Newsletter SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION of QUEENSLAND INC

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Newsletter SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INC.

Trinity Bay State High School Annual Writers Festival 31st July to 1st August 2014

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 1 11/09/14 7:36 AM SLAQ Newsletter is the journal of the School Contents Library Association of Qld Inc. P.O. Box 2394 Wellington Point Qld 4160 www.slaq.org.au 3 President’s 20 What is Scootle? Report President: Shirley Birrell c/[email protected] 22 CBCA Readers Publishing contact: 3 Editor’s Note Cup: The thrill of [email protected] the competition

SLAQ Secretariat: 4 Canberra; books, [email protected] writing and 22 CBCA Readers 0400 937 089 autumn leaves Cup: A regional perspective Contributions: for secondary Text contributions to be submitted by 9 Post-graduate schools e-mail. Use Microsoft Word, font style study at QUT Times New Roman, 11 point, single spaced. Digital images should be attached as a separate file, not 24 Brisbane North embedded in the Word document. Author 10 International Region CBCA details: Name, school/organisation, position Library Readers Cup held. Copyright of the newsletter is held by Symposium SLAQ Inc. and of each article therein by its author ©2013 25 Reading Blitz 11 Webinars: Campaign Advertising: Professional Costing GST inclusive learning Copy ready: ¼ page $55; ½ page $110; full delivered to your Council Reports page $220. Loose inserts: single page A4 27 folded or flat $110.00 desktop

Newsletter copy deadlines: 28 Introducing 17/11/14 for distribution in Term 4 13 Libraries Council Members embracing The views expressed in this publication makerspaces are not necessarily those endorsed by the forum at SLQ 30 Trinity Bay Writers School Library Association of Queensland Festival 2014 Inc. A Library reading Original design concept 17 program that 32 The Odd Couple: Hannah Donaldson addresses ACARA Dave Hartley and curriculum Scott Prince demands 34 Talking 19 CAPSLAQ Twilight Technology professional development workshops

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I recently had the privilege to represent SLAQ at the 20 What is Scootle? UQL Cyberschool Seminar with a presentation about “progressing the library” with my Principal, Sue Dalton, who followed with leadership strategies. If you haven’t 22 CBCA Readers attended a cyberschool seminar, it is a great day with Cup: The thrill of informative speakers and productive networking with teacher-librarians. The seminar addressed the impact the competition of emerging digital learning environments on teaching pedagogy and the library. Guest speakers included Karen Bonanno, Founder and 22 CBCA Readers Managing Director of Eduwebinar Pty Ltd, and Margaret Cup: A regional Warren, Coordinator - Discovery Services, State Library Feedback from members has resulted in a new eNewsletter of Queensland. If you haven’t seen HistoryPin http:// perspective for improved communication within our association. www.historypin.com, check it out – look at your local for secondary I hope you enjoy snippets of information that the area, it’s fascinating. See the seminar programme https:// eNewsletter will provides to members. The most recent schools www.library.uq.edu.au/services-for/uql-cyberschool- eNewsletter is calling for nominations for awards: seminar-2014. • SLAQ Citation In the spirit of taking on new challenges, I am now the 24 Brisbane North proud owner of a light rigid licence. This enables me to • Brian Bahnisch Region CBCA drive a 21-seater school bus, handy for taking students to • Queensland Teacher-librarian of the Year Readers Cup visit the public or state library. Believe it or not, you can do • Queensland Principal/School Leader of the Year this licence in one day – get in the bus in the morning and • SLAQ Lifetime Membership by the afternoon have the test and get the licence. We are Nominating an innovative professional peer or a school so multi-skilled these days! 25 Reading Blitz leader, who is an advocate of the school library, is a really Campaign I hope you have received and completed the SLAQ survey. wonderful way to recognise the difference those people Results from this will inform the committee & executive are making in student lives. I encourage you to nominate – on how to progress SLAQ and needs of members. I would you can download nominations from SLAQ website http:// like to thank members of the Council in designing the Council Reports www.slaq.org.au/ (contact SLAQ Secretariat secretariat@ 27 survey, especially Debbie Hunter, who collated our ideas slaq.org.au if you have problems logging in). and comments. If you are coming down to the Gold Coast in September Introducing To reward four lucky members who completed the survey, for the ILS, I look forward to meeting you. Make sure you 28 we are giving away tickets to the Symposium Dinner stop-by and have a chat with SLAQ Councillors at our Council Members at the 2014 International Library Symposium - ILS@ stand. Have a great rest of the term and enjoy your TSS – Embracing New Landscapes. This social event will holidays. feature Mark Tedeschi AM QC, author and award-winning Cheers Shirl 30 Trinity Bay Writers photographer. As well as the dinner, the winners will enjoy Festival 2014 a Gold Coast Heritage Tour, visiting local museums and Shirley Birrell places of interest. Of course, if you cannot make it – we President have book vouchers – but we would love to see you down School Library Association of Queensland Inc. here at the Gold Coast if possible!! I’m really looking September 2014 32 The Odd Couple: forward to seeing Ms Germaine Greer. Dave Hartley and Scott Prince Editor’s note

34 Talking The School Library Association of Queensland strives to connect the many regions throughout our wide state and provide the Technology opportunity for all members to share events, professional development, promotions and initiatives with other SLAQ members. Thank you to the members who have contributed to this newsletter. I hope you all enjoy reading the articles as much as I have and will be encouraged to share and submit an article for Term 4. Please contact me if you would like to hear from a particular library professional or would like to hear more about any topic. Correspondence can be forwarded to the newsletter email address. Vol. 47 #3 •September 2014 3

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by Loris Phair, Hillbrook Anglican School The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) promotes literacy and quality writing and illustrating for Australian children. The biennial conference focuses on presenting opportunities for library professionals to engage with each other and with Australian authors, illustrators, and Wild), Glenda Millard & Stephen Michael King spoke publishers. The 11th about their symbiotic relationship and how they worked national conference was held this year in Canberra and together to produce their memorable picture books. was well programmed, with delegates from all kinds The talks were beautifully illustrated with commentary of libraries from all around the country in attendance. on the art works and processes employed. The weather was superb and the gorgeous colour of the In the afternoon plenary sessions we began with national capital autumn leaves provided a really beautiful Journey of Inspiring Moments with Aboriginal artist backdrop to the proceedings. Bronwyn Bancroft, who spoke very frankly and movingly Friday May 16th, saw the opening reception take on her cultural background and life’s trajectory and place at the impressive National Library of Australia, how these impacted on the development of her unique and Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, Director General of the art work. This was followed by an excellent address by National Library launched The Fairy Who Wouldn’t Fly Anthony Hill: Bullet-proof! A Century of War, ANZAC – a retelling by Bronwyn Davies of a Pixie O’Harris story, and Children’s Books. Anthony talked about the ‘take’ illustrated with Pixie O’Harris images. This was followed children’s literature has traditionally had on the topics by a special preview viewing with illustrator Bob Graham of war and conflict and where this might go with the of his retrospective exhibition at the Canberra Museum approaching 100th anniversary of Gallipoli. and Gallery. The late afternoon The conference proper began on Saturday and after the concluded with multiple opening address we were treated to a plenary session - concurrent sessions and Trash & Treasure: Barry Jonsberg and Michael Gerard I was very happy with my Bauer, discussing the highs and lows, the rewards and choices of an address by hardships, and the unexpected twists and turns along Dr Robin Morrow AM, on the way, in their continuing quests to discover ‘story the background and work gold’. This degenerated into a very funny interaction of of IBBY (International personal anecdotes between the two authors and the Board on Books for Young moderator, publisher Dyan Blackblock. People) and then author Belinda Murrell’s talk The following presentation was entitled Local Treasures about First National Literary Treasure, Charlotte Waring Motherhood and Mayhem: and featured local ACT Barton – the author of the first book for children written authors Tania McCartney (chair), Tracey Hawkins, in the fledging Australian colony and Belinda’s own Stephanie Owen Reeder and Irma Gold. The battle great, great, great grandmother and a copy of this book and balance between the demands of parenthood and is actually in the NLA archives. a writing career were amusingly explored. Next up was Visual Treasures - Picture Book Partnerships facilitated The conference dinner that evening was held at the by Margaret Hamilton and featuring three writing and War Memorial and was the first of three highlights for illustrating duos. Libby Gleeson & Freya Blackwood, me. We ate under ‘G for George’ a WWII bomber and Julie Vivas & Margaret Hamilton (on behalf of Margaret the guest speaker Children’s Laureate, Jackie French

