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with Karen Bonanno, Founder & Director, Eduwebinar
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

In this webinar, I will explore how Generative AI (GenAI) can revolutionise how you can prepare your school library’s strategic plan. Combining human intelligence and artificial intelligence can ensure a cohesive and forward-thinking approach to planning.

What you will learn:

• The evolution of GenAI allows us to prep a digital tool by feeding it specific datasets and parameters so it learns unique patterns.
• How to train GenAI models to provide contextually relevant and accurate results, enhancing the strategic planning process.
• Key components of a school library strategic plan.
• How to use different GenAI models to generate content to fine-tune and adjust to suit your preferences.

Outcomes for attendees:

• Discover how to train Generative AI to understand your uniqueness and style.
• Use Generative AI models to align the school library goals to the vision and mission of the school.
• Create prompts that help to generate content for key components in a strategic plan.

Her main area of work involves planning and hosting professional learning opportunities for educators with a specific focus on innovative teaching and learning strategies and resourcing as it applies to curriculum design and delivery. She has been a teacher, teacher librarian, head of department, acting deputy principal, regional adviser and state education officer, before commencing independent work in 1994. She has over 40 years of experience working in government and non-government schools, professional associations and private enterprise.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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with Lizzy Dixon, Teacher Librarian, Moorooka State School
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

School libraries matter. But across the country, school libraries are in decline. This presentation will follow the journey of a school library that is thriving. The library program is run successfully within the usual funding and policy constraints of any schooling system. The library’s success is not by chance but through clever management of available resources and deliberate attempts to ensure the library is meeting the school’s strategic planning.

Lizzie will present a case study of the library and its programs, and examine the strategies employed to ensure its ongoing success. She will consider the importance of targeting library programs to school and system priorities and school-identified student learning needs. She will consider how library staff can equip themselves to plan a library program that meets these priorities.

This presentation will help attendees to:

• Consider how policies and data can be used to develop relevant library programs.
• Consider how existing library services may already be supporting policies, and how to promote this fact.
• Learn about a range of strategies to run successful programs within budgetary constraints, to ensure that proposed programs continue to meet policy and data requirements.

Lizzy Dixon completed a Masters of Education (Teacher-Librarianship) in 2017 and also holds a Graduate Diploma in early childhood education.
Since 2017 she has been the Teacher-Librarian in a state primary school. Her library has a strong early childhood focus and is enjoyed by an entire community who feel welcome and supported in their reading and learning. Lizzy also holds qualifications in Art History, and previously worked at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, in the public and children’s programming team.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
3.3 Use teaching strategies
3.4 Select and use resources
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning

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with Sam Wasson, Library Coordinator, Leysin American School
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

In the ever-evolving landscape of school libraries, the art of collection development has become more complex and community-driven than ever before. The success of a library’s collection depends on its ability to anticipate and cater to the unique needs and wants of its local community. This presentation will explore how to align the collection and the community in several key steps, including:

• understanding demographics, needs, and evolving preferences,
• taking an accurate inventory of existing resources to identify collection gaps,
• practical strategies for acquisitions, weeding, and resource diversification.

We will look at cultivating diverse collections that reflect the richness of the community and fostering engagement by implementing data-driven techniques and sourcing patron feedback.

Attendees will leave with a practical roadmap for enhancing their collection development processes, forging stronger connections with their communities, and delivering a more personalised and relevant library experience for their patrons.

Outcomes for attendees:

• Using demographics and data to identify your community’s collection development needs and interests.
• Evaluating your collection in its current state- where is it at and where does it need to be?
• Tips on how to diversify your collection, suggested texts and sources.

Sam is a reformed high school English and Theory of Knowledge teacher and current teacher librarian at an international school in Leysin, Switzerland. She has previously lived and worked in Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong, and is passionate about library design, building reading communities, and developing information literacy skills. Sam has undergraduate degrees in English literature, cultural studies, and teaching, and postgraduate degrees in education, journalism, and library and information studies. When she’s not in the library, you can find her attempting to run, answering trivia questions, and spending far too much time in airports.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
3.4 Select and use resources
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning

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with Lori Korodaj, Teacher Librarian, Lake Tuggeranong College
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Maximise the positive impact of your school library on students’ achievement – think strategically! In this session, Lori will share her ideas about aligning your school library services and role descriptions with strategic plans from your school, your system, and nationally. She will explore how this way of planning highlights the school library as a leader in cutting edge pedagogy, curriculum delivery, resourcing, and assessment design. Using work examples from Lori’s own experience, participants will learn how strategic planning raises the credibility and profile of the school library and school library staff, particularly the teacher librarian.

Participants post-webinar will:

• Be able to articulate how TLs meet Strategic Plan directions at school, system and national level, and how to implement and share this with leadership at their school.
• Be able to select from a range of evidence-based tools to audit and evaluate your services.
• Be able to develop and match their library services and outcomes to strategic outcomes for their school and system.
• Access session content post-webinar via an electronic ‘goodie bag.

