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LRC Newsletter: Term 1, 2022: Newsletter 2

A fortnightly newsletter highlighting new resources and services from the LRC Team.

Something for International Women's Day

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International Women's Day

Seeking stories about inspirational women? Check out our playlist of 30+ programs.

Inspirational Women

Our ClickView Use

Feb 2021 to Feb 2022

ClickView Essentials Refresher

Need to refresh your knowledge on ClickView and brush up on some basic search skills?

Arti from ClickView has provided us with an all new tutorial to get you up to speed.

Only 12 mins. Watch at your desk anytime.

Yes. I need a REFRESH!

Spotlight - VCE Collection

In this newsletter, the spotlight is on the VCE Study Guides Collection. The library caters to the VCE students to provide study materials which include titles from series:

  • ATAR Notes
  • ATAR Topic Tests
  • Cambridge Checkpoints
  • A+ Notes
  • Insight Text Guides
  • Neap Practice Exams
  • TSFX VCE Exam Essentials
  • VATE Study Guides

Resources can be borrowed for three days, so as to give all students equal opportunity to access.

Off Country - New on ClickView

OFF COUNTRY follows the lives of seven Indigenous students as they leave home to spend a year boarding at one of the most elite boarding schools in the country, Geelong Grammar School. Wrestling with their conflicting identities as students move between boarding life and home life, Off Country creates a historic record of one of Australia's key Indigenous education pathways as a complex portrait of what it is the be an Indigenous child in Australia today.

International Women's Day - 8 March 2022

Imagine a gender equal world.

A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.

A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

A world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Together we can forge women's equality.

Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.

International Women's Day 2022

Marie Curie

Meet Marie Curie, the Nobel Prize–winning scientist.

Coco Chanel

Meet Coco Chanel, international style icon.

Simone de Beauvoir

Meet Simone de Beauvoir, the great French philosopher and mother of feminism.

Josephine Baker

Meet Josephine Baker, the world-famous entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent.

Jane Austen

Meet Jane Austen, the great British novelist.

Amelia Earhart

Meet Amelia Earhart, the American aviation pioneer.

Ella Fitzgerald

Meet Ella Fitzgerald, First Lady of Song.

Agatha Christie

Meet Agatha Christie, the most famous crime writer of all time.

Anne Frank

Meet Anne Frank, the writer whose diary captured the hearts of the public.

Jane Goodall

Meet Jane Goodall, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees.

Audrey Hepburn

Meet Audrey Hepburn, the iconic Hollywood movie star.

Ada Lovelace

Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. 

Emmeline Pankhurst

Meet Emmeline Pankhurst, an inspiring women's rights activist.

Wilma Rudolph

Meet Wilma Rudolph, the remarkable sprinter and Olympic champion.

Georgia O'Keefe

Meet Georgia O'Keeffe, one of America's greatest artists.

Vivienne Westwood

Meet Vivienne Westwood, the flame-haired fashion designer and impresario.

Mother Teresa

Meet Mother Teresa, along with her message of love and charity.

Harriet Tubman

Meet Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor.

Frida Kahlo

Meet Frida Kahlo, the world-renowned painter.

Maria Montessori

Meet Maria Montessori, the pioneering teacher and researcher.

New on ClickView

Over 200 videos have been added to our ClickView collection this February. Take some time to investigate these useful new series.

Biology

Chemistry

Geography/ Environmental Science

Languages - Chinese

History

Information Technology

Mathematics

ClickView and Google Classroom

Using Google Classroom to share videos is the easiest way to allow your students to watch ClickView videos independently. This video is a step by step guide showing you how to do it.

ClickView with Google Classroom 

March events in Melbourne

 

The Melbourne Art Book Fair

March 17 - 27

Of interest to teachers of Arts and Design as well as book lovers, this year's fair is more than just a book sale and features a range of events around Melbourne including performances, author talks, book launches, exhibitions, panel discussions and workshops. Many Free events.

The Melbourne Art Book Fair


Melbourne Design Week

March 17 - 27

Melbourne’s showrooms, ateliers, galleries, museums and public spaces host events that explore the theme Design the world you want.

A huge program of events around town that will be of interest to educators of visual arts, design, technologies, science, graphics, urban development, digital initiatives, fashion. Many free events and exhibitions.

Melbourne Design Week 


Open House Melbourne

March 17 - 27

Open House Melbourne this year is a little different with the theme of Open Nature. A program of walks, talks and tours exploring the great outdoors. A full program of events will be of interest to teachers of geography, science, sustainable design, biodiversity, food production, ecology, local history and outdoor sports

Open House Melbourne


Brunswick Music Festival

March 4 - 14

Huge program of Music events including free and cheap performances, album launches. livestreams, sound sessions & family friendly events

Full program now online.

Brunswick Music Festival


Moomba Festival

March 11 - 14

Plan your next long weekend with this Moomba guide. The official website is up with a full program of events, a map and an eat & drink guide.

Moomba Festival

Events @ State Library of Victoria

The State Library Victoria provides a range of programs to support both primary and secondary students, from research basics and critical thinking to subject-specific sessions and self-guided visits. The 2022 program is now online.

SLV Schools programs.

The Library is also playing host to several other events of interest to staff and students

VCE Top Talks

Teen Writing Boot Camps

Free webinar from ClickView: Register Now

The Impact of Video in K-12 Education

Join ClickView Global Education Lead Tara Walsh as she discusses the findings of her whitepaper on the impact of video in education.

We will look at the different types of factors to be considered when using or creating video as well as the different impacts that video can have on learners.

Apr 21, 2022 11:00 AM 

Register here

Library Lover's Day (Week)

Journals and Periodicals

Harmony Week 2022

 

What is Harmony Week?

It's a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and the successful integration of migrants into our community. The Department of Home Affairs has produced a range of resources for schools and those planning events to celebrate the occasion during the week of March 15 to 21.

Lesson Ideas and Lesson Plans

The Event planning kit for schools

Online Promotion kits

You'll also find more ideas and resources at the Taste of Harmony website

The Taste of Harmony

John Bell on Shakespeare

John Bell's ABC Boyer Lectures put Shakespeare centre stage in facing the slings and arrows of the 21st century

Acclaimed Australian actor and theatre director John Bell AO OBE sets the stage for William Shakespeare's lessons on life and leadership in the 21st century in last years' ABC Boyer Lectures.

Bell's lecture series examines how the Bard's life and works have profound relevance to contemporary issues, such as political self-interest, gender inequality and the growing need for good governance.

Four audio podcasts are available on ClickView 

John Bell's Soul of the Age lecture series on Shakespeare

If you'd like to WATCH the introductory lecture you can view it here.

John Bell Boyer Lecture

Thanks Renate for recommending this resource.

Smashed: a new resource on underage drinking

What can happen if you drink alcohol underage? This interactive video will get students thinking about underage drinking, peer pressure and the choices that they make. This video can be used individually or as part of a larger classroom discussion. At the end of the video, students are invited to complete the SMASHED e-learning programme (https://online.smashedproject.org). The SMASHED story is told through powerful filmed clips, with interactive learning tools.

Smashed. Now on ClickView

Jewish International Film Festival 2022

March 2 - April 3

The annual Jewish International Film Festival starts soon at The Classic in Elsternwick and the Lido in Hawthorn.

Teachers of R.E., History and English may be interested in the film schedule and special events.

Jewish International Film Festival

French Film Festival 2022

March 3 - April 6

The 33rd Alliance Française French Film Festival begins in March. Films at various venues around Melbourne including the nearby Palace Balwyn, The AFFFF program is now online. AFFFF

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