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was very entertaining and certainly is the consummate (lesbian, gay, bi , transgender, questioning, etc, etc). storyteller. Morris Gleitzman introduced a performance Mark feels that the Australian literary scene has perhaps of his latest book ‘Loyal creatures’ - story about the glossed over this area of writing and publishing, to the Australian horses that did not return from action in detriment of some readers. The third plenary session WWI. The theatrical book gig interpretation by a local focused on publishing issues, trends and successes. It actor was superb, very moving and almost an antipodean featured Dyan Blacklock, Chair (Omnibus), Margrete version of Michael Morpugo’s ‘War horse’. The book was Lamond (Little Hare), Laura Harris (Penguin), Rochelle officially launched at the conference the next day. Manners (Wombat Books) and Erica Wagner (Allen & Unwin) and we gleaned some interesting insights into the publishing business in Australia. This panel was followed by short presentations about the CBCA Nan Chauncy Award, the CBCA Awards Foundation, the Indigenous Literacy project, the Children’s Laureate with Jackie French, and information about the 12th National Conference of the CBCA in Sydney in, 2016. Then for me the second standout highlight of the conference took place with Andy Griffiths talking about Is Humour Really Necessary in Children’s Books? Andy was great, with a wonderfully insightful, thought- provoking, (and dare I say, humorous) presentation, about the true value of humour in children’s literature. Sunday morning, the second day of the conference, He pointed out in his Five Reasons Children Should started bright and early with the option of a breakfast Read Humour, that: with local authors and illustrators at the Canberra Yacht Club. Then it was on to the Rex Hotel at 9am for Day 1. Humour engages young people (particularly 2 of the conference, where we began with author and reluctant readers) as they are naturally playful publisher Mark Macleod, launching a new Lu Rees and generally laugh far more than adults do. Archives publication and explaining the genesis of this 2. Humorous literature harnesses the exuberance wonderful program that aims to preserve and promote and wonder that youth has with words and ideas. our national literary heritage created for Australian 3. Young people interact with their peers and build children. friendships through humorous literature as they The first plenary session enjoy sharing the laughs, story and the re-tellings of the day was with author with their peers. Nadia Wheatley, who 4. Humorous books truly reflect life in general, spoke about ‘From my which, in realit is a mixture of sad and funny, joy ‘My Place’ to ‘Australians and pain, highs and lows. All’ – her latest work; a 5. Far from being an ‘easy option’, humorous very comprehensive and literature encourages critical reading skills as accessible history book young people learn to read between the lines for middle schoolers. and develop an awareness of subtly, irony and Morning tea saw some sarcasm and the many nuanced shades of right great book launches and and wrong. author signings take place, including the wonderfully talented Bob Graham. The second plenary of the day featured Mark Macleod again, who this time presented the first part of an academic paper: Children’s Literature: the Short Life of Categories on L,G,B,T,Q literature - the so-called alphabet soup,

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Andy Griffiths has been criticised in the past for enclave for native wildlife and plant species. Jackie and the ‘toilet humour’ tone and the outrageously silly Bryan have created a self-sufficient permaculture system shenanigans in his books, but he capably defended his that yields their basic fresh food needs and provides a work by suggesting that adults and children can have sanctuary for native flora and fauna. We saw the famous very different ideas about what is funny, and that even wombat holes and the front door under siege, had a very adults can disagree on this. He felt it behoves us to informative tour of the property and the opportunity understand that humour can legitimately take many to wander the valley and creek bed where many of her forms. Andy maintains that even very young readers stories drew inspiration, before we enjoyed a superb can identify the nonsense in his stories and know these lunch cooked for us by Jackie herself. Jackie French is things are ridiculous just for the sheer pleasure of it and a prolific writer with are not meant to be taken seriously at all. By decrying a truly catholic range these kinds of works as inferior, we deny readers of interests; she is a pleasure and limit their reading repertoires. passionate and hard- working Australian The third and final standout for me from the CBCA Children’s Laureate, conference was the Monday optional visit to Jackie and and to echo the Bryan French’s property in the Araluen Valley, two hours spirit of the national from Canberra. The whole-day trip was just wonderful; conference, she is most their home truly is a Shangri-La in a hidden valley certainly is a ‘National complete with a perfect creek and swimming holes Association & & Communications Communications Events Events is proud is proud to announce to announce that EduTECH, that EduTECH, Australia’s Australia’s Treasure’. galore. Forty years of hard physical work and loving largestlargest educationeducation event, event, will will be bereturning returning on June on June 2-4, 2015 2-4, in2015 Brisbane, in Brisbane, with a bigger with a bigger devotion has produced an Eden that is now a protected and betterbetter K-12 K-12 Library Library Managers Managers congress. congress.

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The weekend away in Canberra was a great chance to network, exchange ideas and catch up with colleagues. The conference was very rewarding and provided us with opportunities to learn about emerging and familiar authors; about reading, writing, illustrating and the latest publishing trends.

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 7 11/09/14 7:36 AM PRIMARY & SECONDARY TEXTBOOKS Sequel Deals With More Than 200 Publishers From Australia & Overseas

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 8 11/09/14 7:36 AM PRIMARY & SECONDARY TEXTBOOKS Post-graduate study at Queensland University of Technology

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The Southport School, Gold Coast, Australia learning landscape. Educators need to keep abreast 28 to 30 September 2014 of these advances so they may provide the very best Arguably, the library profession is, by its very nature, service to their clients. one of the most dynamic elements in modern society. To support the library and literary profession, the This dynamism is evident through even the most inaugural International Library Symposium will be held fundamental components of Information Literacy at The Southport School, Gold Coast, Australia from as libraries constantly evolve by creating, absorbing 28 to 30 September 2014. The theme for this event and developing systems through which humans is ‘Embracing New Landscapes’ and will encourage communicate and by which society establishes its presenters and delegates alike to explore and contest social, cultural and educational parameters. In recent the landscapes of their professional lives. Those years there has been a very clear paradigm shift in involved will include library professionals, academics, library accountabilities and expectations and there is researchers, authors, teachers and students with an every reason to expect such evolutions will continue interest in discussing and learning more about the long into the future. vital role libraries continue to play in schools and the Libraries have long been a central foundation for broader community. The modern library is a dynamic, society. While History vindicates the value placed upon active and reactive space and this must be clearly communication, literacy, numeracy, literature and evident when dealing with clients, managing resources language, it has been the library, and its pivotal role and developing information literacy skills. Libraries in establishing and nurturing global social, cultural are important as both community and learning spaces and educational landscapes, that has promoted and (no longer are they necessarily quiet zones that are maintained the ideals of civilisation. In the modern limited to shelves and circulation desks). This new context, libraries (no matter their sphere of expertise) ‘physical’ landscape is one that has influenced the are at the forefront of resource development and profession, the expectations of the client base and the information management. Additionally, with the services provided. These concerns are reflected in the launch of every new ICT resource, those involved are Symposium program for delegates to consider. constantly required to ‘up-grade’ their skill base; and The Symposium program is not limited to library content each ‘information literacy evolution’ creates a new but is more closely aligned with modern expectations.

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This includes looking at how libraries can: promote and international networking opportunities for them social and cultural awareness; create learning spaces to discuss the roles libraries can play in educational that embrace the changing nature of the community, evolution. This will be a wonderful opportunity to learning styles and resource type and availability; develop exchange ideas, share and understand common ground, successful strategies that enhance the online learning and hear presentations from an impressive range experience; recognise the narrative literacies involved of nationally and internationally renowned keynote with video and online games; maintain the cultural and speakers. educational value associated with literature, reading Further details regarding the International Library and writing; appreciate the human brain and haw its Symposium may be found at www.thesouthportschool. wiring enables for different learning experiences. The com/ils entire program consists of keynote addresses (there are no concurrent presentations) and all presenters have been individually invited to participate as a result of their professional experience and academic expertise. by Andrew J Stark The inaugural International Library Symposium will Director - International Library Symposium encourage delegates to learn more about the changing Head of Libraries and Information Services nature of the educational landscape and provide forums Associate Dean Learning and Teaching Professional Learning Events

Webinars: Professional learning delivered to your desktop

Biography Not familiar with how webinars work? Let me try Karen Bonanno is the and explain. Founder and Managing Another term for a webinar would be a web conference Director of Eduwebinar, or web-based seminar. A presentation on a given topic an online professional is presented over the Internet using a web-based learning network facility which allows a conference or seminar event to delivering professional be shared across many locations. The information is learning to teachers in shared simultaneously to all attendees in real time. You the comfort of their own can see and hear the presentation, and sometimes, you home. She is based in can see the presenter. Basically, you need a fast Internet Brisbane and literally lives connection, speakers and a microphone (preferably online as an educator and consultant. Her main area headset with inbuilt microphone). A live webinar of work involves planning and hosting webinars that is more collaborative and can include polling, and cover primary and secondary education with specific question and answer sessions to cater for interaction focus on innovative teaching and learning strategies between the presenter and the audience. and resourcing as it applies to curriculum design and It’s easy to participate. delivery. Karen has been a teacher, teacher-librarian, head of department, acting deputy principal, regional 1. Registration is usually required. In most cases, adviser and education officer. She has over 30 years’ you just provide the basic information, e.g. name, experience working in the F-12 education sector. job title, email address. Costs can vary for each Vol. 47 #3 •September 2014 11

