April 13

Useful Websites

Useful Websites and Resources

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Activities

MS Read-a-thon: https://www.msreadathon.org.au/contact

Annual Report Information

Resources for School Librarians – https://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/studies.html#annual

Annual Report – Services to Schools – https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/school-libraries/leading-and-managing/managing-your-school-library/annual-report

APA Referencing 7th Edn

https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/

Associations

MANTLE – https://mantleconference.weebly.com/

NATLA – https://www.natlanewcastle.com.au/

International Association of School Librarianship (IASL)

ASLA

ALIA

IFLA

Blogs

Joyce Valenza’s Blog –  http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2010/12/03/a-revised-manifesto/

Higher Education

The Toy Zone (children’s books around the world): https://thetoyzone.com/most-popular-kids-book-from-every-country#more-13195

Book Club stuff

Inside a Dog website

The Book Club (TV show hosted by Jennifer Byrne)

Scholastic website (mainly primary school)

Collection Analysis

ARL online survey instrument – http://www.libqual.org/about

Example Collection Development Policy – http://www.ncc.govt.nz/assets/Library/Downloads/Collection-Management-Policy-2009.pdf

Classification

The Two Ronnies and the Confusing Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxmPHLU9oA

Copyright

https://www.smartcopying.edu.au/home

Crowdsourcing

zooniverse – https://www.zooniverse.org

Digital Tools

Word Clouds – http://www.wordle.net/

Displays – instantdisplay.uk

Documents

Bonanno, K 2015, F-10 Inquiry skills scope and sequence and F-10 core skills and tools, Zillmere, Qld:
Eduwebinar Pty Ltd, accessed 07 September 2015 https://eduwebinar.com.au/wp- content/uploads/2015/03/curriculum_mapping_scope_sequence_skills_tools.pdf

 

Analysis by Mandy Lupton – Searching for a process approach to information literacy in the Australian Curriculum presented in Access journal, Inquiry skills in the Australian curriculum v6: A bird’s eye view (2014)

School Libraries, Teacher Librarians and their contributions to student literacy development in Gold Coast Schools Research Report – http://eprints.qut.edu.au/60260/38/60260b.pdf

Softlink Australia (2017). Australian and New Zealand school library survey report.

Fact or Fiction?

http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/

https://checkology.org/

Global Collaboration

‘Teachers Guide to Global Collaboration’ –

Guided Inquiry

Guided Inquiry in Australia: http://guidedinquiryoz.edublogs.org/

INKY Awards short list will be announced on the 19 July. If you are in a secondary library there are resources available including bookmarks and stickers – details on the Inky Award Resource page at https://insideadog.com.au/resources/inky-awards-resources/

Inquiry and Project Based Learning

National and international pedagogical initiatives that have been adopted by schools across Australia and in other countries, and explore the websites for inquiry and project-based learning approaches:

 Listservs

Pedagogy

Pedagogy consists of different methods of teaching, arising from beliefs about the nature and environment of learning.  Here are some pedagogies being used in schools:

  • Constructivism – learning is an active, constructive process, and is at the base of Inquiry learning of all kinds, e.g. Project based learning, Collaborative Learning, Guided Inquiry

  • Connectivism –   emphasises the role of the social and cultural context of learning, is a learning theory for the digital age, promoted by Stephen Downes and George Siemens.

  • Collaborative learning  – emphasises the learning aspect of working together.  The term covers many forms of collaborative learning, including Cooperative learning/

  • Flipped Learning – In which first contact with new concepts happens in the individual space and uses the newly-expanded time in class for students to pursue difficult, higher-level tasks together, with the instructor as a guide.

