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SLANSW hosts a number of professional learning events each year at a discounted rate for members. Our regular professional learning program consists of two face-to-face conferences per year (usually held in March and September), as well as monthly online meet-up sessions.

SLANSW also offers professional learning opportunities through partnerships with other professional associations, organisations and and industry events. Previous partners have included Eduwebinar, Syba Academy, Spark Festival, and Brisbane Summit's Capacity Building School Libraries conference.

Please note SLANSW's Cancellation and Refund Policy for Professional Learning Events when registering for conferences and online meet-ups.

Payment for SLANSW events is via credit card. The Association has phased out receiving payments via direct bank transfer. If, however, your school prefers to continue to pay via bank transfer, this will incur a 10% administration fee and the manual processing of a new invoice. Please email info@slansw.net.au to request this.

Professional Learning Events



    • 20 Mar 2024
    • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Online via SLANSW Zoom room
    • 79
    Register

    Special Interest Group - Research

    Turn your intuitive practice into informed practice! 


    Term 1 Meeting:  Wednesday 20th

    March at 7.30pm

    Turn your intuitive practice into informed practice! Join Lyn Hay, Anne Whisken and Di Laycock for the first meeting this year of the Research SIG. Bring along, share, and explore your ideas for ways in which you might collect evidence of your practice. As the year progresses, we’ll look at data collection and analysis and ways in which you can communicate your findings to your school community and beyond. There will be plenty of time for Q&A.


    How do I participate?

    All SLANSW members are welcome to attend this Research SIG meeting.

    You must register to ensure you are sent the Zoom login details within 24 hours before your session.


    • 26 Mar 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Online via SLANSW Zoom room
    • 12
    Register

    Libraries supporting and resourcing the new English Curriculum

    Join Alyson Simpson, Alex Wharton, Edwina West, Tania Moriarty and Karen Seeneevassen for a panel presentation on the important role Teacher Librarians and School Libraries can play in supporting the introduction of the new English Syllabus. Our experienced panelists will bring different perspectives and approaches and outline ways school libraries can become a vital resource, particularly in the support of students reading for challenge, interest and enjoyment.


    About Alyson Simpson

    Alyson Simpson is Professor of Education specialising in English and Literacy Education working with pre-service teachers in Undergraduate and Graduate-entry programs at the University of Sydney. She started her career as a teacher librarian and is still passionately committed to encouraging children and teachers to read quality literature. She advocates for children’s engagement with reading through KOALA, the CBCA and IBBY.



    About Alex Wharton

    Alex Wharton is a K-12 English Teacher in rural NSW. He is celebrated for Award-winning programs around cultures of wide reading in schools and regularly presents at local, state and national conferences. Alex has been a literary judge for Red Room Poetry, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, and is the Co-Convenor for the 2025 Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards. He is an education resource writer, authoring research and practice papers for Reading Australia, National Literacy and Numeracy Week and many publishers and publications. He is a PhD candidate at Western Sydney University in the topic of Media Literacy @whartonag 


    About Edwina West

    Edwina West is an English Teacher from Oakhill College in Castle Hill, Sydney.  She has a great personal interest in the benefits of reading, not only academically but also personally and socially. This has been the inspiration for her Reading Australia Fellowship research which centres around Aliteracy - the worrying and growing trend of actively choosing not to read. Edwina has investigated how Australian literature can help to combat Aliteracy, focusing on what teachers can do about this persistent issue. 

    Edwina has been the Coordinator of Student and Staff Development where she was responsible for developing professional learning experiences for teaching staff and for providing enrichment experiences for students with high academic potential. Previously, Edwina also held the role of Assistant Leader of Learning (English) at Brigidine College in Randwick, as well as English and HSIE teaching roles in NSW public schools. After a year of parental leave in 2022, Edwina has moved back into the classroom full-time in 2023 where continues to foster a love of reading in her students. 


    About Tania Moriarty

    Tania Moriarty started working as a teacher librarian in public primary schools around Western Sydney in 2000. Over the course of the last 20 years, she has worked in both primary and secondary schools, across public and private systems. Over 10 years working at Abbotsleigh School provided Tania with a unique perspective on girls’ education. For the last 4 years, Tania has been a teacher librarian at Oakhill College at Castle Hill, an independent Catholic Boys school that moves to co-educational for the senior years. At the beginning of this, Tania took up the position of Academic Head of Library of Oakhill College.


