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Fewer Australian children are reading for pleasure and almost one in four are now spending at least 20 hours a week on screens, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. Education experts say the figures reveal a concerning trend, given reading is linked to success at school and in later life.

Students at almost 500 Australian schools are running Facebook pages dedicated to humiliating their peers.

"This presentation for school library professionals provides an update on what Australian school library professional associations are doing in preparing for the introduction of national professional teaching standards and identifying ways in which teacher librarians need to think differently, act differently and learn differently."

"AITSL is initiating a project focused on student engagement in learning. Learning Frontiers will support practitioners to develop professional practices which optimise the true engagement of learners. This we believe is a prerequisite to realise the goals of the Australian Curriculum in our new context of complex challenges and amazing opportunities."

Fantastic example of teacher librarian collaborating with classroom teachers to build exciting unit of work with great resources.

"The Australian Government's Cybersafety Help Button provides internet users, particularly children and young people, with easy online access to cybersafety information and assistance available in Australia. It offers counselling, reporting and educational resources to assist young people deal with online risks including cyberbullying, unwanted contact, scams and fraud, and offensive or inappropriate material. The help button is a free application that is easily downloaded onto personal computers, mobile devices, and school and library networks."

Videoconference programs: Indigenous rights and freedoms - Years 9-12 Investigating sources - Years 7-12 Making a nation - Years 5-12 Extension History - Years 11-12 (New South Wales) Australian inventions and innovations - Years 4-8 Post-war migration - Years 10-12

A community for information professionals in Australian schools!