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		<title>National Cyber Security Awareness Week &#8211; Project 13 Launch</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/national-cyber-security-awareness-week-project-13-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week is National Cyber Security Awareness Week and is a perfect opportunity for the launch of Project 13, an initiative of national and state school library associations, national library association, philanthropic and corporate partners to help keep kids and teens safe online. Project 13 recognises the special role of school libraries as a place [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3458&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Up for Florida</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/fire-up-for-florida/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TLs have a network like no other &#8211; we are the masters of using social media to gather the troops&#8230; Here&#8217;s another US school district about to lose its qualified library staff in an attempt to meet the bottom line, but this time TLs all around the world can have a say by VOTING. Let&#8217;s [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3455&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>School Libraries Making a Difference</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/school-libraries-making-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teacher librarians all over the world owe much to Lyn Hay and Ross Todd. Their continual research and advocacy for the profession have not only taught us so much but also have ensured that many have been able to secure their positions within the school and beyond. One of their most significant contributions is helping us [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3450&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carpe diem</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/carpe-diem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Simultaneous Storytime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Learning for the Future, one of the three key roles of the TL is that of curriculum leader and many are wearing that hat as they guide the implementation of the Australian National Curriculum in their schools.  However, for many, much of what is done for that is a behind-the-scenes role as resources supporting its various [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3387&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Australian School Library Survey</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/australian-school-library-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research studies continue to show that library programs run by a trained teacher library improve student literacy and learning. These studies provide important evidence of the true value of libraries in schools and support our ability to effectively advocate the role of teacher librarians. One survey which goes a long way to help reinforce the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3385&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If it happens there, will it happen here?</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/if-it-happens-there-will-it-happen-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[election campaign]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the US school year draws to a close, LM_NET (the listserv for US and international school librarians) is being increasingly peppered with stories such as this one Pasco superintendent proposes eliminating media specialists, literacy coaches.  (In fact, the decision has been made and all Media Specialist, Technology Specialist and Literacy Coach positions have been [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3383&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project 13 &#8211; putting school libraries in the national spotlight</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/project-13-putting-school-libraries-in-the-national-spotlight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALIA and ASLA have announced a new initiative to put school libraries in the public eye with a spotlight on what it is they do to promote cyber safety and creating and managing a safe digital footprint. The Hub was invited to join this campaign when it was mooted some time ago and Barbara Combes [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3379&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>School Libraries &amp; Student Achievement</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/school-libraries-student-achievement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way back when, Keith Curry Lance and his colleagues undertook a study in Colorado to determine the correlation between school libraries and student achievement on mandated state tests.  This became known as the First Colorado Study and, since then, it has been replicated in many US states as well as other countries and the same [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3376&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Literacy Initiative</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/the-literacy-initiaive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the ASLA/ALIA/Softlink response to this &#8230; Library key to kids&#8217; literacy says industry Share this statistic with your parents If you read just 15 minutes a day, in one year you could read over 1 000 000 words. Statisticsbrain.com Get your students on their way to reading 1 000 000 words because kids learn [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3343&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Progress or politics??</title>
		<link>http://hubinfo.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/progress-or-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Braxton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a sleepy Sunday summer afternoon the federal government announced its new thrust in its &#8220;Building the Education Revolution campaign &#8211; a $1.1b school literacy plan that will be a three-year intense focus on reading in years F-3 and states will be required to sign onto it as part of their education funding agreements. &#160; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubinfo.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1430066&#038;post=3338&#038;subd=hubinfo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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