    About Karen Seeneevassen

    Karen Seeneevassen is a Teacher Librarian, current President of SLANSW and Head of Library and Information Services at Abbotsleigh Senior School. She has worked in the field of Librarianship for over 40 years. Karen has worked in many sectors, including Public Libraries, Private and Government Special Libraries, and Library Software companies, prior to completing her education degree in 2007. Since that time, Karen has worked in the Independent School sector in K-12 settings. She also has a Master of Education in Gifted Education, which she believes is a connected and companion field to Teacher Librarianship.

    Karen has been an active member of SLANSW since 2018, previously holding the position of Vice President, Professional Learning for four years. She is passionate about supporting and collaborating with colleagues through mentorship programs and by providing professional learning and networking opportunities that promote the sharing of experience and expertise.


    Suggested Standards addressed by this Online Meet-up

    2.1.2 Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities. 

    6.2.2 Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.

    6.3.2  Contribute to collegial discussions and apply constructive feedback from colleagues to improve professional knowledge and practice.

    7.4.2 Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice.

    Certificate of participation available via request to: info@slansw.net.au


    About SLANSW Online Meet-Ups

    The one-hour meet-ups take place in SLANSW's Zoom Conference Room and include a presentation from a guest speaker, with facilitated discussion between participants. We aim to include Q&A time as a wrap-up of each online meetup.

    A maximum of 100 places are available for each meet-up, so get your registrations in ASAP.

    Participation in SLANSW online meet-ups is at no cost to members.  Non-members may access the meet-ups for $45 per session.

    The one-hour meet-up takes place in SLANSW's Zoom conference room. 

    Those who register for this event will receive an email within 24 hours before the event, with details to access this online session.