A teacher librarian with almost 30 years of experience in Australia and overseas, in school (K-12) and public libraries, Lori is currently working as TL at Lake Tuggeranong College, ACT (Years 11-12) and as Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. National representation has included President of ASLA ACT, ASLA National Board Director, and ASLA’s ACCESS Editorial team. Lori has written for SCAN, FYI, and ACCESS and has delivered professional learning at various conferences and via webinars. Professional passions: providing professional learning to colleagues, advocating for the importance of teacher librarians in schools, and mentoring up and coming teacher librarians.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning

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with Sam Wasson, Library Coordinator, Leysin American School
Masterclass replay — 60 minutes

When Sam arrived at her previous two schools she was told “The students don’t borrow library books” and “I’d just be happy if the kids actually borrowed some books.” Sam made it her mission to make that happen. In her first school, she achieved a circulation increase of 67% and 81% in her second. These increases resulted from an improved collection, more effective displays and promotion, and explicit teaching of library skills. All of these changes can be made by individual librarians with minimal experience and on a low budget. This presentation will show you how to get books into the hands of your students and help you to foster a culture of reading.

Outcomes for attendees:

• Identify existing barriers to borrowing
• Tips for improving your collection and how to present it more effectively
• Ways to engage your students with the library through promotions, displays and lessons
• How to use data to celebrate your success and report back to your administration and community

Sam is a reformed high school English and Theory of Knowledge teacher and current
librarian at an international school in Leysin, Switzerland. She has previously lived and
worked in Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong, and is passionate about library design, building reading communities, and developing information literacy skills. Sam has undergraduate degrees in English literature, cultural studies, and teaching, and postgraduate degrees in education, journalism, and library and information studies. When she’s not in the library, you can find her hunting for vinyl, attempting to run, answering trivia questions, and spending far too much time in airports.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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with Madison Dearnely, Head of Library Services, St Paul’s School
Masterclass replay — 60 minutes

What role does non-fiction play in a modern library? Don’t students just get their information from the Internet? In this webinar, we’ll explore the importance of non-fiction and the role it plays in school libraries. Drawing on the experience of updating her non-fiction collection, Madison Dearnaley will explore the steps you can take to update your non-fiction collection and how to get it right to support student interest, reading for pleasure, curriculum and other important areas, including creativity, innovation and wellbeing. The webinar will also explore genrefying and promoting non-fiction.

Outcomes for attendees:

• Understand the role non-fiction plays in a modern school library.
• Understand the importance of non-fiction.
• Take action to update your non-fiction collection.

Madison Dearnaley is passionate about school libraries. She is the Head of Library Services at St Paul’s School, Bald Hills. Madison has been fortunate to work in a variety of school libraries and especially enjoys the many and varied opportunities working as a school librarian brings. Madison is also a professional reader and blogs about all things school libraries and YA and children’s fiction

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
3.4 Select and use resources
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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with Karen Bonanno
Masterclass replay — 60 minutes

The last few years have provided many challenges for the education sector, including school libraries. The COVID-19 pandemic has probably been the most disruptive event in history for education, forcing many schools into a ‘crisis-schooling’ situation; changing how schools engage with their students, parents and communities. School libraries have not been exempt from the challenges nor the impact of the pandemic on the sustainable delivery of programs and services.

Catering for students’ and staff needs during this time has required flexibility, creativity and stability. Being responsive and willing to make adjustments has been essential.

Planning ahead to be future ready may be overwhelming, but it is essential to keep school libraries playing a crucial role in preparing young people for a world that will be very different. This session will explore

• the shift in pedagogical practices,
• the changing schooling landscape,
• personal and professional mindset, and
• implications for being future ready.

Outcomes for attendees:

• Identifying the best pedagogical practice to be a future-ready school library in your school community.
• Defining your ‘why’ and purpose-based approach to being a future-ready school librarian.
• Exploring a holistic approach to future-ready programs, staffing, services & systems.

Karen Bonanno is the Founder and National Director of Eduwebinar, an online professional learning portal delivering professional learning to educators in the comfort of their own home. She is based in North Brisbane and literally lives online (even before Covid-19!). Her main area of work involves planning and hosting webinars that provide professional learning opportunities for educators with a specific focus on innovative teaching and learning strategies and resourcing as it applies to curriculum design and delivery. Karen has been acknowledged as a ‘learning commons visionary’, an ‘edupreneur’, and an ‘exponential entrepreneur’ by education and business colleagues for providing exceptional value to her clients. She has been a teacher, teacher librarian, head of department, acting deputy principal, regional adviser and state education officer, prior to commencing independent consultancy in 1994. She has over 40 years of experience working in government and non-government schools, professional associations and private enterprise.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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with Lori Korodaj
Masterclass replay — 60 minutes

Lori’s session will cover her school library’s delivery of orientation to Year 11 students while taking into consideration competing pressures for senior secondary students of time and curriculum at the start of a school year. She will also discuss how new staff and pre-service teachers are given half hour library orientation/resourcing sessions as they start at LTC, and how this appointment is used as an opportunity for school library advocacy – with surprising results! Wellbeing aspects of orientation for staff and students will be shared as well.

Participants post-webinar will:

• Be able to implement practical hints and tips for orientation within their school community
• Learn how to align vision and mission for the school within school library services to inform orientation and academic/personal and social wellbeing
• Access session content post-webinar via an electronic “goodie bag”.

