SLANZA Event - Gamify The Library - Sat, 21 June

Your SLANZA committee is delighted to announce that Michelle Simms is coming up to Northland next month for a PD session. This is a great opportunity for all library staff. Michelle will present her Gamify the Library session, which focuses on what gamification is - not about video games, rather the game mechanics and concepts that engage people being utilised in an educational environment. In additional sessions after morning tea, we’ll be picking Michelle's brains on online tools and genre shelving. 

Please register with me, Julia Smith, and consider whether you would like lunch at the venue - soup and bread, prefer to eat in town or make your own arrangements. 

Original/enlarged poster can be found here

SLANZA AWARD Nominations - Only a month until nominations close

Hi SLANZA Te Tai Tokerau members

This is a reminder about nominating your fellow members for an award.

Slanza Award Nominations - Only a Month till Nominations Close:

Hi all

Just a quick note to remind you that nominations for  2014 SLANZA Awards are open. This is a good chance to consider your fellow members and colleagues, and principals and acknowledge their efforts.

The wards available are: 

Award of merit for information literacy

Award of merit for literacy and enjoyment of reading

Award of merit for promotion

Award of merit for research

Award of merit for library assistant

Principal's award

Certificate of appreciation

Certificate of recognition

Nomination forms and eligibility criteria  can be found on the SLANZA website under the tag Resources , then Awards. All nominations must be received by June 20, 2014. 

Awards will presented at the SLANZA AGM in Dunedin during the July Weekend School in Dunedin.

Any questions or queries contact me at greig@tokohigh.school.nz

Best

Greig Daniels

SLANZA Advocacy Leader

2014 SLANZA Otago Weekend School - 5-7 July 2014

Hi SLANZA Te Tai Tokerau members - A message from SLANZA Otago just in case some of you would like a trip down South.


We are very excited to announce that the 2014 SLANZA Otago Weekend School (incorporating the SLANZA 2014 AGM) will be held at the beginning of July.

The SLANZA Otago committee are hard at work putting together a fantastic programme for everyone who has a passion for school libraries of all kinds.  We are especially delighted to be able to bring you so much quality professional development for the amazingly low registration price of $40 for SLANZA members.

 Details are  available on the SLANZA website here<http://www.slanza.org.nz/otago>.

We need to receive your registration and payment by 27th of June so please don't delay - mark the 5th to the 7th of July in your diaries now!

If you have any questions, please get in touch.  We are very much looking forward to seeing you in July.

Carole Gardiner
Secretary, SLANZA Otago
(on behalf of the SLANZA Otago committee)


Carole Gardiner
Librarian

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Another Connected Librarians course due to start in week 4

I would thoroughly recommend this course, so get your registration in quickly :)

 

 

We are pleased to announce that registrations for the fourth round of SLANZA’s online professional development course - Connected Librarians - will open TODAY  Monday 19 May. Because we have a waiting list for course places, there are currently only 10 places available.  In order to ensure that our participants come from a range of school levels (primary, intermediate and secondary) we will select people from the registration list accordingly. Because Term 2 is somewhat shorter than normal, successful applicants will receive invitations to our learning community during Week 3, and the course will begin in Week 4. If your registration is accepted, it is essential that you ensure you have access to Google Plus using the email account you have registered with, before the course starts.

The Connected Librarians course is designed by New Zealand school librarians, for school librarians. It is aimed at those just starting out with online tools in their library. Participants will be required to sign up for, and use a selection of 6 online tools (1 new tool each week). Each week’s work contains background readings and/or videos, tasks to complete using that week’s tool, and participation in discussions to share and reflect on your learning for the week.

The course is free for SLANZA members.

More information about the course is available here, or you can contact me directly with any questions.

 

Miriam Tuohy