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Carole Gardiner

Library Staff Professional Development Needs A Makeover #nicat13 | Finding Heroes - 1 views

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    Sally Pewhairangi's presentation to the 2013 North Island Children's and Teens' Librarians' Conference in Rotorua.  Looks at the challenges to traditional forms of professional development for library staff and explores new ways of undertaking PD, including the use of Twitter.  Includes a list of 10 recommended people to follow on Twitter with a relevance to YA and Children's librarians.
Jenny Whiting

Resources | Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand - 1 views

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    Fantastic resource for schools
denyse1952

First World War | Research guides | Our services for researchers | National Library of New Zealand - 3 views

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    Great resources from National Library. Even gives some questions to help work out what you want.
Steph Ellis

informingnewzealand - home - 5 views

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    "Informing New Zealand" textbook has now been updated and revised and is available as a wiki.
Leanne Kennedy

6 ways to teach growth mindset from day one of school | The Cornerstone - 4 views

  • their brains have the ability to change and grow through their experiences (neuroplasticity)
  • he human brain is like a muscle that can be trained through repetition and practice.
  • When students realize this, they develop a growth mindset: the belief that abilities can be developed through commitment and hard work
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  • respond in casual ways
  • Model growth mindset so kids can see it in action
  • Allow students see that you are willing to learn and try new things, even when they are hard for you, and be honest when you try things in the classroom that are out of your comfort zone.
  • Let students see that learning new things, taking on challenges, and rebounding after making mistakes are all a natural part of life and help train your brain to grow stronger over time.
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    We, too, can play our part and model a growth mindset.
mpaterson14

New Zealand - Kids' Lit Quiz - 5 views

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    Great range of questions
Crissi Blair

Peter O'Connor: The case for local schools - 2 views

  • So why would you choose your local school now? Simply because all the evidence suggests that the edge in education parents seek is not gained with fancy technological gadgets, nor in this idea of effective or good teachers.
  • The key is in the quality of the relationship that children have with their classroom teacher. And we simply have in New Zealand amongst the very best teachers in the world and you can pretty much trust that the ones in your local school are as good as the ones in that expensive private school down the road.
  • if more of our kids go to their local school, we have a chance to rebuild a sense of community,
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  • And we refuse to be marketed to, to be sold the lie that our community and our school is not as good as that one down the road where the richer kids go to
  • the core role of schools. That role is not literacy and numeracy but about creating a community of happy kids learning about the world and their place in it.
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    Peter O'Connor writes about the benefits of local schools in Auckland.
sally library

CILIP News | CILIP - 1 views

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Mary Wallis

http://www.ala.org/yaforum/sites/ala.org.yaforum/files/content/YALSA_nationalforum_final.pdf - 2 views

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    I thought this to be an interesting site - it's amazing how much New Zealand Librarians can relate to this. I'd be interested to hear what others think.
Trish Webster

A new way of looking at public library engagement in America | Pew Internet Libraries - 1 views

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    US Library Research
Lisa Salter

School Libraries On the Chopping Block: Essential or Expendable? - 0 views

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    Category: Society | 1510 views | Created: 04/08/13 This board explores the diverse voices in the school library debate. As budgets get cut, libraries often disappear. Since April is School Library Month, consider these perspectives & decide whether you consider them essential or expendable. Welcome to your new Learn Board This is a Learn board.
claref

Te Totara Primary School - 1 views

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    Great example of use of iLapse app on iPad to record activity in the Te Totara Primary School library one lunchtime.
Sheila Duke

Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News | Publishers Weekly - 2 views

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    Publisher's weekly website
Trish Webster

The Atlas of New Librarianship | Companion Site - 4 views

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    "The mission of librarianship is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities"
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