Australian libraries and library associations are behind a campaign to turn 2012 into the National Year of Reading, NYOR, linking together all the great things that are already happening around books, reading and literacy, and giving them an extra boost, with fun programs and activities taking place across the country.
Upcoming events listed on the website Love2Read include World Book Day on 3 March, and World Read Aloud Day on 9 March.
Show your library and librarians a little love today!
Here are some ideas and resources
From WASLA - a quiz and other ideas
Great ideas from Library Lovers at ALIA
Australian Education Ministers announced the release of the National Professional Standards for Teachers on 9 February 2011. The Standards were endorsed by Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA) in late December 2010.
The development of the Standards are seen as a crucial milestone in the national education reforms of Australia.
The Standards aim to promote excellence in teaching and provide a nationally consistent basis for recognising quality teaching. They make explicit what teachers should know, be able to do and what is expected of effective teachers across their career.
Find the standards here:
Media Releases
Tony Mackay, chairman of AITSL, the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, writing in The Australian: Teachers Make a Difference
Justine Ferrari of The Australian: What happens next is critical
