ALIA Schools promotes the interests of school libraries and teacher-librarians, provides opportunities for professional development, lobbies for school libraries with state and local groups, liaises with other groups, identifies and analyses current trends in teacher librarianship, and maintains the profile of teacher-librarianship within ALIA. It is both an ALIA Group and an ALIA Board Advisory Committee.
HISTORY
Milestones in the 50 years of ALIA Schools
Here is a timeline that covers the milestones in the history of school libraries which became a separate section of the Library Association of Australia, now ALIA, in 1967. It also highlights significant events in the education and/or government sectors. Data from many of the reports commissioned by ALIA was used for lobbying federal government bodies which resulted in funding for school library buildings and resources. This funding, together with an emphasis on positive learning outcomes for students, has ensured that school libraries are influential within the education and library communities. For fifty years ALIA Schools has supported its members to make a positive difference to student learning outcomes. This support has also ensured that teacher librarians and school library staff are effective professionals.
Read the timeline and view the pdf.
Publications
Advocacy
A Manual for Developing Policies and Procedures
About School Libraries
Wondering how to promote the role of the school library, to your principal, parents, staff and wider community? Here are some ideas for you. Identified are ten (10) excellent ways that school libraries can make a difference
Download the A3 poster and A4 handout that describe how school libraries power high performance schools. Follow the link here.
Promoting your school library
This short promotional film, developed by ALIA Schools, is for principals, school communities, teacher librarians, library staff and teachers. The film gives an overview of the exciting role that school libraries and teacher librarians can play by contributing to student success in learning in both primary and secondary school settings. It is evident that student enthusiasm and interest guarantees an ongoing role for the school library.You can find up to date information here.
Resources
AITSL
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
Illustrations of Practice are resources that show what teacher practice can look like in a range of contexts to help teachers identify themselves within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. They are impressions of quality teacher practice within a particular career stage of the Standards. Films were prepared by ALIA Schools to specifically help teacher librarians as they identify where their practice lies in the highly accomplished career stage. The films cover both a primary and secondary schools.
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IOP00242 Engaging students in literature
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IOP00248 Information literacy
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IOP00249 Ancient Rome
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IOP 00202 Selecting Resources
PD Events
Hope Do, Loyola College
Maria Sartori, Taylors Hill Primary School
Catherine Ryan, Westbourne Grammar
Speaker : Julia Petrov - Using data to inform our reading programs
Panel: Pru Mitchell and Sandra Ryan - using the revised ALIA Schools/VCTL Manual and the development of a collection rubric to gauge the school library collection against special learning needs provision.
Panellists : Hope Do, Amanda Baker, Barb Brown, Wendy Keogh
Online forum – Teams in School Libraries
Keynote : Tania Barry, Hume Libraries “Making your team visible” - Presentation
Panellists: Faye Jamieson, Killester College - Presentation
Pru Mitchell - Presentation Part 1 & Part 2
Karin Gilbert - 21st Century Collection Development presentation
Kay Oddone – presentation
Alison Birchall – presentation
Sharon Hayes - presentation