  • Blended learning –  Also known as hybrid learning, Blended learning “uses online technology to not just supplement, but transform and improve the learning process.” (Teachthought, 2013)

  • Maker spaces – The Maker Movement – Retinkering Education

Policy Development Information

ASLA Policy Development Manual: https://asla.org.au/policy-development-manual

Prizes

The Klaus Flugge Prize – Illustrators awards: https://www.klausfluggeprize.co.uk/longlist-2020/?fbclid=IwAR3sm5VYxEIvaC68JpTHEey0EB4ke5uxEae0AoDhSLXxu89g8LIfxc_qIpg

Association of Illustrators (AOI) – https://theaoi.com/

The World Illustration Awards:

Professional Library

https://www.bookdepository.com/

https://booko.com.au/

Reflection

ALIA Guidelines for Self-Reflection and Evaluation document: https://www.alia.org.au/sites/default/files/ALIA%20Schools%20SLRC%20Guidelines%20final%20version.PDF

State, National and International library and school library associations

You should belong to your state-based association to keep abreast of professional development events, network meetings and to make contact with colleagues nearby. Most of the professional associations have student fees (which are also tax deductible). These groups have local discussion listservs:

  • SLANSW (School Library Association New South Wales)

  • QSLA (Queensland School Library Association)

  • SLASA (School Library Association South Australia)

  • SLAV (School Library Association Victoria)

  • WASLA (Western Australia School Library Association)

The two important national associations for library and information professionals are:

These two international associations represent the interests of all those involved in libraries and related organisations, and are responsible for national advocacy and promotion at all levels are:

Canada – Association of Research Libraries – https://www.arl.org/who-we-are/

America – American Library Association – http://www.ala.org/

New Zealand – NZ National Library – https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/school-libraries

New Zealand – School Library Association of NZ – http://www.slanza.org.nz/

Suppliers

Booko www.booko.com.au

Trove http://trove.nla.gov.au

Titlepage www.titlepage.com

Websites and Resources – General

American Association of School Librarians – https://standards.aasl.org/

ACARA – https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/general-capabilities/

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership – https://www.aitsl.edu.au/

Australian Library and Information Association – https://www.alia.org.au/groups/alia-schools

Australian Professional Standards for Teachers – https://www.aitsl.edu.au/teach/standards

Australian School Library Association – https://asla.org.au/

Connections with digital penpals – https://www.epals.com/#/connections

Good reads

International Association of School Librarianship – https://iasl-online.org/about/organization/sl_policy.html/

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – https://ifla.org/

School Library Association of Australia – ACCESS database – the academic journal that has long focussed on collaborative curriculum development, resource-based learning, information technology and its integration into learning/teaching programs, information management, information literacy and literature – http://ezproxy.csu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lih&jid=D5H&site=ehost-live

Scootle

SCIS

Trove: National Library of Australia https://trove.nla.gov.au/

Valenza’s Resources for Types of Data Collection

Valenza’s article presents ways of thinking about making data available as part of the daily work of the TL, using some simple methods and some online tools that facilitate gathering, analysing, triangulating and applying data to improve teaching and learning.  Here are some of her suggestions for the types of data you might collect and some tools to use.

Types of data collection

Tools for data collection

Exit interviews – Year 12 students

Focus groups on their learning through the library.

Record department students, and transcribe. Use as evidence of library contribution
to learning and as a means to improve

Exit tickets

Seeking immediate, formative evidence of understanding after a class

In-depth surveys e.g. anonymous survey on plagiarism

Assessing students’ work

Looking at work in progress and completed, in inquiry projects and providing feedback

Assessing improvements in reading

Interacting in digital books/ setting up reading communities

Analytics

Usage reports showing usage of wikis, sites, catalogues, Libguides.

For Libguides – Springshare

Library catalogue

Using video and still photography to capture and display student learning

WebFX readility for reading age – https://www.webfx.com/tools/read-able/

Website Credibility

  1. https://laketuggcollegelibrary.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/website-credibility-rubric.pdf

2. The Get REAL Test – less difficult – https://laketuggcollegelibrary.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/get-realtest.pdf

3. The CRAAP Test – more complex – https://laketuggcollegelibrary.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/craap-test.pdf

Identifying Scholarly Articles – https://modernlibrarianmemoirs.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/identifying-scholarly-articles-chart/

Weeding

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf