Assessment one for this subject was to compile an annotated bibliography for a Cross Curriculum Priority Area of the Australian Curriculum. No easy task for this student. I have never used the Australian Curriculum or have had the opportunity to integrate a Cross Curriculum Priority into my teaching. So my first step was to read about the three CCPs. I selected Sustainability as I am passionate about creating awareness of caring for our environment and embedding sustainable practices within the classroom and family life.

Next, I was to compile a series of ten resources relating to Sustainability that could be used for students and teachers in Stage One classrooms. The annotated bibliography was more than just a list of ‘favourite’ resources. For high quality, carefully curated school library collection to successfully deliver teaching programs and meet the learning needs of the students, O’Connell (2017) suggests resources are selected for the school community’s needs, goals, mission and priorities. When these are addressed, the result will be a collection of appropriate, high-quality print and digital resources (p.384).

I selected a wide range of formats and delivery modes, including:

Physical: Big Book- Non -Fiction, Games and Picture books.

Digital: Music Video, Television Series and Websites.

I know that I will use my annotated bibliography with future students to cover the broad concepts of Systems, World Views and Futures within the Sustainability Cross Curriculum Priority area.

Reference

O’Connell, J. (2017). School Libraries. In I. Abdullahi (Ed). Global library and information science: A textbook for students and educators. De Gruyter Saur.