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Jennie Bales

6 Books for Teaching Visual Literacy to Secondary Students - Reading Australia - 1 views

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    What do you look for when selecting print texts for your high school students to teach them about visual literacy? Appropriate themes, complexity of ideas, rich and beautiful illustrations, evidence of depth and layers of meaning, a variety of text type. This post present 6 titles that meet each of those requirements with the added bonus of all being by Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers notes and essays are provided for each title
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What Does the Next-Generation School Library Look Like? | MindShift - 0 views

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    "People no longer have to come to a library to get information," she says, "so the library has to get people coming in for different reasons. Students need somewhere to socialize, create things and collaborate." Joan Ackroyd outlines how she turned around a traditional secondary library to meet the needs of 21 century learners
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    "People no longer have to come to a library to get information," she says, "so the library has to get people coming in for different reasons. Students need somewhere to socialize, create things and collaborate." Joan Ackroyd outlines how she turned around a traditional secondary library to meet the needs of 21 century learners
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Keeping Them Reading: Speed Dating with a Book | Three Teachers Talk - 2 views

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    "I know many teachers have tried some version of this activity. I want to add my voice to theirs: this is a F.U.N. way to get students talking about what they have read and what they might want to read - both important factors in helping students of all ages develop their identities as readers. A clear explanation of how speed dating with books operates, educational value and a brief video clip of secondary students selling the favourite books.
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    "I know many teachers have tried some version of this activity. I want to add my voice to theirs: this is a F.U.N. way to get students talking about what they have read and what they might want to read - both important factors in helping students of all ages develop their identities as readers. A clear explanation of how speed dating with books operates, educational value and a brief video clip of secondary students selling the favourite books.
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An investigation of the information-seeking preferences of secondary teachers - Investi... - 0 views

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    Presentation of research findings of Julia Bale
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Genrefying the High School Library - - 0 views

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    Genrefying the secondary library
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Wellbeing: Fostering Self-Awareness and Empathy With Grounding Texts | Edutopia - 1 views

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    At the secondary level, wellbeing is taught to groups of 12 students in four 50-minute coaching sessions each week. They meet three times as a group, and on Fridays, that time is used for one-on-one coaching sessions. They explore topics like bullying, identity, and race through grounding texts such as Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah, and even picture books, like Sailing Boats in the Sky by Quentin Blake.
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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.
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Young Australians Best Book Awards - Victoria's children's choice award - 0 views

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    The YABBA site announces the shortlist for REAL each year, provides links for each step of participation: Recommend, Read, Rate, Reward. Non Victorian schools can register. There is also a KOALA awards system run in NSW. For both primary and secondary students.
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English Stage 5 Dystopian Fiction - LiveBinder - 0 views

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    Curation of dsytopian fiction for secondary students with definitions, titles, curriculum connections and supporting resources
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Postmodern Picture Books - Blog - 1 views

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    Postmodern picture books for secondary school students provide a rich area for teaching and learning. Postmodern literature and visual texts, because of their unresolved nature, provide avenues for critical analysis.
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Writers Talk 2007 - 1 views

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    This resource presents units of work on 12 popular authors whose works cover early childhood through to secondary interests. Each unit includes an author interview, supporting resources and a lesson outline with curriculum links. Authors include: J C Burke, Larissa Behrandt, Peter Fitzsimons, Jacqueline Wilson, Meg Rosoff, William Dalrymple, Andy Griffiths, Alison Lester, Anita Heiss, John Boyne, Tara June and Winch Ros Gittens
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Read-Aloud: Social Justice and Action - 1 views

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    Teachers have always read aloud to young children, but recent research has shown that reading aloud can benefit middle and secondary students as well. Reading aloud to teenagers stimulates their imaginations and emotions; models good reading behavior; exposes them to a range of literature; enriches their vocabularies and understanding of sophisticated language patterns; makes difficult text understandable; models the fact that different genres are read differently; supports independent reading; and can encourage a lifelong enjoyment of reading.
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6 Great Examples of Digital Storytelling - 1 views

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    "Here are six handpicked examples of digital storytelling where we believe great writing is combined with great imagery to create authentic content, and a brilliant digital story." A selection of interactive documentaries that reflect literary non-fiction. Target audience is adult and senior secondary.
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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."
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How to Help Secondary Students Start the Year in Reading on the Right Foot | Edutopia - 1 views

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    "Setting Readers Up for Success" - strategies to build reading interest and stamina
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Home | Digital Technologies Hub - 1 views

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    Unpack the Digital Technologies Curriculum one step at a time. Find great lesson ideas linked to the curriculum, explore strategies and advice from Australian primary and secondary schools and more. Organised to support students, teachers, school leaders and families.
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Old white men dominate school English booklists. It's time more Australian schools taug... - 0 views

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    "The concern goes beyond tertiary studies. We conducted a project exploring secondary school teachers' engagement with Australian texts. We found Australian books are not consistently taught in classrooms and, when they are, they more often than not marginalise female, refugee and Indigenous authors. "
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Human rights reads for kids and young adults - Amnesty International Australia - 0 views

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    It's never too early to learn about human rights. Check out our list of inspiring books for children and young adults to take you and your family into spring. For early childhood, primary and secondary ages.
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koalansw - KOALA Home - 0 views

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    The KOALA site announces the shortlist for REAL each year, provides links for each step of participation with supporting resources and links to author pages. There is also a YABBA awards system run in Victoria. For both primary and secondary students.
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Story Maps | Classroom Strategies | AdLit.org - 0 views

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    Explanation, value and approaches story mapping for secondary students but adaptable for primary.
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