A teacher librarian with almost 30 years of experience in Australia and overseas, in school (K–12) and public libraries, Lori is currently working as TL at Lake Tuggeranong College, ACT (Years 11–12) and as Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. Professional passions: providing professional learning to colleagues, advocacy for the importance of teacher librarians in schools, and mentoring up and coming teacher librarians.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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with Karen Bonanno
Masterclass replay — 60 minutes

Making the effort to connect your school library with the school community not only creates a sense of unity but opens the door to keep students, teachers and families informed about what is happening in the school library.

Building trust through adding value is a key element along with effective communication that resonates with each community stakeholder.

In particular, you want students and teachers to not only come to your school library but to access its services and programs.

In this interactive masterclass, we will focus on setting up a cycle to build and grow your school library community. Together we will explore tools and strategies to use to get their attention and commitment to ultimately be your raving fans and strongest advocates.

Karen Bonanno is the Founder and National Director of Eduwebinar. Her main area of work involves planning and hosting professional learning opportunities for educators with a specific focus on innovative teaching and learning strategies and resourcing as it applies to curriculum design and delivery. Karen has been acknowledged as a ‘learning commons visionary’, an ‘edupreneur’, and an ‘exponential entrepreneur’ by education and business colleagues for providing exceptional value to her clients.
She has been a teacher, teacher librarian, head of department, acting deputy principal, regional adviser and state education officer, prior to commencing independent consultancy in 1994. She has over 40 years of experience working in government and non-government schools, professional associations and private enterprise.

For all States and Territories:
This masterclass will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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with Karen Bonanno
Masterclass replay — 60 minutes

You have probably heard the quote – “If you fail to prepare you are preparing to fail”. Starting a new school year provides us with an opportunity to plan what we want to achieve for the year or what we want to take forward, building on the best from the past.

According to research, less than 3 per cent have documented the goals they want to achieve. They have not written anything down nor made plans. Less than 1 per cent review and tweak their goals to make sure they are on track for success. Planning the direction you want to take so you can do the work you want to do is worth taking some time out to undertake some simple steps to help you plan ‘where to from here’.

If you are serious about making things happen in 2022, then join Karen as we explore the possibilities and together work through 5 key steps to help plan your Flight Plan for the year.

Did you know:

• People who write down their goals are 20% more successful in accomplishing them.
• People who set actionable tasks for their goals and take action to achieve 40% more than those who don’t.
• People who set relevant and challenging goals perform 90% better.
• Getting clarity around what you want to achieve has a direct influence on your motivation, attitude, behaviour and mental wellbeing.

Let’s take flight in 2022 and plan for a year of success.

Karen Bonanno is the Founder and National Director of Eduwebinar. Her main area of work involves planning and hosting professional learning opportunities for educators with a specific focus on innovative teaching and learning strategies and resourcing as it applies to curriculum design and delivery. Karen has been acknowledged as a ‘learning commons visionary’, an ‘edupreneur’, and an ‘exponential entrepreneur’ by education and business colleagues for providing exceptional value to her clients.
She has been a teacher, teacher librarian, head of department, acting deputy principal, regional adviser and state education officer, prior to commencing independent consultancy in 1994. She has over 40 years of experience working in government and non-government schools, professional associations and private enterprise.

For all States and Territories:
This masterclass will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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with Karen Bonanno
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Great leadership starts with self-awareness – not the title or position you may hold. The very first step to being an effective leader is to know yourself and then know others.
‘Self-awareness is empowering because it arms you with knowledge and enables you to make better choices – to change or grow’ ~ Chinwe Esimai.

There are many psychometric tests out there today and your school/employer may have encouraged you to complete one of these tests. Being able to discover your unique self above the noise of information and the busyness of life is a crucial component to your emotional intelligence, a core foundation to effective leadership. Understanding what you are good at and then knowing how to apply your natural capabilities and skills so you can build trust and add value to your school community is a gamechanger.

Prior to the webinar, it is recommended that you purchase a Talent Dynamics profile; a multiple-choice questionnaire (personality/psychometric test). You will receive a detailed report identifying strengths, weaknesses, team dynamics, role models and strategies to follow for personal and professional leadership development.

During the webinar, we explore the keys to increasing your self-awareness to a higher level of consciousness and how to apply this understanding to engage in collaborative leadership. You will gain clarity about your leadership style and discover different ways to identify the best ‘team’ formation (face-to-face/virtual/professional learning network) to successfully plan, design and deliver services and programs in your school. As a leader, one of your roles is to bring out the best in others through a shared strategic vision.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• identify your unique talents, skills and capabilities to add value to your school community.
• explore your individual style of leadership and the role you can play within a collaborative project.
• apply simple strategies for ‘team’ formation to allow you to play to your strengths and bring out the best in others.
• build trust and flow in your community by operating at a higher level of self-awareness as a collaborative leader.