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webinar. Some are free and some are fee-based. travel costs, accommodation expenses, conference fees It can depend on the content being provided, and being away from family. If you have an Internet the presenter and the organisation hosting the connection you can connect in from anywhere, and webinar. If it is a sponsored event, it is usually even use your mobile device. It is a stress-free way to free, but be aware it may have a commercial, “sell” learn. approach. Tips for your best webinar experience 2. Upon registration you will receive a confirmation Set a goal for what you want to get out of the webinar. email with a web link which will give you access Maybe identify a couple of learning outcomes and then, to the webinar on the given date and time of after the event, share these with another colleague. the broadcast. Best to check the time zone. You It will provide you with the opportunity to engage in can use a time zone converter like http://www. professional discussion around a topic that is potentially timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html relevant to your school community. 3. On the day of the webinar click on the web link. Take notes and file them ‘in the cloud’ so you can access It is a good idea to connect in several minutes or share later. Maybe set up a folder for webinars for before the start just in case you need to download your notes and if the presenter provides access to the any special software or plug-ins to connect. This slide show or other resources you can save this material will give you time to do this before the start of the to this folder as well. webinar. Don’t be afraid to ask questions during the webinar. 4. You will need audio to hear the webinar. Most Often the question you ask is also relevant to other platforms provide Voice-over-Internet Protocol attendees. (VOIP), that is, voice communications and multimedia over the Internet, and telephone If the presenter provides contact information it usually access. Telephone access is very handy when means they are happy to have attendees make contact your Internet bandwidth isn’t the best. After you with them. There may be something you would like connect in you can switch to telephone to see to share with them that is relevant to the topic they the presentation and still hear the audio via your have presented. Also, if they provide their social media phone. The actual presentation usually consists connections make sure you add them to your personal of slides to accompany the voice of the presenter. learning network. Some webinars have a facilitator who provides Webinar opportunities support to the presenter and attendees, and who Eduwebinar hosts a variety of education webinars that also facilitates the interaction. cover current education initiatives and practices that 5. You can ask questions by typing into the chat box will help to boost your professional capabilities. Each which usually appears to the right or bottom of month we host free and fee-based live webinars as well your screen. The presenter may break a few times as webinar replays (recorded or pre-recorded webinars during the webinar to answer questions or may or presentations). During a 12 month period, that leave these to the end. amounts to well over 30 hours of professional learning 6. You can sit back, take notes, listen, learn and enjoy. at your fingertips across a range of topics. Following each webinar every attendee receives a certificate of Benefits of webinars for professional learning attendance. We also seek voluntary feedback from Webinars are a time efficient and cost effective way attendees so that our content constantly reflects what to stay up to date and at the cutting edge of your our users are wanting and needing. To find information profession. Imagine being able to have access to on our current webinars you can go to http://eduwebinar. knowledgeable colleagues and experts on leading edge com.au/webinars education topics delivered straight to your desktop. Eduwebinar is also a professional learning membership You can sit in the comfort of your home whilst engaging site where you can pay a subscription fee (monthly or in a professional learning event and interacting with the yearly, depending on your budget) that provides you presenter (and other colleagues). No more expensive with access to:

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• all live webinar events (no more to pay as it is To find out more information about our membership included in the subscription fee) you can go to http://eduwebinar.com.au/membership • our webinar archive which currently has over 50 Commit to your growth and development as a hours of recorded webinars (this is not available professional by developing a learning culture. Webinars to anyone else, only to our subscribed members) provide you with the opportunity to continue to • certificates of attendance for each webinar develop your knowledge and teaching and learning practices within the comfort of your own home. • a toolkit to help you get the most out of your webinar experience • a members’ only discussion forum

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Libraries embracing makerspaces forum at State Library of QLD

This article provides resources for learning more about 1993–98, founding editor of Wired.com, and is author makerspaces for libraries using information garnered of seven books. His latest book is Maker Dad: Lunch from a professional learning day provided by The State Box Guitars, Anti-Gravity Jars and 22 Other Incredibly Library of QLD on Thursday 22 May, 9.30am–4pm. Cool Father-Daughter DIY Projects. The information below shares current makerspaces Dr Andrew ‘Zoz’ Brooks is an engineer, artist, roboticist, programs in QLD council libraries and the State Library hacker, teacher and international TV personality. of QLD - The Edge and from many other participants. His research focuses on engineering strategies for It includes many excellent resources to help school improving human-robot communication, based on libraries to become involved in this movement. work undertaken at the MIT Media Laboratory’s Robotic “Makerspaces are do-it-yourself community spaces Life Group. He co-hosted the Discovery Channel show where people can explore their creativity, collaborate, Prototype This!, in which a small team of engineers was share knowledge and resources, and work on projects tasked with creating technically challenging, never- to develop ideas and ‘make stuff’.” Throughout the day before-seen prototypes in a time span of two weeks. we explored: Zoz is devoted to the promotion of STEM (science, • what makerspaces are technology, engineering and mathematics) and designs university level classes to improve students’ • the benefits of bringing making into libraries and skills in design, fabrication and embedded systems community hubs implementation. • how to engage with the makerspaces community to find out their wants and needs Jake Henderson spoke from Fab Lab Adelaide. Fab Lab • cutting edge technology and how it may change Adelaide is a community inventor’s workshop equipped our lives with 3D printers and other technologies. It is Australia’s • space, budget, staff expertise, tools, kits, and first fab lab (fabrication laboratory) within the MIT partnerships international network of Labs.

The speakers were Dr Andrew ‘Zoz’ Brooks, Mark Libraries and Makerspaces Frauenfelder and staff from Fab Lab, followed by a • Donna Kellion from Mackay Libraries, spoke choice of 2 out of 3 hands-on creative sessions, then an about a mobile makerspace program delivered interactive panel discussion. at various regional public libraries in QLD. One point mentioned was that Makerbots do not like Mark Frauenfelder is the founding editor-in-chief of moving, so she would not recommend shifting MAKE magazine, founder of Boing Boing, and editor-in- 3D printers. She also said that staffing is the chief of Cool-Tools.org. He was an editor at Wired from Vol. 47 #3 •September 2014 13

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biggest problem with makerspace programs and Why should libraries embrace makerspaces? it is too much for one person; so enlist help. The • Why should libraries embrace making? program ran for 26 sessions, with 18 people in https://twitter.com/KayC28/ each- which she felt was probably too many for status/469283903925022720/photo/1 one person. Further details of the program are at: • More resources: http://www.makerspacesmackay.com/ http://libraryfuture.com/2014/02/09/in-brisbane- talking-about-tech-trends-in-libraries-alongside- http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/news/2013- inspiring-queensland-librarians/ news/mackay-makerspaces http://ow.ly/i/5El9u • https://twitter.com/KayC28/ http://prezi.com/9vztmbdwscsl/makerspaces- status/469283903925022720/photo/1 mackay/ 3D printing and laser cutters • Rebecca Randle from Logan City Council Libraries • 3D printing: https://www.threeding.com/ and at Logan Hyperdome, spoke about the tlc https://store.makerbot.com/ and program: tech, learn, create. Read more about http://i.materialise.com/ and this at: http://loganlibraries.org/the-tlc-lounge . http://www.shapeways.com/ One point mentioned was the need for shield for the heat of some 3d printers. At Logan • Buying 3D printers: Makerbot.com/digitiser Hyperdome Library, patrons can request replicator 2 cost $2500. Recommended retailer 3D printing by email and it is provided billy cnc https://www.bilbycnc.com.au/ for free. More about how this operates at: • SLQ staff from The Edge recommended Flash http://loganlibraries.org/3d-printing and http:// Forge 3D printer. It is a ‘knock off’ of Makerbot. ow.ly/i/5EljA com $699 and the price is falling. Buy Laser • David Tangye spoke about the Gold Coast Tech tubes from China – cheaper. space http://gctechspace.org/. The focus of this • Epilogue zing is expensive but good: group is electronics. He recommends having http://www.epiloglaser.com.au/products/zing- a team or task group of seven people who are laser-series.htm doers not talkers to run makerspace programs. • Laser cutters: They offer Minecraft amongst other options. http://www.reddit.com/r/hackerspaces/ More details at: comments/1jw821/recommendations_for_a_ https://sites.google.com/site/davidtangye/it laser_cutter/ http://ow.ly/i/5EljA http://davidtangye.info/ • Joyce Valenza shared this article on 3D printers: • Helensvale Library has two reprap printers. http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/28/5754968/the- These are low quality. The 3D printing is run as cheap-and-beautiful-mod-t-is-3d-printings-best- a business, operating from Robins Community chance-at-going-mainstream Centre. Members pay $25 per month. They meet several nights per week and on Sundays. Coding: New members come one day per week. The • Learn an hour of code: http://code.org/ space can only accommodate twelve at a time. They also have a guest night where each person • Pencil code: http://pencilcode.net/ brings someone new. They check all files before • Tech for kids: printing and patrons are charged $5 per cubic http://www.tech4kids.com/ http:// metre. It operates on a cost recovery basis. More tech4classrooms.org/2013/04/15/codenow-brings- information is at: its-programming-class-for-underrepresented- http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/media- teens-to-nyc-techcrunch/TEch 4 kids lab-10942.html http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/ • http://coderdojo. com/#zoom=3&lat=48.9225&lon=- documents/CITY_OF_GOLD_COAST_ 35.15625&layers=00B0T LIBRARIES_3D_PRINTING_INFORMATION.pdf http://gcmedialab.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/3d- • England mandates computer programming in printing-at-gold-coast-libraries/ schools: http://tinyurl.com/pgywu39

