Library Bulletin February 2010

NSW TEACHERS FEDERATION LIBRARY 23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills 2010 Locked Bag 3010 Darlinghurst NSW 1300

Ph: 02 9217 2113 Fax: 02 9217 2481 Email: library@nswtf.org.au Web: www.nswtf.org.au/library/

OPENING HOURS Mon – Fri: 9 am – 5 pm

Council Saturday: 10 am – 1.30 pm

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New books for loan

Arts and crafts of Indigenous Australia by Linda Bruce and Jim Hilvert-Bruce. Melbourne: Macmillan Education Australia, 2009. 704 BRU “This book offers a fascinating insight into how Indigenous artists tell their special

stories and maintain their culture. It is a rich resource on the many different art forms. Includes ideas for arts and crafts projects for children.” – Publisher description.

Bullying beyond the schoolyard: preventing and responding to cyberbullying by Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 2009. 371.58 HIN This book includes "illustrations of what

cyberbullying looks like; tips for identifying cyberbullies or targets; 'breakout boxes' highlighting hundreds of anticyberbullying strategies; a review of current research and legal rulings; strategies for responsible social networking; follow-up reflection questions in each chapter; guidelines for working with parents and law enforcement." -- Back cover. How to survive your first year in teaching by Sue Cowley. 2nd edition. London: Continuum, 2009. 371.1 COW ”This fully updated second edition contains new and improved survival tactics for the newly qualified teacher. Dealing with absolutely every aspect of the profession, this guide provides inspirational advice for the new teacher facing that tricky first full year of teaching.” – Back cover.

Interactive whiteboards: a practical guide for primary teachers by Peter Kent. South Yarra, Vic.: Macmillan Teacher Resources, 2008. 371.334 KEN “The accompanying CD contains sample

IWB activity files to get you started. Compatible with all IWB software!" -- Back cover.

Learning with ICT: a practical guide to integrating ICT across the curriculum by Peter Kent. South Yarra, Vic.: Macmillan Teacher Resources, 2009. 371.334 KEN “With this guide in hand, you will be able to

identify opportunities for retrofitting ICT into your existing program and units of work.” -- Book Jacket.

New DVDs for loan

Lucky miles [DVD] directed by Michael James Rowland; Producers, Jo Dyer and Lesley Dyer. Melbourne: Madman Entertainment, 2007. DVD LUC Winner of the audience award for best film, 2007 Sydney Film Festival.

It's 1990 and an Indonesian fishing boat abandons Iraqi and Cambodian refugees in a remote part of the Western Australian coastline. Whilst most are quickly caught by officials, three men with nothing in common but their misfortune and determination to escape arrest begin their epic journey into the heart of Australia. Censorship classification: MA15+.

Sicko [DVD] by Michael Moore. Reel DVD [distributor], 2008. DVD SIC

This documentary sets out to investigate the American healthcare system. With humour, and sticking to his tried-and-true one-man approach, Moore sheds light on the complicated medical affairs of individuals and local communities. Censorship classification: PG.

Wake in fright [DVD] directed by Ted Kotcheff. Melbourne: Madman Entertainment, 2009. DVD WAK Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a young Englishman and bonded teacher teaching in an outback school. He sets off to spend his summer vacation in Sydney but doesn't make it

beyond the nearby mining town known as 'the Yabba'. He is engulfed by the slightly sinister mateship of the locals with its undertow of repressed sexuality and squalid violence. The excess of this alcoholic nightmare is held in check by rough humour. Originally released 1971 and believed lost, Wake in fright has been restored by the National Film and Sound Archive and AtLab Deluxe. Features performances from Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty and Jack Thompson.- Censorship classification: M.

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Library Bulletin February 2010

NSW TEACHERS FEDERATION LIBRARY 23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills 2010 Locked Bag 3010 Darlinghurst NSW 1300

Ph: 02 9217 2113 Fax: 02 9217 2481 Email: library@nswtf.org.au Web: www.nswtf.org.au/library/

OPENING HOURS Mon – Fri: 9 am – 5 pm

Council Saturday: 10 am – 1.30 pm

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Magazines for loan

Dissent (Melbourne). Number 31 Summer 2009/2010.

Articles include: The free market and the social divide in education by Trevor Cobbold, Water lies by Kenneth Davidson, Steering without navigation: the lamentable state of Australian health policy reform by Jeff Richardson.

Labour and industry ( Melbourne). December 2009. This issue includes articles by Bradley Bowden, The organising model in Australia: a reassessment, and by Sue Williamson, Bargaining for gender equality in the Australian Public Service.

Our schools our selves (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives). Winter 2010.

The theme of this issue is: The achievement agenda: education or evaluation? Includes editorial and articles by Larry Keuhn.

Professional voice (AEU Victoria). Spring 2009. The Spring 2009 issue, titled Beyond edu-babble, includes articles by Howard Gardner, The five minds for the future, and by Robin Alexander, The condition and future of primary education: behind the headlines of the Cambridge Primary Review [UK].

Redress: journal of the Association of Women Educators (Sandgate, Qld.). December 2009.

This issue focuses on: Supporting Indigenous girls.

Many more magazines are on display in the library and available for browsing and borrowing.

What the library staff are reading

Graeme The art of travel by Alain de Botton.

What motivates human beings to travel and why they are sometimes disappointed when they do? De Botton, who uses examples from literature and art to illustrate his observations, writes with elegance and wit. An enjoyable and insightful read.

Kerrie Sacred hearts by Sarah Dunant. This historical novel is set in 1570 in Ferrara, Italy, in a convent. The women in the convent have all been "married to Christ" and have been assigned to the convent usually because they couldn't find a husband. The story centres around the arrival of 16-year-old Serafina, an angry young woman with an angelic voice who has been forced into the convent by her father, and the relationships that develop within the convent walls.

Mary Chalcot Crescent by Fay Weldon.

In this novel, it's Britain in 2013 and the global financial crisis has really taken hold. Food, clothing, petrol, housing are in short supply. No more elected governments - the bureaucrats and sociologists have taken over. Grow your own vegies, and eat the state supplied National Meatloaf (suitable for vegetarians). From the perspective of a very successful and famous 80-year-old woman, who has lived through the Depression, World War II, rationing and boom times. Only a little far fetched....

Melissa Chemical free kids: raising healthy children in a toxic world by Sarah Lantz.

Utterly terrifying but useful and practical as well. Looks at the chemicals present in many skin care and cosmetic products as well as in the food we eat, the toys our children play with and cleaning products among others. Asks important questions such as what are toxic chemicals, how do they get into the human body, what health problems do they cause, why are children more susceptible and makes suggestions as to what we as parents can do about it.

Where is the green sheep by Mem Fox.

A delightful bedtime story book for children of any age. Humorous and engaging, this is sure to grab your child's attention.

Share your reading experiences with us!

Please contact the library to have any of these resources posted to you. library@nswtf.org.au