In 2001, Karen was recognised by the Australian school library profession as a leader in the field of teacher librarianship [ASLA Citation Award]  through her ongoing and outstanding dedication to promoting the profession and the role of the teacher-librarian. At the time, her commitment to professional development was personified in her own learning journey and willingness to tackle new challenges. In 2002, Karen stepped up to the position of Chief Executive Officer for the Australian School Library Association and held that position of leadership for twelve years. She continues to seek out and embrace new challenges, adopt a future-focused approach to the profession and share her professional insights and knowledge.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities

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Dr Kay Oddone
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Leadership is inherent with the teacher librarian’s role, yet the value of leadership development for those holding this role is potentially underestimated. While teachers aspiring to or holding more traditional school leadership roles may engage with leadership training and literature, similar opportunities for teacher librarians appear less commonly.

Through this webinar, teacher librarians will be encouraged to recognise, and build upon their leadership skills. Participants will refresh their knowledge of leadership styles and consider the different ways in which they enact strategic leadership through their daily practice. Feeling confident and comfortable with the language of leadership will also be discussed, as the capacity to communicate the contributions of the teacher librarian role and the school library is vital for advocacy and professional recognition within the school community.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• identify the styles of leadership they are most comfortable with.
• recognise how shifting one’s approach to leadership can be useful for leading in different situations.
• describe the ways in which TLs provide strategic leadership across the different facets of the role.
• appreciate how effective leadership relies upon self awareness and relationship building.

Dr Kay Oddone has over 20 years of experience in the fields of education and information management. She has taught at all levels from Prep through to Post Grad and has held a variety of roles including Assistant Principal, Teacher Librarian, Learning Designer and Lecturer. You can find Kay on Twitter as @KayOddone, and read more about her work on her online portfolio at www.linkinglearning.com.au

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning
7.4 Engage with professional teacher networks and broader communities.

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June Wall, Library Coordinator
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Information fluency is a further development from information literacy. In this session, participants will learn about one journey towards embedding information fluency in schools. As part of this journey, the various aspects of information fluency will be discussed.

After the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define information fluency as it pertains to their school context.
• Outline teaching strategies and skills leading to information fluency.
• Draft a plan for their school to develop information fluent students.

June Wall is the Library Coordinator at the NSW Department of Education and an adjunct lecturer at Charles Sturt University. Previously June has worked as a consultant in technology, libraries and elearning as well as teacher quality for various education sectors. June is originally a primary teacher, then secondary teacher and teacher librarian at both primary and secondary levels for government, catholic and private schools. June has also worked in a small special library and tertiary library. She is passionate about ensuring teacher librarians are recognised as unique expertise in the school addressing curriculum outcomes through information literacy.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
3.3 Using teaching strategies
3.4 Select and use resources
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning

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Karen Bonanno, National Director, Eduwebinar
Webinar replay – 70 minutes

This last year has been a challenging year across many sectors of society, including education. The COVID-19 pandemic has probably been the most disruptive event to global education systems in history, forcing many schools into a ‘crisis-schooling’ situation. The pandemic has accelerated the already-existing challenges to education and stimulated the discussion, debates and deliberations about a need for change.

This free webinar will explore

• key drivers for future skills change,
• critical skills that our students will need to be future-ready,
• scenarios for future schooling, and
• implications for school libraries.

From this webinar, you will be able to

• Identify relevant future work skills for student success and curriculum connections.
• Consider the implications of the changing schooling landscape on the future teaching workforce.
• Explore how you can situate yourself in these futures and how well prepared you are to embrace the opportunities.

Karen Bonanno is the Founder and National Director of Eduwebinar, an online professional learning portal delivering professional learning to teachers in the comfort of their own home. She is based in North Brisbane and literally lives online as an educator. Her main area of work involves planning and hosting webinars that provide professional learning opportunities for educators with a specific focus on innovative teaching and learning strategies and resourcing as it applies to curriculum design and delivery.

Karen has been acknowledged as a ‘learning commons visionary’, an ‘edupreneur’, and an ‘exponential entrepreneur’ by education and business colleagues for providing exceptional value to her clients.

Karen has been a teacher, teacher librarian, head of department, acting deputy principal, regional adviser and state education officer, prior to commencing independent consultancy in 1994. She has over 40 years of experience working in government and non-government schools, professional associations and private enterprise.

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Learning Course.

Belinda Cameron, Teacher Librarian
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

As vital spaces in our schools, Teacher Librarians foster whole school connections, collaborate and connect with their communities. In this webinar discover simple, fun and affordable ideas, projects and whole school approaches to enhancing whole school community collaboration and wellbeing. Explore budget solutions using critical and creative thinking for transforming libraries, such as coordinating a chicken fashion parade, or connecting your school across the globe with Percy the World Travelling Pom Pom or meteorites that land in neighbouring primary schools. Finally, appreciate the impact of origami and how one piece of paper can engage your whole school community supporting learning about cultural perspectives, inquiry, and wellbeing.