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• Beaver country school coding: 10072/49585/83784_1pdf;jsessionid= http://www.slideshare.net/scis/managing-ebooks- 0C573B9E38F528C208A7A3E8D17FFD91? and-elending sequence=1 • “Program or be programmed : ten commands for • Video Games in the Classroom: Developing a digital age” Digital Literacies by Catherine Beavis http:// http://emergentbydesign.com/2011/02/06/ www.alea.edu.au/documents/item/355 program-or-be-programmed-10-commands-for-a- • Lynette Barr: http://techtalktuesdays.global2.vic. digital-age/ Set up a code club. Great resources edu.au/tag/lynette-barr/ and printables at: http://guidetoinnovation.ning.com/profile/ http://codeclubau.org/about/ Jackie Child LynetteBarr http://lynettebarr.wordpress.com running this at lunchtime at St Aidan’s Junior School library • Article by Brett Balinski, The Maker Movement catches on in Australia: http://www.manmonthly. • Scratch mit: http://scratch.mit.edu/ com.au/features/the-maker-movement-catches- Three workshops from the SLQ Edge provided on-in-australia on the day: • Hackerspace activities and Zoz Brooks: • Kambucha: http://ow.ly/i/5EjWx http://edgeqld.org.au/news/tag/kombucha/ • Reverse geocache: http://arduiniana.org/ • Making robots: projects/the-reverse-geo-cache-puzzle/ http://instagram.com/p/oSAd-AMRaN/ • Digital technologies MOOC (very good): https://twitter.com/KayC28/ https://cs.adelaide.edu.au/research/cseducation/ status/469309595199221760/photo/1 http://katrinafalkner.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/ • Tinkercad for 3D printing: developing-the-cser-digital-technologies-mooc/ https://twitter.com/KayC28/ • Quote “A mind that is stretched by a new status/469300150192857088/photo/1 experience can never go back to its old https://www.tinkercad.com/ dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Other take aways: Apologies for names and details omitted. Thanks • Jake Henderson’s story: are extended to The State Library of Queensland for http://fablabadelaide.org.au/jakes-story/ this excellent event and Kay Oddone as I grabbed some of her tweets from the day and Jackie Child • Scott Weaver: http://www.rollingthroughthebay. from St Aidan’s who kindly let me visit her wonderful com/ making with toothpicks new library after this forum, and shared information • Buy Make magazine: http://makezine.com/ about their excellent library program, that includes • Built in obsolescence, society could have makerspaces activities. People interested in this might products lasting longer, but more profitable to like to follow #makersSLQ and / or #makerspace ensure they will break and cannot be fixed, but if people have skills to fix and make things they are empowered to take action against this. http://www.thebigfix.com.au/?p=50 • Fab labs: http://fablabadelaide.org.au/ Think it. Make it. Share it. • Research article Serious Play by Dr Jason Zagami, Griffith University http://http://www98.griffith. Anne Weaver edu.au/dspace/bitstream/handle/ All Hallows’ School

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The goal of the Marist Library Reading Program is to teach students skills on how to read academic and other types of articles. The Marist library selects nonfiction readings based on information from good quality articles. “Science the current topics in Science, Geography and History teachers may underrate the challenge of science texts and presents 3 x 60 minute reading sessions, over the because of their deep familiarity with the concepts that course of 1 x school term, to the whole Year 8 cohort these texts are presenting” (Buehl, 2011, p.57). The in- (in class groups). Key to success of this program is class reading program allows students to “… read, write demonstrating to the Key Learning Area (KLA) Heads and think through a disciplinary lens” (Buehl, 2011, of Department that the library staff understand subject p.31). The teacher-librarian models to the classroom specific content areas and have the skills to make teacher how to read a nonfiction text and then makes Over 7,000 judgements on suitable articles to read in class. meaning out of the information provided. The purpose of the reading program is to encourage The table 1 below outlines the current reading program chapters all Key Learning Areas to provide students with for Semester 1, 2014. The Heads of Key Learning Areas opportunities to learn to read academic texts. All have already requested for this program to be expanded assignment work requires academic reading yet next year. The request is to expand into Year 9 and into at your students are rarely taught how to select, read or use other KLA areas. Table 1. Marist Reading Program 2014 fingertips Year KLA Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Year 8 Science Cells under the Introductory Rocks and fossils This world-first Australian microscope (Group 1) chemistry (Group 2) innovation delivers curriculum- (Group 1 and 2) linked, digital textbooks direct to Year 8 Geography Landforms Landforms students’ and teachers’ devices. (Group 1) (Group 2 ) For an annual subscription fee, Year 7–12 students have access Year 8 History Medieval Times Medieval Times to our online library of books (Group 1) (Group 2) that their teacher can use to individualise lesson plans. Teacher-librarians have the skills to select relevant articles that match the subject content and also fulfil a number of the ACARA General Capabilities and Cross Curricular Priorities. Key to the success of the program is the marrying of The selected articles come from a variety of subscription A complete eTextbook library LearningField is simple to use the articles with material being covered in class. The databases and magazines including ANZ Reference LearningField has partnered with Australia’s leading It requires just one login and works across teacher-librarian needs to also match the reading with Centre, History Reference Center and Science Reference educational publishers to provide every single multiple devices: iPads, Macs, PCs, Chromebooks chapter digitally available from Pearson, Jacaranda, and Android tablets. LearningField’s collaborative the needs of the cohort or specific classes. The articles Center (vis EBSCOhost); National and Australian Cambridge, Oxford, Cengage Learning, Macmillan tools help manage class time by allowing teachers must be: Geographic; The Helix and New Scientist magazines as Education, Insight Publications, Helleman Books, to allocate work and students to share notes with • attention grabbing and interesting (not too well as websites like The Conversation. Two examples James Goold House and PCS Publications. teachers and classmates. highbrow) of articles used: • reasonable length (1 to 2 pages in length) Campbell, E. (2012, Oct. – Nov.). Water and ice. The LearningField is brought to you by Copyright Agency, a not-for-profit rights management organisation for publishers, writers and artists. Helix, 146, 24. • incorporate images

• closely related to the topic Kramer, M. (2013). Meet 115, the newest element Supported by leading Australian educational publishers • differentiated but still be relevant to the topic on the periodic table. Retrieved from http://news. nationalgeographic.com.au/news/2013/08/130828- science-chemistry-115-element-ununpentium-periodic- More information: Copyright Agency, Level 15, 233 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000 | ABN 53 001 228 799 table/ e [email protected] | w www.learningfield.com.au Vol. 47 #3 •September 2014 17

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Students are expected to read the article and then complete the tasks according to their role description. The reading sessions utilise group work, the students of view presented or missing and the suggested are required to listen, respect all readers, work together, influence of the text. stay on task and engage in the activities. *Roles modified from an activity in Understanding In groups of four, each student is allocated a role and Faith (Emmaus Foundation Ltd, 2013) online resource; these are explained in detail in the first session. Roles* Original framework from Four Literacy Resources include: developed by Peter Freebody and Allan Luke (1990). • Code Breaker records new, unusual, interesting After the first round of the reading groups (Term 4, words, ideas, symbols and their meanings. 2013), we decided to start with only one shared reading • Meaning Maker records the main ideas and with each group completing one of the tasks above. meanings and what prior or further knowledge We also decided not to include Text Analyst in the first would increase meaning. reading session. • Text User records the purpose of reading the The second round we had a selection of articles text and what use the reading could be. (differentiated) and each group was required to complete three roles (once again we left out Text • Text Analyst considers the interests and values of the writer, the source of the information, points Analyst). We decided only to include Text Analyst if a group of very advanced readers were present.

