PD presentation to teacher-librarians

Yesterday I spoke to a group of about 30 teacher-librarians from non-government junior schools about ALIA's PD program. This was the result of a request from one of them who is enrolled in the scheme, and is very impressed with it, and how it works. Her introduction set the scene nicely, so my job was pretty easy. I took the approach that most of them are doing the work anyway, and this was a way to have their efforts acknowledged. There were lots of nods from the audience! I also tied it in with moves in NSW to have teachers keep their credentials up to date through the NSW Institute of Teachers -- they have a category called "teacher identified PD" or something like that, and it sits very well with ALIA's informal learning activities. Might was well get double recognition for their efforts. And of course the very meeting they were all at was another excellent example. It really did go down well, and of course I used it to promote ALIA membership as well. Derek's Frontline in the most recent inCite was useful there. Lots of membership kits were handed out, as well as PD registration forms -- hope there's an influx of members and registrations as a result. One final thought -- freebies like balloons, post-its and bookmarks always go down well at gatherings of teacher-librarians!