William Horwood | Head of Library and Digital Literacy
Penrhos College

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

• Auditing and assessing information literacy skills in the Year 7 cohort
• Collaborating with subject teachers to teach information skills in Year 7
• Explicit teaching of notetaking to Junior school students

Anne Girolami, Information Services Leader, Mercy College and ASLA Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year 2021



Open Discussion

This will be a great opportunity for you to ask any questions you have on school libraries and the role of the teacher librarian.

Led by Natalie Otten, President, ASLA

Who should attend?

• Librarians
• School Librarians
• Heads of eLearning
• Heads of Library
• Teacher Librarians
• Library staff and managers
• Information Services Managers
• Digital Curriculum Coordinators

Natalie Otten, President, ASLA, Australian School Library Association

×

Natalie Otten / Future Forward School Libraries Forum

Natalie Otten, President, ASLA,
Australian School Library Association

Natalie Otten has 27 years experience teaching in ACT public schools. She is currently the Teacher Librarian and Future Focused Learning Executive Coach at Evelyn Scott School in Denman Prospect. She has been serving as a board director for ASLA since 2019 and was elected President in 2021. She is...

CloseMore

Anne Girolami, Information Services Leader, Mercy College Coburg

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

×

Shannon Armitage / Future Forward School Libraries Forum

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

With extensive experience in educational leadership, Shannon is a passionate advocate for personalised future-focused learning. Not afraid to take risks, she enjoys collaborating to design exciting and challenging opportunities for learners (staff count too!).  Shannon holds a Master’s Degree in...

CloseMore

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

×

Bridget Forster / Future Forward School Libraries Forum

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 ...

CloseMore

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

×

William Horwood / Future Forward School Libraries Forum

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

As a former Head of Library and Head of Learning Technologies Will now leads a newly created inquiry hub PK-12. His passion as an educator is to prepare and equip children for lifelong learning and give them the skills and values to achieve this. As the World evolves at an ever increasing...

CloseMore

June Wall, Professional Development Coordinator, NSW Dept of Education

×

June Wall / Future Forward School Libraries Forum

June Wall, Professional Development Coordinator,
NSW Dept of Education

June Wall is the Professional Development Coordinator, School Learning Environments and Change at the NSW Department of Education and was previously the Library Coordinator and an Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University.  She has been a teacher and teacher...

CloseMore

Holly Godfree, Teacher Librarian & Coodinator, National Students Need School Libraries Campaign

×

Holly Godfree / Future Forward School Libraries Forum

Holly Godfree, Teacher Librarian & Coodinator,
National Students Need School Libraries Campaign

Holly Godfree has 15 years’ experience in primary schools and seven in senior secondary school and is the coordinator of the national Students Need School Libraries campaign.  Holly’s writing has been published in numerous professional and public publications, and she has presented for national...

CloseMore

Day 2 @ 09:40

Panel: Cyber in the classroom - Understanding how ‘privacy and security’ fits into the new Digital Curriculum and how to teach students about privacy and security

Focusing on changes to ‘privacy and security’ in the Digital Technologies Curriculum, our panel of experts will discuss how this area fits into the curriculum and their methods and tools for of teaching students about these essential skills.

Moderator: Bruce Fuda, Head of Education (Curriculum), Grok Academy

×

Bruce Fuda / Panel: Cyber in the classroom - Understanding how ‘privacy and security’ fits into the new Digital Curriculum and how to teach students about privacy and security

Bruce Fuda, Head of Education (Curriculum),
Grok Academy

Bruce Fuda is Head of Education (Curriculum) at Grok Academy and the Project Lead on the Schools Cyber Security Challenges Project. Prior to joining Grok Academy, he has held jobs in Secondary Schools and the University sector, working as a teacher, Head of Department and Associate Principal, and...

CloseMore

Kim Vernon, Curriculum Specialist, Technologies, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

×

Kim Vernon / Panel: Cyber in the classroom - Understanding how ‘privacy and security’ fits into the new Digital Curriculum and how to teach students about privacy and security

Kim Vernon, Curriculum Specialist, Technologies,
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

Kim is the Curriculum specialist, Technologies at ACARA. She was a key member of the Digital Technologies in focus project, from 2017-2021, supporting schools across NSW to implement the Digital Tecchnologies curriculum from an action research perspective. Previously, Kim has held a position of...

CloseMore

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

×

William Horwood / Panel: Cyber in the classroom - Understanding how ‘privacy and security’ fits into the new Digital Curriculum and how to teach students about privacy and security

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

As a former Head of Library and Head of Learning Technologies Will now leads a newly created inquiry hub PK-12. His passion as an educator is to prepare and equip children for lifelong learning and give them the skills and values to achieve this. As the World evolves at an ever increasing...

CloseMore

Lauren James, Questacon Cyber Manager, Questacon

×

Lauren James / Panel: Cyber in the classroom - Understanding how ‘privacy and security’ fits into the new Digital Curriculum and how to teach students about privacy and security

Lauren James, Questacon Cyber Manager,
Questacon

Lauren oversees the team of Cyber Squad Mentors who deliver professional learning to teachers across Australia. A high school mathematics teacher in Sydney for over a decade, she previously held roles including head of department and gifted education coordinator. Lauren is passionate about access...

CloseMore