The reading sessions require initial setting up by the teacher-librarian. The following should be completed before or during References the first lesson (where appropriate) Buehl, D. (2011). Developing readers in the academic • Scaffold the role sheet (break down the task) and disciplines. Newark, DE: International Reading provide lines for answers to the response Association. • Explain to the students how they need to behave Emmaus Foundation Ltd. (2013). Understanding when working in a group Faith - Secondary. Retrieved from https://secondary. • Discuss what the article is about before the understandingfaith.edu.au/ students start to read Santoro, N. (2004). Using the four resources model • Allow the students to read to each other, around across the curriculum. In A. Healy & E. Honan (Eds.), their group or to themselves Text next: new resources for literacy learning. • No homework attached to these sessions Newtown, N.S.W: Primary English Teaching Association. • Make clear connections between the reading and the unit of work being covered • Sit with any weak groups and read to them (if they can’t get started) • Collect all of the response sheets at the end of the lesson. It is important to make a point of the prior and further reading as this will allow all students to improve their knowledge of the topic/content. On our LibGuides (website) pages we provide digital access to the readings and to additional material on the same topic. Some students may be interested in expanding their by Mary Stirling and Kate McDonald knowledge on the topic. Marist College Ashgrove

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SLAQ Capricornia teaching tool to demonstrate to teachers and students subcommittee recently how to find good information quickly and easily. Using enjoyed a library twilight the one simple tool, students can effectively search workshop at Emmaus College the school library catalogue for suitable resources, Rockhampton on 28 July 2014. and then widen their search using CMEweb as an online portal to search an unlimited number of online Therese Higgins (Emmaus resources, databases, catalogues, search engines and College) presented on The more, including the State Library of Queensland, ABC hidden collection – A look at Splash and InstaGrok. the Emmaus College Archiving Project and Dianne Wolfenden (The Cathedral College) presented on Libcode library management software -some useful tips, shortcuts and tools. With a relaxed setting and around 14 keen attendees, Therese kicked the session off with a presentation about archiving physical and digital resources in a school. What might have sounded like a very dry topic to some was made really interesting with touches of humour and good examples of some of the problems and issues encountered with the Emmaus project so far. Therese showed attendees the actual archive compactus, some The second half of the session of the displays we have and gave people information was focused on sharing LibCode about where to get archival supplies. tips, tricks and shortcuts for more efficient use of LibCode, After sandwiches, muffins and coffee, we were then as well as including ways to treated to Dianne’s presentation about how she uses use the statistics generator to the online catalogue of CME Web within LibCode to look at school-wide readership show the staff and students at The Cathedral College trends as well as to inform your how easy it is to find information quickly. In Dianne’s collection development and presentation she focussed in the first half of the session maintenance. on how to effectively use LibCode’s CMEweb as a This was another wonderful session and everyone shared ideas and tips of how to use LibCode more efficiently, with any LibCode user coming away with some tricks to use at their own workplace. Thanks to the presenters and attendees for a great collegiate afternoon.

by Mark Mitchell Diocesan Library Consultant

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This is based on a session delivered at the Queensland Studies Authority by Stacey Hattensen, Program Director of Content Services, Education Services Australia Scootle at www.scootle.edu.au is a content discovery portal (evolved from the old Le@rning Federation) that contains more than 25,000 teaching resources built up over the last 15 years. It includes features that support teachers in organising digital content and lessons, has the latest search and browse tools, and an unsurpassed ability to locate quality resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum.

Scootle is administered by Education Services, a o Moving images – from documentaries, feature national not-for-profit company owned by Australian films, newsreels and TV programs Education ministers, which delivers not only Scootle, o Sound – speeches, songs, radio broadcasts and but the ACARA website, as well as the AITSL and interviews files ACECQA (Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority) websites. o Websites developed for shared content Scootle accesses material from the National Digital o Interactive multimedia learning and assessment Learning Resource Network (NDLRN) and content resources and tools includes: • Teaching and assessment resources: assessment objects, teaching notes and assessment • Learning objects: interactive, multimedia ideas to support the digital curriculum content. resources designed for Australian and New Zealand curricula This material is indexed using the subject headings of • Digital resources: items sourced from Australia the Schools Online Thesaurus (SCOT), an agreed and New Zealand’s premier cultural institutions Australian and New Zealand vocabulary of curriculum that may include topics and terms for educators. Search results can be viewed on timelines and Google maps, providing new o Still images - photos, artwork, posters, maps, ways for teachers to discover relevant resources, and cartoons and documents also to construct challenging learning experiences for students.

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60% of Australian teachers have now registered with the existing material in the space and posing their Scootle. This means 300,000 regular users, including own questions and comments 16,000 pre-service teachers who are eligible to join, • Receive individual and group feedback from the along with home schooling tutors. Any teacher can teacher at any time during the collaboration. join, provided their jurisdiction is licensed, and these jurisdictions include state schools, Catholic Education, and independent schools. There has been an increase • Collaborative professional learning amongst in usage by over 30% in the last 3 months, possibly as educators the demands for content aligned with the Australian As teachers create shared learning paths they are Curriculum are met. also adding to a searchable bank of new resources for other educators, who may be a part of their Learning paths school or jurisdiction or a member of the wider Teachers can use Scootle for curation of their own Scootle community, and who can access, select, content, to create personalised learning paths repurpose and adapt the learning paths for their containing digital curriculum materials organised into own context. Teachers can browse through or a learning sequence targeted to individual students, search this existing bank of shared learning paths student groups or particular learning purposes. These by keyword, title or year level. materials can be easily selected and collected, and Improve is a formative assessment tool that is now can be annotated with teachers’ own comments and available to all teachers and students in Australia. It descriptions. There are now over 300,000 learning allows teachers to create tests in a student-friendly paths which have been created. online environment. • Individualised student learning Publisher Gateway is a newly launched area which Learning paths allow educators to create a broad allows Scootle users to search for commercially available spectrum of learning activities and tasks, using both resources supporting the Australian Curriculum. It online and printed materials. This flexibility helps offers educators a one-stop-shop for resources to teachers meet the individual learning needs of each support teaching and improve student learning. student, and students can access the resources anywhere and at any time. Scootle Community is a world-first national social network for Australian educators. Teachers can use this Students can easily access learning paths using a information hub to share ideas with peers around the unique PIN, a feature that enables students to view country and to quickly access high-quality teaching and and use the materials online without the need for learning resources. It is recommended that teachers logins. A learning path can also be printed for use first join the Australian Teachers’ Network (which by students as a worksheet, checklist of activities currently has 318 active members), and hosts guest completed or as an assessment task. bloggers from a wide variety of education sectors. The network keeps teachers informed of upcoming events, • Collaborative learning among students and provides a space to engage in discussions with the Collaborative learning paths allow teachers to community. In fact, there are 554 networks altogether, create tasks and questions using a collection of including a wide variety of different interests - from digital curriculum content as a basis. Students Aboriginal Cultural Studies, to Boys’ Education, to can access these learning paths within secure Digital Technology. Maths Teaching and Learning and collaborative workspaces. much more. As well, Scootle Community includes In the collaborative workspace, students can: webinars and all the benefits of social media.

• Use secure Scootle chat facilities: messages are Ways to Use Scootle recorded so that the teacher can review student This infographic is very useful: input at any time http://blog.scootle.edu.au/files/2014/04/Scootle- • Upload their own digital materials Infographic-RGB-07-03-14-2-28ddule.png • Gather further digital curriculum content from Scootle and add this to the space by Jennifer King • Create a wiki-like response to teacher questions by adding their own text, re-ordering and editing Brisbane Boys’ College

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During terms one and two, in regions all over Queensland, the state trophy, we congratulate every student who has teams of students have been busy reading and preparing participated in the competition as they practiced their to compete in the annual Readers Cup. The Readers team skills and celebrated their love of reading. Cup competition provides our avid readers with an In this SLAQ newsletter edition, Lyndell Sellers (Malanda event where they can share their passion for reading State School) and Claire-Louise Perrers (Padua College) and compete at a regional level; with the possibility of offer our readers an insight into the coordination representing their region at the state finals. required for a regional competition, from the perspective There are two categories: Year 6/7 and Year 8/9. This of regions in Brisbane and in Far North Queensland. year, some regions increased the level of participation by If you would like more information about the CBCA allowing more than one team in each of the categories. Readers Cup, please visit the following website: http:// Regional finals have already been decided and regional www.readerscup.org.au/ winners are eagerly awaiting the state finals. Whilst all regional representative teams will be aiming to take away

CBCA Readers Cup: A regional perspective for secondary schools

The Far North Queensland regional Readers Cup began reading options. Each year we include a picture book as a humble teleconference with one primary school or graphic novel to allow students to develop their many years ago and has now emerged as an event which knowledge of visual literacy and this year we included a is firmly entrenched on school calendars across the verse novel, Inside Out and Back Again. The selection Cairns and Tablelands districts. After hosting the Year 6/7 of titles is our major challenge as we have to ensure and 8/9 competitions at Malanda High School for 6 years, that the books are engaging and age appropriate. We the decision was made to run the Readers Cup on two are enthusiastically supported on the day by teacher- separate campuses due to the ever growing numbers of librarians and teachers from Cairns and Innisfail who all teams involved. Malanda State High School continues pitch in to mark, supervise and score. We are also very to host the secondary competition whilst the primary fortunate to have the support of our local bookstore, competition is hosted by Whitfield State School in Cairns. Tableland Books and Australian Standing Orders who generously donate books for our second and third The team of secondary teacher-librarians on the Atherton place getters and our “spot” prizes for fun questions Tablelands is largely responsible for the selection of run between rounds. The regional council libraries are books, composition of questions and organisation of also very supportive and ensure that multiple copies the FNQ Regional Readers Cup. Text selection is critical of the selected books are available in readiness for the to the success of Readers Cup and we aim to provide a competition. Tableland Books sets up a book stall each breadth of genre and literary value. Generally, we avoid year with a wonderful selection of the latest YA fiction titles which are already widely popular and try to expose and many teacher-librarians and students take advantage our students to reading quality literature to stretch their of their wonderful service on the day.