16 Mar 2024 Professional Learning Summit: (16 March 2024)
6 Mar 2024 Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 1 2024
15 Feb 2024 Special Interest Group - Networking
13 Feb 2024 Welcome to the Library
28 Nov 2023 SLANSW Trivia 2023
15 Nov 2023 Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 4 2023
1 Nov 2023 Special Interest Group - Research
17 Oct 2023 Advocacy: Influencing for Impact
19 Sep 2023 Teacher Librarians Engaging with Numeracy (Open Online Forum)
18 Sep 2023 Flexible Blended Learning Course 2, 2023
9 Sep 2023 Professional Learning Summit: (9 September 2023)
23 Aug 2023 Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 3 2023
16 Aug 2023 Special Interest Group - Research
25 Jul 2023 CBCA Book Week Ideas 2023
20 Jun 2023 Podcasting for Teacher Librarians
24 May 2023 Special Interest Group - Research
17 May 2023 Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 2 2023
9 May 2023 The School Library's role in including Indigenous Australian Voice in the English Curriculum K-10
1 May 2023 Flexible Blended Learning Course 1, 2023
28 Mar 2023 Collection Development Policies: Creation and implementation
15 Mar 2023 Special Interest Group - Mentoring
4 Mar 2023 Professional Learning Summit: The Strength of Story (4 March 2023)
1 Mar 2023 Special Interest Group - Research
22 Feb 2023 Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 1 2023
14 Feb 2023 Resourcing the Curriculum - Selecting First Nations Resources
13 Dec 2022 SLANSW Trivia 2022
30 Nov 2022 Special Interest Group - Research
22 Nov 2022 Sensational starts: Orientation activities and programs to kick off the new year
16 Nov 2022 Coffee and Chat - Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 4 2022
25 Oct 2022 An Evening with Matthew Lin and Zana Fraillon
17 Oct 2022 Flexible Blended Learning Course 2, 2022
17 Sep 2022 SLANSW AGM 2022
10 Sep 2022 Professional Learning Summit: Information and Innovation (10 September 2022)
9 Aug 2022 An Introduction to the Information Fluency Framework
3 Aug 2022 Special Interest Group - Research
26 Jul 2022 CBCA Book Week Preparation
14 Jun 2022 Library Partnerships – How do you connect with other libraries? (Open Online Forum)
2 Jun 2022 SLANSW Professional Learning Lab - Series 1 2022 - Group 3
1 Jun 2022 Special Interest Group - Research
11 May 2022 Coffee and Chat - Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 2 2022
9 May 2022 Flexible Blended Learning Course 1, 2022
3 May 2022 Reading for Wellbeing: Implementing reading programs to support student wellbeing
6 Apr 2022 Special Interest Group - Research
19 Mar 2022 Professional Learning Summit: Representation Matters (19 March 2022)
9 Mar 2022 Coffee and Chat - Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 1 2022
8 Mar 2022 Escape Rooms and Library Event Programming - How to get started and involve your community.
15 Feb 2022 How do you recommend books to your students?
9 Feb 2022 Special Interest Group - Research
7 Dec 2021 SLANSW Trivia 2021
24 Nov 2021 Special Interest Group - Research "Planning for Action: Evidence-based projects ideas for 2022”
23 Nov 2021 Member Benefits - New offerings and updates
13 Nov 2021 Teaching Civic Online Reasoning: Empowering Students to Sort Fact from Fiction Online with Dr Sarah McGrew (International Speaker Series: 2) Saturday 13 November, 2021 9:00-11:00am
27 Oct 2021 Coffee and Chat - Non-Teaching School Library SIG - Term 4 2021
20 Oct 2021 Special Interest Group - Research "Informing and Reporting on Your Practice"
12 Oct 2021 Developmental Bibliotherapy: What is it and why do our students need it?
15 Sep 2021 Coffee and Chat - Non-Teaching School Library SIG
4 Sep 2021 Professional Learning Summit: Digital Design and Delivery (4 September 2021)
17 Aug 2021 SLANSW Celebrates National Science Week
20 Jul 2021 Brilliant Book Week Ideas! (Open Online Forum)
16 Jun 2021 Meet Your Association - Northern Session
9 Jun 2021 Meet Your Association - Southern Session
5 Jun 2021 Inquiry-based Teaching and Learning: A Re-imagination Journey with Dr Barbara Stripling (International Speaker Series: 1) Saturday 5 June, 2021 9:00-11:00am
2 Jun 2021 Meet Your Association - Western Session
25 May 2021 Inquiry Learning and the Teacher Librarian - the ideal and the reality
27 Apr 2021 Just Read: Developing and implementing a K-12 sustained silent reading program
30 Mar 2021 Spotlight on TL of the Year, Vicki Courtenay
13 Mar 2021 The Laureate and the Literacy Leader: Professional Learning Summit (13 March 2021)
16 Feb 2021 Trialling micro-credentials in a school library setting
1 Dec 2020 TL Trivia
17 Nov 2020 The Best Books of 2020
27 Oct 2020 Practical Preparedness: Dealing with compounding disasters
22 Sep 2020 Lessons from the Library: pitfalls and possibilities (Open Online Forum)
5 Sep 2020 Working for a New Normal with Dr R. David Lankes (International Speaker Series: 4) Saturday, 5 September, 2020 9.00-11.00am
22 Aug 2020 The Post-Pandemic School Library Learning Commons with Anita Brooks Kirkland (International Speaker Series: 3) Saturday, 22 August, 2020 9.00-11.00am
4 Aug 2020 The Inclusion of Australian Multicultural Young Adult Fiction in Secondary School Library Collections
25 Jul 2020 Information Literacy in Reading Fiction with Dr Mary Ann Harlan (International Speaker Series: 2) Saturday, 25 July, 2020 9.00-11.00am
20 Jun 2020 International Speaker Series Professional Learning Package (20 June, 25 July, 22 August & 5 September, 2020)
20 Jun 2020 Young People Living Safe Lives in Online Environments with Dr Ross Todd (International Speaker Series: 1) Saturday, 20 June, 2020 9.00-11.00am
9 Jun 2020 Online Marketplace Meet-up 2
26 May 2020 Graphic novels as texts: “It was harder to teach than I thought.”
5 May 2020 Online Marketplace Meet-up 1
31 Mar 2020 How are you dealing with COVID-19? (Open Online Forum)
24 Mar 2020 The role of the author and poet in making reading matter
7 Mar 2020 Reach Out Through Reading, SLANSW State Library Conference Day (7 March 2020)
25 Feb 2020 The Library as ‘third space’ in your school: Supporting academic and emotional well-being in the school community
26 Nov 2019 Using action research to support professional learning of teachers (Action Research Series)
29 Oct 2019 Kickstarting Action Research in Your School Library (Action Research Series)
19 Oct 2019 Today’s Learners ~ Tomorrow’s Leaders, SLANSW State Library Conference Day
24 Sep 2019 Diverse stories: Developing Year 8 boys to become adventurous readers (Action Research Series)
3 Sep 2019 The power of immigrant stories: Action research at Mazenod (Action Research Series)
27 Aug 2019 Guided Inquiry: Findings and implications from recent research and practice (Action Research Series)

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