

Video by Joyce Valenza that captures the many facets of the TL role with simple graphics and text.

Promoting school libraries, programs and teacher librarians/library media specialists.