Outcomes for attendee:

• Designing library spaces on a minimal budget
• Supporting collaboration with students, staff, local and global communities
• Linking creativity and community to enhance wellbeing, creativity and learning
• Innovative practice incorporating QR Codes, Padlet and Web Design

Belinda Cameron, teacher librarian at Maclean High School on the North Coast, enjoys researching and designing collaborative spaces and projects that support local and global community connections. With a focus on whole school collaboration, technology and project-based learning, coupled with her obsession with origami, she has advocated for her profession to a broad range of national and international audiences. As a professional writer for the Department of Education, she has shared her work for SCAN, ACCESS and for the Students Need School Libraries campaign.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar will provide self-identified professional development addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
3.3 Using teaching strategies
3.4 Select and use resources

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Lori Korodaj, Teacher Librarian and Holly Godfree, Teacher Librarian
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

“Do you ever think that you do too much?” This provocative question sparked a deep analysis of our workload and how to best leverage our role as teacher librarians in our school community. In this session, we will give you an insight into the practical steps that we took to identify and analyse what it is we do, identify how it aligns with the strategic plans for our library, our school, and the broader Education Department and make the necessary choices to increase our influence on student learning outcomes.

Outcome for attendees:

• Map their workload for analysis
• Thematically cluster tasks and responsibilities
• Build a hierarchical framework that will guide future practice

Lori is a teacher librarian with over 25 years of experience in Australia and overseas, in school (K-12) and public libraries. Lori is currently teacher librarian at Lake Tuggeranong College (Yr 11-12) and Adjunct Lecturer for the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. She has represented her profession nationally as an Australian School Library Association (ASLA) director and has published work in Australian Teacher Magazine, SCAN, and ACCESS. Lori has delivered professional learning at ASLA conferences, via webinar, and most recently at the National Education Summit in Brisbane. Professional passions: providing staff and students with a safe space socially and emotionally, providing professional learning to colleagues, advocacy for the importance of teacher librarians in schools, educational technology, and mentoring up and coming teacher librarians.

Holly Godfree coordinates the Students Need School Libraries campaign, striving to ensure that every student has access to a dynamic, well-resourced school library run by qualified library staff. Her experiences include 15 years of teaching in primary schools and five in senior secondary, ten years of school library advocacy work, and sessional marking at Charles Sturt University. In 2019, Holly was named the ASLA Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year.

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Learning Course

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Hosted and facilitated by Karen Bonanno from Eduwebinar, with school library practitioners
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Many school library staff have responded to the changes triggered by COVID-19. There has been a need for a rapid response to how services, resources and programs are delivered to meet the needs of students, staff and the school community at this critical time. We are all at different phases of response and recovery to the lockdown. Even so, it will be necessary to consider what is sustainable beyond COVID-19.

In this free digital broadcast, I will be joined by Holly Godfree, Karen Malbon, Karine Lespinasse and June Wall. Together we will share and discuss ideas, experiences and strategies on the way school library personnel have responded to the change and the transition back to school. We will also explore how we need to think strategically about what happens post-COVID-19.

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Learning Course.

Hosted and facilitated by Karen Bonanno from Eduwebinar, with members and contributors from Students Need School Libraries
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Many school library staff have responded to the changes triggered by COVID-19. There has been a need for a rapid response to how services, resources and programs are delivered to meet the needs of students, staff and the school community at this critical time. We are all at different phases of response and recovery to the lockdown. Even so, it will be necessary to consider what is sustainable beyond COVID-19.

In this free digital broadcast, I will be joined by Holly Godfree, Lori Korodaj, Madison Dearnaley, Sarah Love, Belinda Cameron and Maggie McMahon. Together we will share and discuss ideas, experiences and strategies on the way school library personnel responded to the change. We will also explore how we need to think strategically about what happens in the next phase.

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Learning Course.

Anne Mirtschin, ICT Teacher, Hawkesdale P12 College
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

The digital classroom is increasingly being discussed globally as the coronavirus has left many students quarantined from class or has shut many schools. It has made many aware of the possibility of the digital classroom and its potential. This webinar will include some of the following:-

• What does a digital classroom look like?
• Why should it be used?
• Initial considerations in setting up the digital classroom including digital citizenship
• Technology that can be used in a digital classroom from Foundation through to Year 12 and beyond.
• How to provide feedback!
• Use of customization
• The purpose and audience

Attendees will:

• Develop a fuller understanding of what a digital classroom looks like, its advantages and how to use it.
• Understand some of the initial considerations in developing a digital classroom
• Gain an insight into a range of technology including tools and apps that can be used in their classroom immediately for developing a digital classroom.

Anne Mirtschin is a multi-award winning teacher. She teaches Digital Technology and Business Studies at Hawkesdale P12 College, Victoria, Australia. She is passionate about rural and global education, immersing technology into the classroom and loves collaborating and learning online. Technology and an amazing global PLN has enabled her to make the world her classroom. Anne is the co-Australasian Chair for the Global Education Conference, a Skype Master Teacher, Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator, a Flat Connections Lead teacher and a Co-Communications Chair for ISTE Global Collaboration PLN.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar addresses the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level:
3.3 – Using teaching strategies
3.4 – Select and use resources

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June Wall, Library Coordinator, NSW Department of Education
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

The future of teacher librarians and the role we play within learning in the school should be bright as the various needs of an ever-changing curriculum depend on our skillset.

However, is this the case in your school? Our role as a TL is more complex than before. In this session, 3 differentiators will be discussed for you to consider for your future.

• The rise of different learning frameworks and processes.
• How do we connect with students to enable their learning?
• How do we become more resilient in the face of change?

