November 2009 Professional Development Day

Our next PD day will be held on Tuesday 10th November at Shellharbour Public School, Mary St Shellharbour (map).

The Presenters

Paul Macdonald is the current owner of the well-known Children’s Bookshop, in Beecroft. He has a Master of Education, working almost 20 years as a teacher of Upper Primary and Secondary. He has won numerous awards in teaching such as a Quality Teacher Award in 2002, The Premier’s English Scholarship in 2004 and awards for his co-ordination of Regional Shakespearean Festivals. His interests include the development of literacy with a particular interest in reading for gifted children and boys literacy and books for adolescents. http://www.thechildrensbookshop.com.au/about_us.html

Sandy Fussell is a local author with a very credible portfolio of works. The first book in Sandy’s Samurai Kids series, White Crane was released in 2008. Three more in the series, Owl Ninja, Shaolin Tiger, and Monkey Fist, have now been published. 2008 also saw the release of Polar Boy, which was shortlisted for the 2009 CBCA Awards in the Younger Reader category. 2010 will see another historical fiction title set at the end of the Aztec Empire.

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SHOALHAVEN TEACHER LIBRARIANS’ COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY

Shoalhaven Teacher Librarains’ Community of Schools Professional Development Day

with internationally renowned

Professor James Henri

Specialising in quality teaching and connected learning in the 21st century

“The school inside the library, not the library inside the school”

Tuesday 17th November 2009 @ St John’s High School Nowra

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