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Our overarching mission is to promote the love of competition allows all students the opportunity to reading and the profile of students who love to read enjoy the quiz style competition and work with their in our schools in both the government and non- team mates. The PowerPoint presentation of the “mini” government sectors. To this end we have developed a competition is emailed to all school co-ordinators so that two tier approach to selection of representing teams they are able to practice with their teams and gain an to allow a maximum number of interested students awareness of the style of questioning and the timing for to access the books and enjoy working as a team to answering in the allocated time frame. prepare for the Readers Cup. Initially, schools can offer The FNQ Regional Readers Cup final is held in the Readers Cup to as many interested students as they like Malanda State High School Hall which allows plenty of and then they need to select two teams for the regional room for teams and spectators. Each school is able to competition. This concept was developed by the register two teams and the majority of schools are now Tablelands teacher-librarians as we realised that we had taking advantage of this option as the competition gains hundreds of questions prepared of varying degrees of in popularity. This year 23 teams competed, with teams difficulty and we also wanted to provide an opportunity travelling from small P-10 campuses such as Dimbulah for our students to experience a simplified and compact SS and large non-government schools such as Trinity version of the regional competition. A “friendly” practice Anglican School in Cairns. Due to the large distances competition hosted by Atherton State High School is involved, each school is asked to bring food to share and conducted a few weeks before the regional final with we enjoy an enormous lunch between the competition afternoon tea and spot prizes. Schools bring along all of and announcement of scores. their teams. It is not unusual for schools to have 5 or 6 teams preparing for Readers Cup and this afternoon

Winning the FNQ Regional Readers Cup is a huge honour as the competition is fierce and for students in Far North Queensland the opportunity to represent our region in Brisbane at the State Finals is a great reward for their efforts. Complimentary tickets to the Brisbane Writer’s Festival allow our students a unique opportunity to participate in a literary experience which is not readily accessible to regional Queensland students. In order to assist our regional representative team, we ask for donations from local service clubs and regional councils. Each year the response from Lions, Lioness and Rotary clubs is positive as many community groups realise the value of literacy. The ongoing financial and organisational support from the CBCA and particularly Jenny Stubbs is greatly appreciated as our region is made welcome each year at the State finals. Each year I am thrilled to see the number of students considering our next challenge: how to offer a reading in our region who are committed to reading and opportunity to our keen Year 9 readers who have developing their skills. When I ask students whether expressed their desire to participate in 2015. The fact they have enjoyed the books and whether they have that these students have asked for a competition so read a title which they normally would not have that they can continue to be part of Readers Cup really selected, the overwhelming response is that they have speaks for itself. discovered new authors and genres which they would not have previously considered. As we welcome Year by Lyndell Sellars 7 to the secondary competition next year, we are also Malanda State High School

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This year, Padua College hosted the Brisbane North Region CBCA Readers Cup. One hundred and sixty- eight students from twenty-five schools in our region competed in a total of thirty-four teams on the day. This was my first time coordinating the event with fellow teacher-librarians, Celine Durston and Kathryn Turner. I have to admit I was unsure of the extent of this role however, I can thoroughly recommend being involved in the organisation of events such as these. I was frequently impressed by the collective enthusiasm, good humour and willingness to help shown within the Brisbane North Region and by others who support me librarians for your enthusiasm, commitment and support in my role as teacher-librarian at Padua College. throughout the year and during the competition. Your Working in a small team with Celine and Kathryn passion for reading and literacy is evidenced through reminded me of the many advantages of group work the enthusiasm of your students. (pooling experience and skills, sharing tasks to achieve In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience as goals quickly and with minimum of fuss, and creative a coordinator for our region. While it required time problem solving). Add to that the bonus of two new and energy, I found it energising. Being involved in friends who have common goals and interests. Celine, this event has also reinforced for me, the power of Kathryn and I are also much indebted to Brisbane professional networks. Central coordinator, Assunta Austin, who readily and patiently guided us through the process and answered regular questions. Congratulations to all teams who participated in the Brisbane North CBCA Readers Cup. Schools and school communities in Brisbane North should be very proud by Claire-Louise Perrers of all participants. Thank you to teachers and teacher- Padua College

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 24 11/09/14 7:36 AM Reading Blitz Campaign

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Townsville explode into books in 2014 in their Reading Blitz campaign. “I’ll turn off the light when I’ve finished this chapter. I promise” This is the power of the book that takes the reader on magical journeys and adventures; that encourages the deception of the torch carefully hidden under the bedcovers. Unfortunately not every student has experienced the sheer joy of reading and not every • Encourage regular class library visits, sharing stories and weekly borrowing from the school adult – parents or sadly even educators – has recognised library the benefits of reading for pleasure and its importance • Encourage teachers reading to students daily; in both educational success and social and emotional and students and teachers reading each day using development. Both Australian and International studies such programs as SSR, DEAR and RIBIT, parents have shown that: and students reading at home • Regularly reading stories and novels is associated • Provide Class bulk loans of books chosen by with higher scores in achievement tests (PISA students 2009, Clark 2011) • Promote reading through displays, webpages, • There is a positive relationship between reading blogs, book talks, posters, films, etc. fluency, reading enjoyment and overall educational • Encourage regular discussions about books and achievement and in fact independent reading is literature activities one of the best predictors of achievement (Clark 2011, Twist 2007, Anderson 1988) • Join a reading challenge (Premier’s or MS), hold their own reading competition or find fun ways to • Reading and enjoyment are more important for record students’ reading children’s educational success than family socio- economic status (OECD) • Invite parents and community members to share books with students and/or hear them read • Reading for pleasure has positive benefits for students social and emotional well-being (Clark & • Communicate with parents and the school Rumbold 2006) community about books and the importance of reading using school newsletters and websites During 2014 our 28 school libraries have been asked • Use the Reading Blitz logo to keep reading on to implement an initiative entitled READING BLITZ, everyone’s priority list aimed at promoting reading for pleasure amongst our students and staff and building relationships between home and school. While this is part of an overall Diocesan strategy to improve literacy, Naplan test scores and educational outcomes in our schools, the basic aim of the Reading Blitz initiative has been to take reading beyond the mechanics of learning to read to encouraging our students into becoming “readers” who Reading Blitz events experience that sheer joy of a book now and in their from Term 1 and 2 future lives. To support the READING BLITZ initiative, the Townsville Catholic Education Office has made funding available to assist school libraries to develop attractive reading spaces, hold library literature events and reading competitions or other activities to promote reading. We have also asked them to promote reading for pleasure through a number of simple unfunded activities that involve students, teachers and the wider school community:

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Marian Catholic School’s RnR Week for Years P-3 “RnR week went well. The kids had a ball and want to do it all over again. One came and saw me on Friday and said she had done all 3 activities at home that week.”

St Clare’s Magical Reading Show “The children are still talking about the Magical Reading Show and the magic books from the library are hot, hot property. The show was organised as part of St Clare’s Reading Blitz this year to ensure that every child develops a love of reading”

St John Bosco’s Mad Hatter’s Book Party

“The night was a huge success. We had approx. 32 kids book in and say they were coming and about 58 turn up.....as you can imagine I had a mad scramble to copy more activities up and add an extra activity table at the last minute.....thank God the tuck-shop ladies had extra food to cover their needs. We also lots of parents come along and help out as well as some of the staff. I felt very supported. The kids are talking about what the next theme will be.....and I haven’t even announced that we will have another one.....I guess the decision is out of my hands. “

Kerri Wease, Library Officer

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During terms 1 and 2, 12 events have been held including Magical Reading Shows, Reading Competitions and Challenges, Book Parties and Storytime Bonanzas, with some very excited students and adults participating and providing very positive feedback. The Reading Blitz initiative and available funding have also provided the impetus for a number of schools to make Book Week and the Reading Hour a little more special in 2014.