At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify a range of learning frameworks or processes that will suit their school needs
• Use scaffolds provided to develop these learning processes further
• Develop an understanding of a core toolkit of teaching strategies to enable access for student learning.

June Wall is the Library Coordinator for the NSW Department of Education and an Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. She was previously an independent Consultant, eLearning and Libraries. She has been a teacher at primary and secondary levels, a lecturer, a professional development and education consultant, Head of Department, Head of Teaching and Learning, special librarian, teacher librarian, President of ASLA, President of SLANSW and computer coordinator in the government and non-government sectors for over 40 years. While June is focused on developing and maintaining future focused school libraries, her passion is in digital learning and the critical role teacher librarians can play in the development of student learning.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar may address the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Proficient Level:
3.3 – Using teaching strategies
3.4 – Select and use resources

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Lori Korodaj, Teacher librarian, Lake Tuggeranong College
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Beyond day to day service provision, teaching of information and digital literacy skills, and resource transaction, the school library is often a ‘safe space’ for our students and even our staff (teaching & administration). During this session, Lori will explore the concepts of school library as ‘third space’ and supporter of ‘social capital’, and pinpoint those who may access the library in this way. Along the way, she will also explore how the teacher librarian and members of the library team take part in creating this supportive space (in school and in a virtual environment) and provide practical examples/scenarios from her own school library space and practice.

After attending, participants will:

• understand the concept of ‘the third space’/’social capital’ and how it looks in a school library and in a virtual school library space.
• take away ideas for leading this concept within your own school library.
• be able to share considerations for embedding the school library as a third space across your entire school community – with school leadership and the student wellbeing team.

Lori is a teacher librarian practitioner with over 20 years of experience in Australia and overseas, in school (K-12) and public libraries. Lori is currently teacher librarian at an ACT senior secondary college (Yr 11-12) and Adjunct Lecturer for the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. She has represented her profession as President of ASLA ACT, as director on the ASLA National Board, and as a member of ASLA’s ACCESS Editorial project team. Lori has written for Australian Teacher Magazine and ACCESS and has delivered professional learning at ASLA conferences and via webinar. Professional passions: providing professional learning to colleagues, advocacy for the importance of teacher librarians in schools, educational technology, and mentoring up and coming teacher librarians.

For all States and Territories:
This webinar addresses the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
3.3 – Using teaching strategies
3.4 – Select and use resources

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June Wall
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

This session considers the probable future learning needs of students and teachers and how this could be represented in a school. If schools change, then how will school libraries change? Or how should school libraries change for the possible future? Do school libraries need to change? These questions will be part of the discussion leading to some suggestions for the future of teacher librarians and school libraries.At the conclusion of the seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify future learning needs of students
• Discuss possible future library roles or spaces
• Identify a possible path as a teacher librarian

June Wall is an independent consultant, eLearning and Libraries and an Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. She was previously a Teacher Quality Consultant for the Association of Independent Schools, NSW. She has been a teacher at primary and secondary levels, a lecturer, a professional development and education consultant, Head of Department, special librarian, teacher librarian and computer coordinator in the government and non-government sectors for over 35 years.

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Development course.

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Leonie McIlvenny
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

In a climate where school libraries and professional library staff are being threatened as schools rationalise resources and programs there is an urgency to review current library programmes and practices to ensure that the school library is ‘future ready’. There are a number of international initiatives, such as Future Ready Librarians from the US and Leading Learning from Canada that provide some key standards of practice that reflect the current climate and move beyond those described in our legacy standards framework Learning for the Future.

This webinar explores these initiatives and frameworks, make links with Learning for the Future and provides suggestions on ways that schools can use these documents to support them to become “future-focused”.

By the end of this webinar attendees will be able to:

• Identify and access current initiatives and frameworks that describe future focused libraries (national and international)
• Make links between Learning for the Future and other international frameworks
• Identify key standards by which their school library can be reviewed for strategic planning purposes

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Learning Course.

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Panelists: Dr Jennie Bales, Karen Bonanno, June Wall
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Each year the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) jointly publish the NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: K-12 Edition.

The report addresses new and emerging technologies for learning and helps education technology leaders, innovators and practitioners develop future-focused digital strategies and learning approaches reflecting the needs and skills of the world beyond the classroom.

The Horizon Report Digital Toolkit 2016 K-12 Edition provides conversation starters to help school communities plan and vision their future.

At this forum our panel discuss Online Learning.

“Online learning encompasses both formal and informal educational opportunities that take place through the web. Today, most schools have a web presence, and increasingly people expect for that to include learning modules and resources so students and educators can acquire new knowledge and skills on the go. Digital learning includes blended learning approaches and today, online learning is surging, as more than 2.7 million students in the US alone participate. Educators are becoming more comfortable using various levels of integration in their existing classes and programs. Many believe that online learning can be an effective catalyst for thoughtful discussion for all pedagogical practice. For example, online learning, especially when coupled with immersive technologies such as virtual reality, has the potential to facilitate simulations that help students better understand and respond appropriately to real life environments and situations. Major online learning trends include more project-based learning, personalized learning and interactivity.” (Horizon Report Digital Toolkit: K-12 Edition, p. 22.)

