The information landscape is ever changing due to technological advancements creating new ways for information to be communicated and stored. With algorithms predicting our biases, dictating the information we receive, students require skills to navigate their way through this complex environment (Wall, 2022) from deciphering that sponsored content is advertising, identifying clickbait, resisting the impatience for... Continue Reading →
At the heart of the school library is the goal for teacher librarians and educators to develop the reading ability and literacy of students to set them on a path to lifelong success (Saikaly, 2019). There are extensive benefits stemming from students reading for pleasure including developing superior general knowledge, increasing scores on reading tests... Continue Reading →
It was overwhelming, yet also invigorating, commencing the Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) as a distance student online stepping outside my comfort zone using many new technological applications (Galimi, 2020d). Completing ETL501 The Dynamic Information Environment (Charles Sturt University, n.d.) was a real turning point for me (Galimi, 2021). I changed from feeling out of... Continue Reading →
What is an effective teacher librarian?
Ken knows where the information is at - the library! For in depth and reliable information, with the guidance of a teacher librarian, the library is a fount of knowledge. Scratch beyond the surface to dig deep into those questions and don’t assume students know how to navigate this increasingly complex information landscape. A teacher... Continue Reading →
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is a free online event held annually by Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Promoting reading and literacy, an Aussie children’s book is chosen and read simultaneously across Australia within libraries, schools, preschools, childcare centres, homes and bookshops. Age appropriate themes Addresses key learning areas of National Curriculum Foundation to Year... Continue Reading →
Maggie-Jean Douglas is the winner of the National NAIDOC poster competition for 2021. Her breathtaking artwork tells the story of the many ways country provides healing. The vivid colours and different landscapes of red dirt, green grass, bush land and coastal areas are stunning to observe.
If school librarians facilitate student-led inquiry at least weekly, that dramatically improves the odds that students have been taught the full range of essential information literacy skills. /https://kappanonline.org/linking-librarians-inquiry-learning-information-literacy-lance-maniotes/ Data collected in 2017-18 by the Colorado State Library from the state’s certified school librarians indicated that school librarians who promoted student-led inquiry at least weekly —... Continue Reading →
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I write southern historical fiction, local history, and I've written a devotional book. The two novels I'm writing are set in Virginia and the Carolinas in the 1760s. My weekly blog started out to follow my journey as a writer and a reader, but in 2025 it has been greatly expanded to include current events and politics in the United States as I see our democracy under attack from within. The political science major in me cannot sit idly by and remain silent.
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