CSU_TLship

"With the growth of the 21st-century learning movement, many educators now look to the 4C's framework for the skills that are most important for student success. As opposed to the 20th-century 3 R's framework that purported reading, (w)riting, and 'rithmetic as the three most important skills for students to know, the 4C's indicate communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity as the principal components of a 21st-century learner."

"This interactive is designed to get students to establish good news-reading habits by making sure they verify news publications and author credentials, and cross-check with other sources before deciding whether something is 'real' news or not."

A collection of electronic book lists made by a TL in Victoria. They targte Yrs 5 & 6 and Yrs 7 & 8 readers/

Children's literature related videos - storybook readings, craft and STEAM ideas, illustrating techniques, author meets.

"A new study using data from South Australian schools shows having a qualified teacher librarian on staff is associated with improved student literacy outcomes. The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) reports the finding stems from a 2019 census commissioned by the School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA)."

"The hate for comic sans emerges from its inappropriate use, so it's ironic how it was created to settle the same issue."

"Books that explore cultural identity provide a foundation for instructional practices that develop cultural contexts and diverse perspectives. While creating a diverse reading list is important, the instructional approach, using the book as a foundation, is also critical to developing cultural competency and understanding."

"Libraries have always been spaces for discovery. But in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been tasked with transforming themselves into places that allow users to physically distance while being more digitally connected than ever. As some institutions emerge from months of shutdowns, design and architecture experts seek to meet current health and safety challenges as well as safeguard these community spaces against an uncertain future."

Donlayn Miller talks about nurturing a joy and love of reading in young people. Provide access, time to read, choice in diverse range of texts and a supporting community that talks about and shares books

"The major activity of this project was to investigate ways of assessing the 21st-century skills of critical thinking, creative thinking and collaboration."

"In response to increasing focus of 21st century education on the development of students' skills, the Centre for Assessment Reform and Innovation (CARI) at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has developed an evidence-based approach for teaching and assessing critical thinking, creative thinking and collaboration in the classroom."

"Web accessibility makes it easier for people to use the web. It creates a better user experience for a wider audience. It's not just targeted towards people with disabilities."

"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. "

"Getting kids to contribute in virtual classrooms takes some work, it turns out. "We keep calling this generation digital natives as if they are simply whizzes at everything computerized. They aren't," wrote Tim O'Brien on Facebook. "They need personal support, scaffolding, and reassurance that technology does not provide. It is simply a tool, not a teacher.""

This free database is available to everyone anywhere in the world. It is especially useful for those working with children. Besides annotations for each of the 300+ books and hyperlinks to free teaching resources, we have included many different ways to find just the 'right' books. There are Australian curriculum links, the Early Years Learning Framework links, author, title, publisher, date, subject access and free text searching. You can find books in specific languages, books written and illustrated by children, or books by your favourite authors and illustrators, for example. You can share what you find with colleagues using social media links.

A teacher captures a history of reading approaches with the most recent achieving what has always been her goal: inspiring a love of reading in her students.

"it's important to have students evaluate what they're looking for in a reading experience. As school librarians, readers' advisory is a crucial part of our job. Helping readers find the perfect book is a fulfilling task. The problem is that teenagers rarely know what they love if they haven't read much or are unable to express their interests."

"Apps and other digital tools should minimize complexity while prioritizing the authentic connections that are central to learning."