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Redesigning thinking in school libraries

Redesigning thinking in school libraries

May 15, 2016 · by Camilla Elliott · in Professional learning, School libraries

As school libraries forge a new future, it’s clearly apparent that no two libraries are the same.  Whilst we can exchange ideas and hold discussions on ‘what works’ for us, defining the role of a school library is an exercise…

Creating a Virtual Learning Commons

Creating a Virtual Learning Commons

September 14, 2014 · by Camilla Elliott · in Learning Commons, Professional learning, Teaching resources

  At the recent SLAV Conference Building a Participatory Learning Community, school library leaders Dr David Loertscher (USA) and Carol Koechlin (Canada) presented the concept of a Virtual Learning Commons.  School libraries have become familiar with the model of ‘learning…

Futurelab free handbooks: digital literacy and innovation

October 21, 2010 · by slav · in Professional learning

Futurelab are offering free access to digital editions of some of their digital literacy and innovation handbooks. This offer includes: Futures Thinking Teachers Pack Increasingly, collaboration is seen as important in creative learning. This handbook sets out some recommendations for…

Educators' Guide to Innovation ning

Educators’ Guide to Innovation ning

September 30, 2010 · by slav · in Professional learning

This ning is a “professional network for those interested in innovative practices happening in education.” The Educator’s Guide to Innovation ning is part of action research by the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s Innovation and Next Practice…

SLAV Web Elements Engaged Project

September 3, 2010 · by slav · in Teaching resources, Web 2.0 tools

For Victorian Schools only. Are any of your students and teachers involved in using interesting and innovative online tools? Have you been working with students and teachers on copyright, creative commons and Intellectual property? Are you interested in helping your…

DEECD Innovation Showcase

June 10, 2010 · by slav · in Professional learning

Recordings and Presentation Materials from the 2010 Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s Innovation Showcase have just been released. Katrina Reynen, the General Manager of the Department’s Innovation and Next Practice Division has shared the following information about the…

The many and varied roles of the teacher librarian

March 19, 2010 · by slav · in Professional learning

Carl A. Harvey II is the library media specialist at North Elementary School in Noblesville, Indiana. Carl A. Harvey II, a library media specialist at North Elementary School in Noblesville, Indiana has developed a document on the expectations of teacher…

Learning from the Extremes by Charles Leadbeater and Annika Wong

February 5, 2010 · by slav · in News, Professional learning

Learning from the Extremes is a  recently released white paper by Annika Wong and WeThink: mass innovation, not mass production author Charles Leadbeater. A two page executive summary of this important 40 page document that focuses on schools and learning has…

IASL Conference focuses on role of school libraries in preparing pupils for the future

IASL Conference focuses on role of school libraries in preparing pupils for the future

September 12, 2009 · by slav · in News

From the UNESCO site comes the following report from the IASL 2009 conference: 11-09-2009 (Padua) © IASL UNESCO participated in the 38th Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), which concluded last week in Padua, Italy. This…

Futurelab homepage

Futurelab

June 18, 2009 · by slav · in Web 2.0 tools

Futurelab: is a not-for-profit group from the United Kingdom. Their goal is innovation in education and their website states: Who are we and what we do Futurelab is passionate about transforming the way people learn. Tapping into the huge potential offered…

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