National Simultaneous Story Time at St Joseph’s North Ward with, Too Many Elephants in This House

Some Planned Events for Term 3 • Cup Cake Capers at Southern Cross Catholic College, Townsville • Story Blitz Time at St Joseph’s School, Cloncurry • Reading Hour at Good Shepherd School, Rasmussen At the end of 2014 we will analyse the Reading Blitz • Let’s Connect Night at St John Bosco School, campaign to prepare a more formal report, but just from Collinsville the enthusiastic participation of our students and staff • Daily Reading Blitz at St Anthony’s Catholic in places like Collinsville where 58 out of 68 students College (Assisi Campus), Townsville came to a Friday night library event, the report should • Padua Reading Challenge at St Anthony’s Catholic say – a big success and worth the funding. College (Padua Campus), Townsville • Reading Hour Pyjama Party at Marian Catholic School, Townsville by Kim Smith • 7 Day Reading Challenge at St Joseph’s School, Information and Resources Adviser North Ward. Catholic Education Office, Townsville

Council Reports

LOGAN BEAUDESERT DISTRICT Council Report by Fiona Campbell Our meeting and PD in second term was held at Mt offer a seamless transition to High School especially Warren Park Primary school to look at the use of BYD with the Year7s coming on board next year. Our next (bring your own device) scheme run at the school. In PD is also around the Yr 7 transition but this time with first term we visited Mable Park Primary school to look an emphasis on what our libraries will look like to cater at their ipad scheme so this PD gave us the opportunity for the younger students. to compare and contrast two different approaches to Most T-Ls are involved in the technology implementation implementing ICTs into the classroom. and use in their school so this PD was certainly valuable Both schemes had lots of merit and gave us plenty of in that I could bring back to my school committee first- material for lively discussion with the Principal from Mt hand information as what is actually happening in the Warren Park. Our main aim was to discover what our classroom with ICTs in Primary schools. feeder Primary schools were doing to ensure we could

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BRISBANE Council Report by Jannine McGarry The SLAQ Brisbane Subcommittee met at Somerville The University of Queensland Cyberschool offered a House on June 13th to discuss plans for upcoming range of speakers at their full day Seminar on July 25th. Professional Development in Term 4. Antonietta Speakers included Tanya Ziebell (Manager and Marketing Neighbour of Villanova College provided attendees with and Community Outreach, UQ Library), Karen Bonanno an excellent TeachMeet presentation of 20 slides on (Founder and Managing Director of Eduwebinar), ‘Practical ideas for your library program’. Whilst plans Shirley Birrell (Teacher Librarian at Marsden State High for professional development are still under discussion, School and President of the School Library Association members will be invited and informed about presenters of Queensland), Sue Dalton (Principal, Marsden State and venue early in Term 4. High School) and MJ Raatz (Head of Department IT / Librarian, Forest Lake State High School). The Edutech Conference / TL TeachMeet@Edutech was held on the 3rd, 4th and 5th June in Brisbane. A large Whilst Readers Cup kept most TLs busy during Term number of teacher-librarians attended and have reported 2, preparations for Book Week celebrations are well in back that this is a Conference not to miss. Anne Weaver hand for Term 3. (All Hallows’ School) presented ‘How space reflects the Further professional development on offer in the evolution of a library in the 21st century’. All Hallows’ Brisbane area is as follows. School Library has only recently been refurbished and • October 20th - Future Libraries Conference, Anne was able to share her experiences in creating To owong a space which reflects the evolution of the library in • September 28th to 30th - International Library the 21st century and supports the schools’ strategic Symposium, Southport learning objectives and blended learning. • Sep 3rd to 5th - Wordplay, Brisbane Writer’s Festival

Introducing Council Members

Mark Mitchell, SLAQ Council representative CAPSLAQ Hi all. My name is in the adoption of Web 2.0 e-services for patrons, in Mark Mitchell and I designs and subsequent library procedures following am the 2014 SLAQ the Building Education Revolution, in collection Council representative development from paper to digital resources and in from CAPSLAQ. I curriculum delivery from late 1980’s to ACARA’s latest have been working in version. secondary libraries as In all that time however, some things have remained a teacher-librarian, in a constant. Every day working in a library is different secondary classrooms because we work in a people - based career, catering as an English - History for the individualised information questions for our teacher and in a clients. Teacher-librarians work hard juggling many library consultancy curriculum and library based activities at the same time, role with the Catholic for many clients and we usually deliver relevant answers Education sector, for with a pleasant smile or helpful manner. We appear the last 35 years in Central Queensland boarding and all knowing - about the history of Ancient Egypt, day schools. I have been on the SLAQ Council before, scientifically precise about average rainfall patterns in during the last 10 years, and recognise the importance sub - Saharan Africa, philosophically balanced when of being a communication agent for local members to discussing the underlying causes to both sides of a State Council and bringing back to my local chapter, social contemporary issue, because we know how to news and events pertaining to teacher-librarianship. employ search strategies to find information. School libraries in that time have significantly changed

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Yes we are busy. Funding is tighter and valid choices helping people to learn, or working with teachers in have to be made on purchasing prioritisation. Being curating and passing on the accumulated knowledge of an effective communicator is now about balancing humanity. It’s a great job! outgoing tweets to work peers and keeping apace with Reading recommendations: incoming RSS feeds. Timelines are more pressing and our task reminders ping at us from our smart phones The Case for Preserving the Pleasure of Deep Reading - or messages flicker across our computer sub - screens. Recent research has demonstrated that deep reading— Tweaking our webpage for a more pleasing appearance, slow, immersive, rich in sensory detail and emotional applying a patch to introduce a new software patron and moral complexity—is a distinctive experience, module in our library management software and setting different in kind from the mere decoding of words. up a new hi - definition television in our library for http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/the-case-for- student communications and aesthetically pleasing preserving-the-pleasure-of-deep-reading/ slideshows occupy and amuse us. What Types of E-Books Are Best for Young Readers? The dreaded Google looms over the future of our - Parents and teachers should look for e-books that libraries, but we know in our hearts that no software can enhance and extend interactions with the text, rather match us in our patient explanation of a complex issue than those that offer only distractions. http://blogs. to a young inquiring mind. Our career revolves around kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/what-types-of-e-books-are- best-for-young-readers/

Carey Leahy – Councillor for FNQ - Cairns and Coastal. Secretary - FNQ SLAQ subcommittee. My love of literature Family and work-load took precedence for a period, and value of learning however, that long-held desire to be a teacher- were well established librarian re-emerged some 10 years later and found before I left high me reconnecting with the TL Network and beginning school and began the Masters Degree offered through Charles Sturt teacher training. University (completed in 2013). Though I have filled I didn’t imagine various positions when TLs have had ‘leave’ and do then that I could some volunteering, I am still to secure a permanent take on the role of position in a primary school library. a teacher-librarian My involvement with SLAQ began when I was an until I’d worked in enthralled delegate at the 2010 combined SLAQ & ISLA a classroom for a Conference in Brisbane. Then I became a member of the number of years. In organising committee for the 2012 SLAQ Conference the mid-nineties, at home with two young children, held in Cairns. I was subsequently nominated for the I began a Library & Information course by ‘distance position of FNQ secretary and I sought involvement education’ through Edith Cowen University in Western at State level with the SLAQ Council. I have a strong Australia. I made connections with the local teacher- desire to be part of a professional network that supports librarian (TL) network and completed a couple of ‘smarter’ working and advocates for the specialist TL subjects before a situation re-evaluation found me role that I believe can make such a significant difference putting that plan on hold. within a school community.

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 29 11/09/14 7:36 AM Trinity Bay Writers Festival 2014

as well as reading. Three groups were formed to cater for different year levels; upper primary, lower secondary and upper secondary. They rotated around three workshops per day and had the opportunity to work with each author twice over the two days. The focus this year was writing in different genres and all four authors presented enjoyable and inspiring workshops. Brian Falkner wowed the students with his digital presentations and stimuli for writing. His Story Sports activity provided a different element, of not only quick creative group work as they combined their talents, but competitiveness between groups. The

Trinity Bay State High School held its annual writers festival on 31st July to 1st August. The combination of four highly gifted authors made it an extremely enjoyable event with Brian Falkner, New Zealand, best-selling author of action adventure sci-fi novels, Christine Bongers, 2011 CBCA notable winner for her novel Dust, Maggie Doonan, a young, emerging Cairns writer who has numerous e.publications in both fiction and non-fiction and illustrator David Legge, well known for his CBCA award winning picture book Bamboozled. Students from many Far North Queensland schools were creatively engaged in a series of workshops that extended their skills in writing

most hilarious were the rap pieces each group put together in the short period of time they were given. Story Sports was fast paced but added a different approach to developing ideas. All four students, in each winning team, were presented with one of Brian’s books as a prize. Christine Bonger’s impressive presentations on the art of short-story writing provided students with strategies that will improve their future planning and writing. The short story narrative is often considered a genre well covered in a student’s school life. However, we were all very impressed by Christine’s knowledge and how much more there was to it.

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Maggie Doonan introduced students to the quick and spontaneous genre of online authorship through Flash publishing. This really captured student interest with the anticipation of becoming published online authors themselves. Fiona Ho from year 11 commented, “It was really inspirational and has made me want to try to do my own because it was easy and a lot of fun.”

Illustrator, David Legge, was a huge hit! Students were enthralled with his illustrations and so full of questions that he often had difficulty moving them on to their next workshop. It was fascinating to see how he connected the text with his drawings, building in many hidden messages that could be discovered with careful inspection. David is not only an extremely gifted artist, but a wonderful teacher of drawing techniques that made it possible for students to follow his step by step instructions to achieve their own remarkable drawings. Very impressive!

by Dagmar White Trinity Bay State High School

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 31 11/09/14 7:36 AM The Odd Couple: Dave Hartley and Scott Prince

A rugby league star and a deputy principal certainly make an odd couple for a writing team, but the chemistry is electric. Author/illustrator Dave Hartley discusses the fitness sessions and dessert consumed between he and co-author Scott Prince during the making of the Deadly D & Justice Jones series. The second book, Rising Star is about to be released in September by Magabala Books. To win a free copy of the two books in the series (kindly donated by Magabala Books), make sure you enter the competition detailed at the end of this article.

