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Professional Learning: December 2024 – January 2025

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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Professional Learning: September 2024

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

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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Professional Learning: June 2024

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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Professional Learning: May 2024

Professional Learning Opportunities May 2024

May the Fourth Be With You. Yep, that means I am sending this on the 4th and that means it’s quite a few days late. Some months just seem to throw everything they’ve got at you. That was the past three weeks for me. So, it’s made me question if putting these lists together is achievable anymore. I’d love to hear from you. Do they help or are they something you could do without? I’d love to know. For now, I am thinking this might be the last of these lists I curate. So, here’s a (shorter) list of webinars, podcasts and articles for school library staff professional learning.

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Professional Learning: April 2024

Professional Learning Opportunities April 2024

Happy April. I hope this post coincides with a term break for you. It’s been a busy first three months of the year. But downtime hopefully also means a bit of time to let your mind wander and learn new things. If that’s the case, I have the perfect list of professional learning opportunities for you. From AI to supporting reading for pleasure, webinars to articles, I hope you find something to encourage you and what’s happening in your school library. 

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Professional Learning: March 2024

Professional Learning Opportunities March 2024

So, you might have noticed that I am sharing this a few days later than I usually do. I’m going to blame February for only have 29 days in it this year – I could have used a few more. But the real reason is life is just very busy. Very, very busy, which I love, but see also me missing my deadlines. In all the busy, professional learning can be the thing we drop. I know it was something I dropped last year, when doing our library move, because I just didn’t have the time or energy. But professional learning is the very thing to help create time through better solutions and more energy by reinvigorating that passion for our work. So if you, like me, are struggling this week, I hope this list gives you some inspiration, some ideas and an energy boost.

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