Tag Archive for 'Training'

SCIS NZ workshops

SCIS is pleased to offer the following workshops in New Zealand in July 2011 Click here to register for SCIS NZ workshops WELLINGTON, TUESDAY 12 JULY 2011 9.00am-12.00pm National Library NZ Training room, 77 Thorndon Quay HAMILTON: WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2011 9.00am-12.30pm Melville High School, 6 Collins Road AUCKLAND: FRIDAY 15 JULY 2011 9.00am-12.30pm St [...]

SCIS workshops

In the 2010 SCIS Survey there were requests for access to SCIS training from a significant number of respondents. In response to this, the SCIS Subscriber Support Coordinator role has been designed to provide increased training and professional learning opportunities in the use of SCIS and its value to the school library community. The following [...]

PD Planning 2011

Last Friday the Australian National Professional Standards for Teachers were released with some strong statements about professional engagement and professional learning. Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning Standard 7 – Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community The timing of the standards publication is apt, as school library professional associations and other professional [...]

Connections 74 hits the streets and online!

The current issue of Connections has a bumper crop of original articles!  Check out Catherine Hainstock’s ideas and motivation for teacher librarians to market information literacy in Taking the driver’s seat. Jennifer Dyer describes how leadership workshops are training library staff to take leadership roles in Learning to lead libraries. Valuing the next generation of screen creators discusses [...]

SCIS is on the road again – in Vic., S.A. and N.Z.

In the next two months SCIS staff will be running a series of training sessions on how to get the most out of your SCIS subscription. The training will highlight how SCIS cataloguing products can be used to provide a more effective library service, including how you can customise your SCIS profile to optimise your [...]

Congratulations to South Australian public schools!

You now have free access to SCIS Authority Files and SCIS Subject Headings as well as ongoing access to SCISWeb for the next 3 years (2010-2012), as a result of an agreement made by The Department of Education and Children’s Services with SCIS. For those schools who are unfamiliar with the SCIS service, or those [...]