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Annotated list of articles on the value of reading, print and digital formats and libraries

Annotated list of articles on the value of school libraries and teacher librarians - suitable for a more general audience

Scan reviews eresources, websites and other learning and teaching resources in the context of the curriculum. Reviews indicate user level, curriculum connections, resource type by icon and SCIS numbers. Includes a link to downloadable pdf: Aboriginal Education K-12 Resource Guide

Access to presentation on Makerspaces and numerous links to supporting resources including websites, professional reading, workshop ideas and practical projects and ways to get grant funding.

A comprehensive site that provides a rationale for creating book trailers with students, outlines the process, provides support documents, examples, considers different tools, has links to CC images and sound and includes tips and assessment rubric.

An extensive compilation of teachers' notes and lesson plans for children's books, listed in alphabetical order by title. Many publishers are represented.

An great library activity to enthuse students and build research and investigation skills

Last term the Library Team at Joeys excelled themselves in launching an amazing "Body in the Library" investigative program in collaboration with the Science and English faculties. I promised to share this after talking about it at EduBloggerCon 2010 in Denver. So here are some more of the details!

Infographic depicting a 21 Century library. Provides some useful examples of ways to meet needs for either public or school libraries. Note that the choice of graphics is not so '21 Century" but would provide a good model to inspire teacher librarians or students to develop their own vision.

Infographic depicting a 21 Century library. Provides some useful examples of ways to meet needs for either public or school libraries. Note that the choice of graphics is not so '21 Century" but would provide a good model to inspire teacher librarians or students to develop their own vision.

"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

"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

Publisher Weekly reports on 2015 UK research finding on increased sales of children's books - print and electronic with some discussion around possible reasons.

Publisher Weekly reports on 2015 UK research finding on increased sales of children's books - print and electronic with some discussion around possible reasons.

Online magazine profiling the historical fiction of Australian author Belinda Murrell. Includes information about the writing and research process, resources for teaching with the books and background on each title.

Langwitches.org is the online hub for Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano. Educational content on the use of technology and pedagogical approaches to teaching

Two very common acronyms in classrooms are our dear friends WALT and WILF, which stand for "We are learning to…" and "What I am looking for…" These two characters are child friendly ways to share the less prosaic and perhaps less easily understood, learning objectives (LO) and success criteria (SC).

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.

Doug Johnson is the Director of Libraries and Technology for the Mankato (MN) Public Schools. His teaching experience has included work in grades K-12. He is the author of nine books, columns in Educational Leadership and Library Media Connection, the Blue Skunk Blog, and articles published in over forty books and periodicals.

the Cornell Method. The Cornell Method was invented about sixty years ago (see Walter Pauk's 1962 classic How to Study at College, now in its tenth edition), though I only found out about it last month. It incorporates a lot of what I was doing already-providing spaces for notes, and margins for reactions, connections and comments. But it takes it further, and adds some very cool functions. Firstly, the template gives you less space to write notes. Y

From Lakeside School Libary: A range of resources on the flipped classroom and library. Includes an infographic, video, and use of GoAnimate to animate libguides and links to other related websites.

Information Search Process and Guided Inquiry

Research and application of the ISP - Information Search Process and Guided Inquiry to inform information literacy teaching and learning in schools