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2025 Growing and shaping your school library collection

Notes from the National Library of New Zealand course. Evidence-based practice Manifesto Dr Ross Todd, of Rutgers University Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL), described 3 dimensions of evidence-based practice in school libraries: Evidence for practice — existing researchEvidence for practice involves examining and using existing research to identify best practices and inform changes in practice. It provides…

Book: Winning Ways

Winning Ways: Strategies for Suzuki Parents : a Collection of Articles for Parents from the American Suzuki Journal and Suzuki World. (2006). United States: Suzuki Association of the Americas, Incorporated. A collection of the best American Suzuki Journal articles for parents Pg 3 Joyful Learning by Timothy Durbin I believe there is something that can define a Suzuki teacher, a belief that does set us…

Book: Learning to Do Research

Challenges for Students and teachersRosemary HipkinsNZCER Press : Wellington New Zealand Council for Educational Reseaerch 2006 ISBN: 18773981444 Introduction Pg 12 The potential scope of research activities Depending on the overall purpose for which the research is intended, the act of research can encompass: Chapter 1: Students’ experience of “researching” in a range of subjects pg 17 Why student research…