Bridget Forster | Head of Kerferd Library
Mentone Girls' Grammar School

Bridget Forster is Head of Kerferd Library at Mentone Girls’ Grammar. In 2020 she won the School Library Association of Victoria’s Innovators Award for her work developing an Independent Research Inquiry Project for Gifted Students. Bridget has previously held the positions of Head of English and Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator. She is passionate about equipping students to become accomplished readers, capable researchers, and discerning consumers of information.

Appearances:

Day 1 @ 14:20

Future Forward School Libraries Forum

This information-packed 2 hour breakout forum has been produced in conjunction with the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) covering all the latest trends and developments in the world of library management. We explore how libraries are evolving, and how the job of the Librarian is becoming more of an ‘information facilitator’.

Forum Introduction and Welcome

Natalie Otten, President, ASLA

How to Do Advocacy in These Stormy Times

Identify where your school library sits within the current national landscape of school library staffing
Select from a range of practical actions you can use to advocate for school library services in the current ‘stormy’ times in education

Holly Godfree, Teacher Librarian, Lake Tuggeranong College

Creating & Future Proofing an Inquiry Hub

Libraries as drivers of pedagogical change.
Gathering momentum and harnessing the power of your staff.
Penrhos College success story.

Shannon Armitage, Dean of Academic Achievement and Innovation, Penrhos College

Will Horwood, Head of Library and Digital Literacy, Penrhos College

Fighting Fake News: equipping students to become discerning consumers of information

Approaches to embedding information literacy across disciplines, including an overview of existing resources.
Promoting skills in navigating the information landscape, targeted searching, and awareness of algorithms.
Equipping students to identify misinformation and disinformation. Practical ways to teach fact checking and verification using authoritative sources.

Bridget Forster, Teacher-Librarian, Strathcona Baptist Girls’ Grammar School

Information Fluency Framework: a NSW journey

Information Fluency is the ability to critically think while engaging with, creating, and utilising information and technology regardless of the platform or medium used.
Information Fluency is core to enabling lifelong learners and incorporates the General Capabilities from the Australian Curriculum.
Embedding Information Fluency in our work as teachers and teacher librarians is a pathway for teacher librarians to ensure that we enable world ready students who are fluent, effective and ethical learners.

June Wall, Professional Development Coordinator, NSW Dept of Education

Accessing Information