A bibliography is an alphabetical list, by author, of the sources (books, journals, websites, etc) you have used to research and write your assignment. A bibliography usually includes information such as the author, title, publisher and date. An annotation is a concise summary and/or evaluation of the value or relevance of each source. An annotated bibliography combines these two elements and provides bibliographic information plus a summary and/ or evaluation of each of the sources you have used. An annotated bibliography may be one part of a larger assessment item.

Refugee Stories Are Just the Beginning: How Fiction Opens Children's Minds

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.

An essential question is an incredibly powerful tool for discovery learning and critical thinking skill development. Essential and herding questions are also one of the 10 shifts of practice of future-focused learning. If you consider what learning actually is, it is usually the answer to a need or what springs from curiosity around a personal connection. This usually involves the asking of essential questions to drive the learning. However, when they're working with EQs, teachers often ask, "How can I make essential questions better?" 1. Move the question higher on Bloom's Taxonomy 2. Remove specificity

"Augmented reality adds a technological layer, and that layer is what makes it look like the video is playing on the paper,"

Student lesson plan on creating Book Bento Boxes including guidelines, use of Thinglink to add annotations to images along with a tutorial

An instagram account with a series of images of 'boxes' featuring a book surrounded by representative elements. Alternative idea for responding to literature.

High school English teacher discusses five important benefits of reading aloud to her students. Relevant across all disciplines.

Useful digital citizenship resources that cover these important categories: Digital Footprints/People Searching; Citing Sources; Cyberbullying; Detecting Plagiarism; Personal Responsibility andGlobal and Cultural Awareness

A high school English teacher has a single accountability measure for her students' choice reading: talking to them about it.

A gateway to a series of literature response activities that support and reflect values in education and could be adapted to support the Australian Curriculum General Capabilities and Cross Curriculum Priorities. Examples are over a decade old but the for layout and critical thinking strategies embedded are still relevant.

Do you need to find a chapter book to match your country study? Scroll down to the bottom of this page to find links to suggested chapter books set in a specific country. If you'd like to see what search our catalog for fiction books on countries, here are the steps to take.

beautifully illustrated online 'book' on the value of libraries

A recent study by University College London (UCL) has suggested that heavy use of social media can cause lower levels of literacy in children. The study was based on 11,000 children tracked from their births in 2000 and has found that time spent on social media could be distracting children from reading and homework, thus having an adverse effect on their literacy.

Through examining the different ways parents tell stories, we have pinpointed which elements of shared reading are most beneficial for children's cognitive development.

REviews of LGBQT fiction for all ages and in different formats. Includes more general titles on accepting difference

Graphic novel adaptations of prose works have been earning critical praise for some time. Now, with graphic novels firmly established on library shelves, publishers are turning to them as source material for novels and chapter books.

Discussion on the value of project based learning, why the library is ideal for running PBL projects and some suggested activities

Painted book rocks to encourage students to read - a great promotion idea that could be contained within the school or tap into a wider community.

A digital collection of historical children's literature titles that can be sorted by language, publisher, publication date ranges and various subject searches. The books have been digitised and can be read online.