This webinar may address the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
1.2.2 – Understand how students learn
6.2.2 – Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4.2 – Apply professional learning and improve student learning

Karen Bonanno, Eduwebinar Pty Ltd
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

In this webinar, Karen explores how a design thinking/inquiry learning approach to project/purpose based programs can help students to be thinkers and creators. She explores some curriculum connections within a STEAM framework as pathways to develop students who create. She shows how developing enterprise skills within this environment provides an opportunity for students to take their learning and creativity to another level.

This webinar may address the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
6.2.2 – Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4.2 – Apply professional learning and improve student learning

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Karen Bonanno, Eduwebinar Pty Ltd
Webinar replay — 50 minutes

Within the complexity of change it is impossible for one person to know how to respond, how to manage the multiple perspectives on any given topic and to be sure they have made the right decision.

Shared talent leadership involves maximising all the human resources in a department or school by empowering individuals and giving them the opportunity to take leadership positions in their area of natural talent and expertise.

It isn’t easy; it requires trust and flow; sharing a common sense of purpose. Moving to a shared talent leadership approach can transform the way decisions are made and can change the relationship between team members.

In this webinar, Karen explores the concept of shared talent leadership through the identification of natural talent, how to build a productive team who can then be positioned to be leading learners in the school community. She then applies shared talent leadership to a range of educational complexities, e.g. STEAM in the classroom. Seth Godin’s, seven abilities of a linchpin, from his book, Linchpin: Are you indispensable? are also addressed throughout the presentation.

As a result of attending this webinar you will:

• be able to identify your natural talent frequency,
• discover the importance of distributed talent leadership capabilities,
• apply the shared talent leadership approach; and
• be provided with an opportunity to explore talent leadership in a greater depth.

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Development course.

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Karen Bonanno, Eduwebinar Pty Ltd
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Thought Leaders are considered to be knowledgeable, authoritative sources of new ideas or intellectual trends, who are also the go-to people in their field of expertise.

This webinar explores

• what is a Thought Leader in an education context
• profiles of Thought Leaders
• leading characteristics of Thought Leaders
• how to develop expertise as a Thought Leader
• being a Thought Leader and building a team
• what is your natural talent & how you fit into a team

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Development course.

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Karen Bonanno, Eduwebinar Pty Ltd
Webinar replay — 55 minutes

Crowdfunding is a way to fund a project by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people via crowdfunding platforms.The crowdfunding model involves three parties: the initiator who comes up with the idea/project to be funded; individuals who want to support the idea/project; and the moderating organisation (“crowdfunding platform”) that brings the initiator and individuals together to fund the idea/project.

With the budget cuts teachers from around the globe are using crowdfunding to raise funds for school supplies, special events & projects, library resources and more.

This webinar explores:

• what is crowdfunding in a school context
• how to plan and manage a crowdfunding campaign
• examples of crowdfunding projects
• different models of crowdfunding
• the crowdfunding platforms that support education projects
• advantages and disadvantages of crowdfunding

From this webinar you will be able to:

• identify school specific ideas/projects that require funding
• get started in developing your crowdfunding campaign
• choose a crowdfunding platform
• involve parents, students and your school community in supporting your campaign
• promote your campaign to a wider audience
• celebrate and share your crowdfunding experience

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Development course.

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June Wall, June Wall Consultancy
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

Evaluation of programs is important to ensure quality learning. Evaluation of the role of the school library in order to identify future development and strategic planning for teaching and learning from the library is critical for effective library services. This session introduces a review tool developed for school teams to use and identify a school strategic vision.

Participants will be able to:

• Outline data collection needed to review library services
• Identify types of library services ad consider a future vision for your school library
• Use data from evidence to analyse patterns and trends

This is a Teacher Identified Professional Development course.

This webinar could be relevant to the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
3.3 – Select and use resources
3.6 – Evaluate and improve teaching programs
6.2 – Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.4 – Apply professional learning and improve student learning

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June Wall, June Wall Consultancy
Webinar replay — 60 minutes

As new learning skills emerge it is necessary for teachers to develop sufficient capacity to develop learning programs that will provide the opportunity for students to develop these critical learning skills. ‘Learning and Literacy for the future: Building capacity Part 2’ by June Wall and Karen Bonanno, published in Scan, Volume 33, Issue 4 in 2014 considers a capacity building approach, through formal and information professional learning experiences, to ensure teachers develop competencies and capacity to help improve learning outcomes and prepare students for the rapidly changing world of work.

A capacity building tool will be outlined and explained as a development tool for teachers to develop capabilities for future learning. Reflection and strategic visioning, that includes the development of a personal professional learning plan, is an integral component of the tool and will also be explained in this presentation.

Following this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the elements of capacity building
• Identify capacities for further individual development
• Explore a capacity building tool for professional learning
• Reflect on a variety of teaching strategies

June Wall has taught from Kindergarten to undergraduate courses at university over a career that has spanned all sectors of education – government, Catholic and independent schools. During this time she has focused on innovative practices that build on learning and knowledge development. June is an education consultant in eLearning and libraries bringing her passion and breadth of understanding of the current and future learning environments to assist schools in enabling constructive use of digital technologies for learning. She has presented workshops and keynotes at local, state, national and international seminars and conferences. She is recognised for her strategic vision, change management and implementation in digital learning and developing future oriented library services.

