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My background
� Learning Enrichment & Support Co-ordinator & School Librarian
� Malvern St James� Independent girls boarding school
� Professional groups: ◦ ILG sub-group leader for TeenTech Project
What is IASL: objectives
� To advocate the development of school libraries throughout all countries;
� To encourage the integration of school library programs into the instruction and curriculum of the school;
� To promote the professional preparation and continuing education of school library personnel;
� To foster a sense of community among school librarians in all parts of the world;
� To foster and extend relationships between school librarians and other professions in connection with children and youth;
� To foster research in the field of school librarianship and the integration of its findings with pertinent knowledge from related fields;
� To promote the publication and dissemination of information about successful advocacy and program initiatives in school librarianship;
� To share information about programs and materials for children and youth throughout the international community;
� To initiate and coordinate activities, conferences and other projects in the field of school librarianship and information services
Activities
� International School Libraries Month� Giggle It http://www.iasl-online.org/advocacy/GiggleIT
� Conference� Publications◦ Newsletter◦ School Libraries World Wide (peer reviewed journal)
Tokyo, August 2016
� Mainly practitioner led� Keynotes by invited academics� Workshops (90min) & Seminars (30min)� Posters
� Meiji University, Tokyo
Keynotes
� Mr Takashi Atoda, Awarding winning writer and Librarian, Japan◦ Dare pupils to read books◦ Education cannot teach everything about life◦ Hidden use
� Dr James Herring, UK Future schools, future school libraries ◦ Is IL related to learning or information resources? Should we refer to IL skills or practices?◦ Terminology – Information Literacy
Seminar
� Dr Dianne Oberg, Professor Emerita of Alberta University, USA
� School Library Evaluation: For Accountability AND Understanding◦ Research and standards ◦ Recording, Mining and Analysing data◦ Outcomes and Impact. ◦ Context◦ Evaluation is a task for the profession
Seminar
� Per Johansson� The challenges of a school library in
the digital age as a resource helping educating refugee children and integrating them into the Swedish society.◦ Growth in refugee population◦ Expand range of fiction in other languages◦ Books on living in Sweden◦ Library as welcoming space
Seminar
� Deborah Brown� School libraries and power-houses of
empathy: People on loan in the Human Library◦ Foster empathy & respect◦ Genuine dialogue between different people◦ Cultural literacy◦ Explore a range of concepts
Seminar
� Elsa Conde� School Libraries in Portugal (1996-
2016) looking into the future◦ Impact of policy over the last 20 years by the ministry of education in Portugal◦ Dissemination of best practice in libraries◦ Short films in the library◦ School library network program: 20 years with RBE a story with a future
Seminar
� Yuriko Matsuda� Café in a school library: to strengthen
links with school and society◦ Some lunchtimes & after school◦ Free snacks & drinks◦ Meet with school counsellors◦ Teachers & Principal◦ Safe space ◦ IL occurs naturally with purpose
Seminar
� Loh Chin Ee� Reading, school libraries and equity:
a socio- spatial study of school libraries and reading in Singapore◦ Pupils pictures of bookshelf◦ Geosemiotic approach◦ Indicator of ethos of the school
� Workshop: Bibliobattle, Japan◦ Pupils promote their book◦ 5 minutes talk, 2 minutes questions◦ Audience then votes on it’s favourite◦ Popular in schools – teacher version
� Mr Tatekawa Shinoharu – Rakugo: The art of comic storytelling (in English)◦ Traditional Japanese storytelling
TeenTech
� TeenTech� Stem competition in UK for pupils� ILG Sponsoring an Award� My role: Team Leader� Create resources� Innovation day� Judge award� Integrate IL skills
Thank you – do get in touch!
� Rebecca Jones� Learning Enrichment & Support Co-
ordinator& School Librarian at Malvern St James
� [email protected]� @thepanster