The Dream Getting published and sharing our story was always the Queensland, I recognised the opportunity to include dream. We knew we had a story that would connect both sets of cultural groups into the story. Both groups with young readers but the frustrations levels had set in. are innately blessed with the skills and ability to play the Both Scott and I became increasingly disheartened that world’s greatest game, so engaging children through our manuscript may never be published. Fortunately, rugby league made total sense. Magabala Books and The State Library of Queensland got it. They understood it is not within our nature to give up without a fight what Scott and I were trying to do. and we forged ahead on the journey to find the right publisher. Fast forward four years since the first chapter The highlight of our writing journey without doubt was dreamt and written, Deadly D and Justice Jones has been seeing young readers pick up our book and - Making the Team is engaging reluctant and not-so- enjoying the story. The feedback has been extremely reluctant readers in homes and schools everywhere. positive and it is important for Scott and I to hear which parts the readers like best. “I like it when Dylan turns When we received the call to attend a meeting with into Deadly D under the jetty,” one kid told us the other the organisers of The State Library of Queensland’s day. His mate standing next to him disagreed. “Nah, I Black and Write competition, the excitement started to like it when the dog farts under the dinner table,” he build. Our manuscript submission that was sent in three said. Fortunately for us, we have two daughters each months earlier looked as though it was about to come that we road test the story with. They’re very honest to life. Part of the prize was having the story published and they will tell us which parts don’t make sense. by Magabala Books. Were we finally about to become Hearing them laugh or asking us to read more is a very published authors? A rugby league star and a deputy good sign. principal certainly made an odd couple for a writing team, but the chemistry was a winner. Scott and I were Scott’s recent retirement from the NRL as a grand final awarded the first ever Kuril Dhagun award and we winner and a respected champion of the game has been suddenly had our first writing deadline! The pressure integral for the success of the book. The first question was on to have the manuscript to a publishable standard, that I get asked about our partnership is how Scott and I but the thrill of finally ‘making it’ was exhilarating. Even started writing together. Over four years ago, I worked at now, being labeled as an author is something we both scratch our heads about. Both Scott and I are proud of our indigenous heritage. Scott, a proud Kalkadoon man and my people being Barunggam, we felt it important to have a young Aboriginal boy feature as the main role in our story. As rugby league plays such an important part of the book, it made sense to have Dylan, the lead character, to mirror some of Scott’s experiences growing up in Mount Isa and moving to the city to play football. Equally important for our readership was to include Justice Jones, a young Maori boy to play the role of Dylan’s best friend. Being a deputy principal in Logan, 32 Vol. 47 #3 •September 2014

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a school where Scott’s eldest daughter, Taliah attended heavies on to us. at the time. I had already written the first two chapters Our second book in the series, Rising Star is a tale of epic of Deadly D and I was excited about the direction of proportions and Dylan will face his toughest challenge the story. It had the ability to not only entertain, but yet. It’s fair to say that we are both confident in being also include some important life messages as well. It a little more risk taking with this story and there will was clear to me that including someone who had played be some interesting characters included and some very football at the highest level and was a positive role exciting events take place. It’s important that this story model for children would be important for the success includes the same humour and fun of the first book, of the book. I gave the first two printed chapters to but we are really setting the scene and adding some Taliah and asked her to give them to her dad when she important complications for Dylan and Justice that will came home. It was a cheeky move on my behalf, but also lead into subsequent storylines. The journey has within two days Scott had called me and the writing been fun so far, but we have such a long way to go. process started the week after. We hope you come on the journey with us, and enjoy Writing sessions became something we both really reading the books as much as we do writing them. looked forward to. Not only because we transformed into two little boys laughing at our own rude jokes to include in the story, but also because there was food involved. There were a few restaurants and cafes on the Gold Coast that profited well from our writing sessions by Dave Hartley and Scott Prince and the running joke is that we need to sell a heap of books to pay off our accounts before they set their Authors, Deadly D & Justice Jones series

Win a copy of the two books in the Deadly D and Justice Jones series, Deadly D & Justice Jones: Making the Team Deadly D & Justice Jones: Rising Star Email the correct answer to: Competition [email protected] Subject heading: Deadly D and Justice Jones series Answers will go into a draw. First correct answer to be drawn on Tuesday 07 October will win the prize.

Fill in the blanks (http://www.magabala.com/):

David Hartley’s people are ……………………….., the traditional people of the ……………../………………. region.

Scott Prince, is a rugby league legend and is from the……………...... …....people in ……………………………….

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 33 11/09/14 7:36 AM Talking Technology

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/READING: • Synergy is a publication of the School Library Association of Victoria published twice annually (May and October) and edited by Dr. Susan La Marca. Synergy is now live and previous issues are publicly available. http://www.slav.vic.edu.au/synergy/index.php

• State Library of Victoria: SLV run a range of scheduled and on-demand professional development programs for teachers, librarians, literacy professionals and others. Many of these programs are self-paced and online, developed by and for teachers and teacher-librarians. http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/learn/professional-development

WEBSITES/WEB TOOLS RECOMMENDED BY SCHOOL LIBRARIANS What web tools do you find useful? Please share your suggestions by emailing [email protected].

Primary • SAG Storyline The Screen Actors Guild Foundation records well-known actors reading children’s books and makes graphically dynamic videos so that children around the world can be read to, with just the click of a Storyline Online video book image. http://www.storylineonline.net/

Primary & Secondary • WatchKnowLearn.org : Educational videos World-class, online domain on which educators can store, categorize, and rate the best, K – 12 educational videos on the Internet today. This service is FREE so teachers, parents and students everywhere may have access to those videos. http://www.watchknowlearn.org/

Secondary • Introduce Boolean searching http://www.lib.ua.edu/content/databases/search/shared/boolean.swf http://www.lib.lsu.edu/ref/flash/Boolean.swf • Plagiarism interactive : Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/ • Choosing keywords : YouTube clip from John M Pfau Library, California State University http://libguides.csusb.edu/content.php?pid=366907&sid=3003717 • The Internet Detective : free tutorial which clarifies how to discern between “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” during online research. http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/index.html

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66682 Newsletter Sept 2014.indd 34 11/09/14 7:36 AM SLAQ Council 2014

Contact to any member of SLAQ council can be done via SLAQ secretariat [email protected] or visit the members areas of the SLAQ website for email or phone details for some members of council.

President: Shirley Birrell, Marsden SHS Vice-President State-Wide Professional Learning:Debbie Hunter, Brisbane Grammar School Vice-President Regions: Kim Smith, Catholic Education Office Secretary: Margaret Spillman, Mackay West State School Treasurer: Alita Stewart, Ravenshoe SS Primary Campus Website Coordinator: James Whittle, Kenmore State High School Coordinator Products: Jenni King, Brisbane Boys’ College Newsletter Editor: Jannine McGarry, Sommerville House

State councillors Brisbane: Jannine McGarry, Somerville House Capricornia: Mark Mitchell, Catholic Education Office Rockhampton Central Highlands: Sherryle Nolan, Emerald SS Far North Queensland: FNQ Coastal: Carey Leahy, Parramatta State School FNQ Tablelands, Cape and Torres: Alita Stewart, Ravenshoe SS Primary Campus Ipswich: Ildika Koppen, Ipswich East State School Logan Beaudesert: Fiona Campbell, Browns Plains High School Mackay: Margaret Spillman, Mackay West State School Townsville: Kim Smith, Catholic Education Office

Subcommittee office bearers 2014 BRISBANE FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND (FNQ) President: Cathy Oxley, Brisbane Grammar School President: Gabrielle Anthony, St Andrew’s Catholic College Secretary: Anne Weaver, All Hallows’ School Secretary: Carey Leahy, Paramatta SS Treasurer: Edwina Clark, Humpybong SS Treasurer: Anne Kippin, White Rock SS BUNDABERG AND DISTRICT GOLD COAST President: Tracy Hall, Kalkie State School President: Vacant Secretary: Libby Saxby, Bundaberg North State High School Secretary: Jan Curran, All Saints Anglican School Treasurer: Ann Cagney, Norville State School Treasurer: Tania McKay, Arundel SS CAPRICORNIA LOGAN & BEAUDESERT President : Linda Denty, Emmaus College President – Fiona Campbell – Browns Plains High Secretary: Therese Higgins, Emmaus College Treasurer – Anna Mikulandra – Beaudesert State High. Treasurer: Lynda Nicholson, Glenmore SHS DARLING DOWNS President: Vacant Treasurer: Jill Bowman, Newtown SS Communications: Marie Miegel, The Glennie School -Junior Years

Council appointments Awards coordinator: Kristine Cooke, Brisbane Girls Grammar School Queensland University of Technology liaison: Mandy Lupton Joint Council of Queensland Teacher Association (JCQTA): Megan Stuart, Canterbury College Junior Library Secretariat: Angie Farmer, [email protected], 0400 937 089

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