ALIA Schools Professional Development 2013

1st – 7th May Online Conference: An app a day

Everyone is invited to participate in our first online conference for 2013 “An app a day”. This seminar will focus on apps (apple and android) for use by teacher librarians and students. Each day a new app will be recommended and participants are encouraged to try them out and post their comments in response.

We are trying something new this time and conducting the conference from our new blog. You can sign up to follow the blog (this will mean you receive automatic emails each time a new post is made) here: http://aliaschools.wordpress.com Or alternatively, just check in each day to see what is happening. Full details about the seminar can also be found on the blog.

Everyone is welcome to participate in this online seminar and a reminder that you can claim for PD hours if you post comments.

Looking forward to hearing about the many apps (apple and android) that school library staff are using!

May 25 Conference: Reading Universally

This morning seminar is for primary and secondary teacher librarians and others who are responsible for school library services and/or engaging students in reading and developing a love of literature. Author Scot Gardner, will speak about his motivations as a writer, his experiences working regularly with students, current writing projects and how his writing is being influenced by current trends and changes such as eBooks. Publisher (and author), Jane Godwin, will also talk about current trends in publishing for adult and children's fiction and non-fiction, the impact of eBooks and possible scenarios for the future. This will be followed by workshops that will explore this year's CBCA theme, Reading across the universe.

Conference Details: Information Flyer | Registration Form

Past PD Archive

VIT Standards and teacher librarian practice

Since the early 2000s, teacher librarians have had ongoing involvement in the standards movement at the national level. In 2005, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) published the joint statement: Standards of professional excellence for teacher librarians.

At the state level, the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) developed standards relating to the registration of teachers. These provide benchmarks for the practice of those seeking to be registered as a member of the teaching profession in Victoria. Teacher librarians need to meet these standards to be registered.

The Victorian Catholic Teacher Librarian [VCTL] network in consultation with ALIA Schools began work on the document titled: VIT Standards and teacher librarian practice. This document has been developed to assist principals, teacher librarians and school communities with outlining suggestions of practice and evidence to identify how the teacher librarian can meet these teacher standards.

To access this PDF document click on: VIT Standards and TL Practice

Australian Institute for Teachers and School Leadership (AITSL)

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) provides national leadership for the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership.

ALIA enjoys a good working relationship with AITSL and we are currently participating in producing a number of illustrations of practice to support the National Professional Standards for Teachers.