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Australian Teacher
Librarian of the Year Award 2005
International School Library Day, 24 October
2005
The winner of the Australian
Teacher Librarian of the Year Award for 2005 is:
Jennie Bales, Summerdale Primary
School, Tasmania
This national award recognises and honours an
exceptional Australian Teacher Librarian in a school setting whose professional practice has a positive impact on student
achievement and information literacy.
This Award carries a $1500 cash prize from
Pledger Consulting Pty Ltd and $500 WebLinks - LinksPlus products.
ASLA describes the role of a teacher librarian as
having three key professional specialisations:
• Curriculum leader
• Information specialist
• Information services manager
The Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year 2005
is awarded to a Teacher Librarian who demonstrates a high level of
achievement in each of these three components of their role and thus
provides a library and information service that improves
student learning.
We congratulate all the state and territory
nominees for this award:
ACT: Pat Smith - Gold Creek Primary School
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NSW: Sue Lacey, Bega
West Public School
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QLD: Denise Tarlinton, Kurwongbah State School
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SA: Fran Knight, William Light R-12 School
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TAS: Jennie Bales, Summerdale Primary School |
WA: Val Baird, Perth
Modern School |
The task of selecting one winner was very
difficult as nominees showed excellent performance on the selection
criteria, all received enthusiastic endorsement from their Principal
and school-based colleagues and provided strong evidence of programmes
which made an impact on student learning in their school.
The winner of the Australian
Teacher Librarian of the Year Award for 2005 is:
Jennie Bales, Summerdale Primary School, Tasmania
Her Principal and referees describe Jennie's
professional contribution in the following words:
"Summerdale Primary
School is extremely fortunate to have had the dynamic, tireless,
passionate Jennie Bales as our librarian!
Her knowledge
abounds, her willingness to evolve and develop are exceptional and her
desire to take others with her on the journey to further educational
insight is exceptional.
The school motto of
‘Learners for Life’ is epitomized in Jennie’s willingness to learn, to
share ideas, and to facilitate learning (of students and teachers
across the country). She continues to seek better and more efficient
ways of sharing, communicating, and of understanding, both for herself
and her clients.
Most importantly,
the fascination and inspiration that she can illicit in children from a
book or an author study, through presentation or challenge or gimmick,
from a web site or web based discussion or literature circle or
analysis or………… is the reason I commend Jennie Bales on being a Teacher
librarian of exceptional quality."
It is with great honour that Pledger Consulting
and ASLA announce the winner of the 2005 Teacher Librarian of the Year
Award.
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