Facilitator: Karen Seeneevassen, Senior School Head of Library and Learning Enrichment, Abbotsleigh (AUS)

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Meeting Dates & Times

Via Zoom on March 12, 9:30-10:30 a.m. AEDT / March 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m. EST / March 11, 10:30-11:30 p.m. GMT

Pedagogy and Curriculum Connections

• Leveraging the Curriculum (English/Native Language/Languages) to develop/implement/support a whole school reading culture
• Reading for pleasure – how to increase student engagement
• Leveraging the Humanities and Science Curriculum to develop/implement/support inquiry, project and problem based learning programs and skills
• The Library and Deep Learning – engaging students with physical and digital collections to develop skills and understanding

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Via Zoom on May 14, 9:30-10:30 a.m. AEST / May 13, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT / May 13, 12:30-1:30 a.m. GMT

Collection Development & Management

• Indigenising library collections
• Authentic voices
• Are your collections meeting the needs of all library users?
• Supporting the curriculum
• Wellbeing collections
• Developing policies and procedures
• Challenged resources
• Deselecting resources and what to do with them
• Age-appropriate content and parental and student pressure

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Via Zoom on June 18, 9:30-10:30 a.m. AEST / June 17, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT / June 17, 12:30-1:30 a.m. GMT

Library Services and Programs

• Advocating for the importance of the Library as a service, not just a place to study
• Programs and Services for First Nations Students – how do we make these authentic?
• Programs and Services for students with special needs – how do we encourage these students to take advantage of library services and programs?
• Programs and services for High Potential Learners – extending and enriching the learning of these students
• Wellbeing programs and services – the library as a third space
• Programs and Services for staff – supporting research and professional development

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Via Zoom on August 20, 9:30-10:30 a.m. AEDT / August 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT / August 19, 12:30-1:30 a.m. GMT

Digital, Media and Information Literacy

• Civics and citizenship
• Developing critical thinking skills
• Underpinning democracy
• Fact versus fiction – how to spot the difference
• Curriculum links

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Via Zoom on September 10, 9:30-10:30 a.m. AEST / September 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT / 12:30-1:30 a.m. GMT

AI and the Library

• Leading the ethical use of AI
• Collaborating on developing school AI policies
• The impact on scholarship principles and practices, eg. Acknowledging, sources, copyright, plagiarism and malpractice
• Developing students’ skills in the effective use of AI