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Professional Learning: December 2024 – January 2025

December 13, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Professional Learning Opportunities December 2024 – January 2024

We have almost made it to the end of 2024. Well done to everyone. It has been a big, challenging and hopefully wonderful year in many different ways. My professional learning list for December is a bit late, but I have put together a bumper edition to help get you get through the festive season. Whether you are enjoying an extended summer break or a quick mid-term holiday, switching off from work or using the time to refresh and reinvigorate your practice, I hope you find the time to rest and recharge. 

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Building a Reading Culture Part 8

October 8, 2024 / / 9 Comments

Building A School Reading Culture – Part 8 – Reflecting and Reassessing

It’s been almost a year since I last wrote about building a reading culture. It’s been an interesting year. This post was meant to be about the steps we’ve taken to move towards a reading culture but I’ve decided to change that and instead take some time to reflect and reassess.

Over the past few years, I’ve looked at organisational culture research, culture change research and methodology, reading culture research, and tools for measure reading culture. I also used those tools to measure our reading culture starting point.

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Professional Learning: September 2024

August 31, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Professional Learning Opportunities September 2024

Professional learning. There is something so powerful being in the space to learn. Maybe it’s having that break from the routine of work, or finding time to engage with something you enjoy or want to know more about. Maybe it’s being invigorated by connecting with others or learning something new that you know will impact how you work and the people around you. Professional learning is something that really helps me to re-centre myself in good practice, refocus on what I want to achieve and motivates me to keep going. It’s funny, because professional learning is also something I seem to drop when I so desperately need those three things. So, here’s a list of professional learning ideas and links for school library staff for September 2024. I hope it inspires, re-centres, motivates or refocuses you. 

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Professional Learning: August 2024

July 31, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Professional Learning Opportunities August 2024

I think there is something magical about professional learning. In this month of Book Week and Australian School Library Day, where we are celebrating that Reading is Magic and that school libraries build brighter futures, it’s the perfect time to dive into some professional learning (even if it feels like we don’t have time for it!!). I hope you find a few moments for your own learning in this busy month. 

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Book Week 2024: Resources, Links and Ideas

July 21, 2024 / / 0 Comments

It’s almost time for Book Week. The CBCA  Book Week is one of the biggest events in the school library calendar. Book Week is a wonderful celebration of reading, Australian literature, school libraries and the people who bring books to children. Australian School Library Day sits in the middle of Book Week and is a great day to celebrate school libraries and how they help support students, reading and the Australian publishing industry.

The theme for Book Week 2024 is Reading is Magic and there is no shortage of ideas for displays, activities, events and ways to celebrate..

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Professional Learning: June 2024

May 31, 2024 / / 2 Comments

Professional Learning Opportunities June 2024

Thank you to everyone who reached out and offered their kind words of support and understanding to my message in last month’s PL list. I am happy to report that these lists will continue for the time being. I love being able to put them together and ensuring I make time for them also brings a little more balance into my life between work and other things I love to do. So, here is your Professional Learning list for June 2024. 

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