This webinar is aligned to the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:
3.3.2 and 3.4.2. Eduwebinar is a BOSTES endorsed provider for this professional development course.

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Mal Lee, Author / Educational Consultant
Webinar replay — Approximately 50 minute

The normalised use of BYOT by all students is a major educational development that requires thoughtful whole school planning. Mal draws on his work on the pathfinding schools with Martin Levins to discuss what is required to ready your school.

Mal Lee is one of the world leaders in researching and documenting the impact of technology upon the evolution of schooling and teaching, the transformational effect of the normalised use of digital upon schooling, home-school collaboration, teaching for a networked world, BYOT and educational benefits realisation.

This webinar could be relevant to the following Australian professional standards for teachers:
2.6 – Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
4.5 – Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
6.2 – Engage in professional learning and improve practice
7.3 – Engage with parents/carers.
7.4 – Engage in professional teaching networks and broader communities

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Amanda Rablin
Webinar replay — Approximately 52 minute

Digital technologies have the potential to change education as we know it. Devices are everywhere and the Internet allows us to be connected learners in ways we could not even imagine in the past. What are the shifts in thinking and what can schools do to create self-directed and connected learners?

This webinar explores big questions and impacts on education in schools right now. It looks specifically at:

• The diversity of devices in schools (including those brought in by students)
• Connected Learning within a global context
• Expectations for Learning and models of pedagogy
• Curriculum changes and the positioning of ICT and digital technologies

It provides stimulus for deep thinking and conversation about the future of learning in schools and suggests professional learning approaches to help them create it.

This webinar could be relevant to the following Australian professional standards for teachers:
2.6 – Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
3.4 – Select and use resources

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Mal Lee, author and educational consultant
Webinar replay — Approximately 54 minutes

Sheree Vertigan, Australian Secondary Principals Association president stated, “We need to consider bring your own device (BYOD) and target the resources at those who need them the most. We need to evaluate what information technology we need and how it is used to ensure that is does have an impact on student outcomes. We have to be very wary of IT just being the next gadget rather than IT enhancing teaching.”

As the one-off bonus or once-off initiatives of 1:1 computer rollout projects come to an end, schools are going to be faced with the BYOD/BYOT scenario.

In this webinar, Mal Lee addresses the findings from research on the pathfinding schools. These schools have chosen their model of BYOT, implemented it and transitioned from their present situation to a successful 100% student uptake.

Mal also discusses a model of ‘benefits realisation’ all schools can use everyday in a time of rapid change to adjudge the impact of their BYOT implementation upon the school, its teaching and its resourcing.

This webinar could be relevant to the following Australian professional standards for teachers:
2.6 — Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
4.5 — Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
7.3 — Engage with parents/carers.
7.4 — Engage in professional teaching networks and broader communities

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Mal Lee, author and educational consultant
Webinar replay — Approximately 50 minutes

BYOT is a tsunami coming at pace over the horizon that will inevitably be used in time by all schools. In this webinar, Mal will build on the research he and his team have undertaken in preparing the soon to be released book on Bring Your Own Technology and discuss the major issues entailed in the introduction of BYOT and the:

• inevitability of the development
• myriad of potential educational, social, economic, technological and organisational opportunities opened
• likely profound implications for schooling, teaching and the work of information services
• centrality of trust in BYOT
• current situation
• educational principles underpinning BYOT
• school’s readiness for BYOT

He will draw upon the material on the team’s BYOT blog as well as the forthcoming ACER Press publication – Bring Your Own Technology

This webinar could be relevant to the following Australian professional standards for teachers:
2.6 — Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
3.4 — Select and use resources
4.5 — Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically
7.4 — Engage in professional teaching networks and broader communities

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Mal Lee, author and educational consultant
Webinar replay — Approximately 49 minutes

The move to have the students bring their own technology (BYOT) into the classroom is largely inevitable. The BYOT tsunami is fast coming over the horizon, with the pathfinders already having made the move. In researching the new book on BYOT, Mal has identified the implications of the development for schooling, teaching, the choice of personal technology in schools, school resourcing and your own operations.

BYOT is most assuredly not simply a technical development. Mal will examine what is and is not BYOT, why all schools will eventually use a model of BYOT, the plethora of educational, social, organisational and economic opportunities opened by the development and the very considerable implications for your situation.

Purchasing a one-off registration fee – the fee is AUD $ 44 (includes GST)

Karen Bonanno, Director, KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd
Webinar replay — Approximately 51 minutes

Are you expected to take on new things and not given more time or staff?
Do you ever find at the end of the day you wonder what you’ve done?
Is what you do in the school library strategically connected with the school’s purpose?

This “A Point of View” webinar is going to be a very honest and straight forward presentation on how to be more strategic in planning and then focusing on the high priority and rewarding tasks.

Here’s what I plan to cover in the webinar:

• A proven process to identify what are the priorities.
• Who should be involved in this process.
• 3 important things to focus on in order to succeed.
• The common problems that can hijack your agenda.
• What the experts say.
• The one question you should always ask yourself…often.
• How you can turn this into a advocacy moment.