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Jennie Bales

But I Do Read: Lessons in Pop Culture from a Teenage Girl by Colleen Pennell | Nerdy Bo... - 0 views

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    Colleen Pennell, of the Nerdy Book Club reflects on her teen daughters early disinterest in reading. "My guess is that many girl readers who are reluctant may not have been provided enough choice over what they read and/or have been fed a nonstop diet of leveled books since kindergarten. Moreover, little respect has been afforded to the multiple types of texts, both traditional and nontraditional, that girls consume. In this blog post, I reflect upon the reading lives of girls, especially those who are reluctant, and focus upon three avenues that can help all girls feel like a member of the literacy club."
Jennie Bales

Read Like a Girl: establishing a vibrant community of passionate readers - Alliance of ... - 0 views

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    Read Like a Girl is a community partnership for the literacy advancement of girls and is a combined endeavour led by Mt Alvernia College and St Rita's College, in partnership with Riverbend Books. This project encapsulates a calendar of reading events aimed at instilling a foundation and love of reading in the college communities and more broadly among girls everywhere.
Jennie Bales

The History Girls - 0 views

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    The History Girls are a group of best-selling, award-winning writers of historical fiction and non-fiction. Some of us write for young adults, some for fully fledged adults, some for younger readers.
Jennie Bales

Making, Building and Creating to Learn - 0 views

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    Jacqui Child's blog about incorporating makerspace activities into library lessons: - I'm a teacher librarian in a junior girls' school and I saw how within our library an area could be created to encourage creativity using the numerous amount of technology we have in our library.
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    I then delved into reading many articles and books about Makerspaces. I'm a teacher librarian in a junior girls' school and I saw how within our library an area could be created to encourage creativity using the numerous amount of technology we have in our library.
Jennie Bales

Librarians are go - 0 views

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    Stacey Tayor works in an International Baccalaureate secondary girls school in Sydney and spends time trying to constantly improve and develop the library services for the school community. Winner of the John Hirst Award 2012.
Jennie Bales

Inanimate Alice | Home - 0 views

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    A Digital Novel (2012) ... set in a technology saturated near future, Inanimate Alice tells the story of a girl called Alice, merging text with animation, videos, music and games to explore what it means to conduct your life online. Requires user action to drive the story forward.Uses text, images, music, sound effects, puzzles and games to illustrate and enhance the narrative. Each a self-contained story, the chapters become more complex as the narrative unfolds reflecting Alice's age and competency as she develops towards her calling as a game animator and designer. See the Teacher's Notes for information on using this title with students.
Jennie Bales

Successful student reading engagement initiatives - Teacher - 0 views

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    "At a boys' secondary school in New South Wales, an annual student reading survey revealed many students say they don't like reading because 'reading is something girls do'. Linda Roden, Head of Library at St Joseph's College in Hunters Hill, knew she needed to come up with some initiatives to change these attitudes and engage students in reading."
Jennie Bales

School-based action research - igniting a love of reading for pleasure - 0 views

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    Junior School Curriculum Director Vanessa Collins shares details of the 'Just Read' action research project to build a culture of reading at Sydney's Queenwood School for Girls, and ignite in students a love of reading for pleasure.
Amanda Bond

The Adventures of Library Girl: Learning To Read Alone Is Not Enough. Your Students Nee... - 1 views

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    We are champions of reading
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