Connecting learners, information and learning spaces.
Participatory learning space design researcher-educator and workshop facilitator - schools and libraries.
Cutting school #library provision has to be the most idiotic, myopic, damaging thing a policymaker can do. If the first duty of decision-makers is to improve the lives they serve, then denying them the manifold benefit of a school library is a total dereliction of that duty.
In celebration of the centenary of Sam Youd (John Christopher), for one day only, Saturday 16th April, all SYLE Press titles will be available on Kindle at rock-bottom prices!
And from Sat to Mon, MESSAGES OF LOVE will be #freeonKindle.
Please share!
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Looking for a good read on a cold wintry day? THE GULL'S KISS by 'Peter Graaf' - alias John Christopher, alias Sam Youd - is #freeonKindle today and tomorrow.
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“Access to school librarians has become a major educational equity issue” says US expert - and here too in Aus #StudentsNeedSchoolLibraries https://t.co/uge1n748ZG
In the digital age when information is everywhere, Michael Broadstock discovers school libraries are more important for students than ever, in this interview with Susan La Marca, from the School Library Association of Victoria. https://t.co/Q2fczvGqCo
A child who starts school with low literacy skills is more likely to become one of the 44% of functionally illiterate adults in Australia. Early intervention works! Adopt & implement the National Early Language & Literacy Strategy Ensure all school libraries have qualified staff
School libraries are the only ones ALL children can access as they don't depend on adults taking them to get a card As part of the National Early Language & Literacy Strategy school libraries are vital to support preschool & kindy students & teachers #StudentsNeedSchoolLibraries
A useful article about the SNSL Campaign to read and share widely. It was published in @aslanational ACCESS, Volume 35, Issue 3, September, 2021. Check it out!!
On International Literacy Day 8 Sep as always #StudentsNeedSchoolLibraries
This year's ILD theme is so timely: Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide.
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Are you feeling concerned about how some primary children may feel about their upcoming transition to secondary school?
This blog shares how school library initiatives can help develop valuable links between primary and secondary to ease the transition: https://t.co/Kv8mZZrVJs
Did your #school have wooden stairs, slow fans & flickering lights? Older buildings are being retrofitted to meet access standards & improve #wellbeing of #students. @DrJillWillis research project explores Urban Vertical Schools #FVSSCQUT@QLDEducation https://t.co/yn0uJ3wUA8
Have your say! Take part in the 2021 Australian School Library survey! #SchoolLibrarySurvey This is your opportunity to have a say on the trends & issues facing school libraries It's open to all schools in Australia. Survey closes 8 September. https://t.co/DKE8oRK5Et
🌟NEW BLOG: Schools going vertical and students going well🌟
Read about innovative new research by @DrJillWillis & C4IE Engagement & Learning team with 11 partners on Urban Vertical (UV) Schools.
#Inclusion#SchoolSpaces#Wellbeing https://t.co/yn0uJ3wUA8
Excited about this article finally being published - nuanced understanding of int’l students’ online behaviours - Mapping the contours of digital journeys: a study of international students’ social networks in Australian higher education https://t.co/oQCkNo14YO