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We're celebrating the humanities and social sciences (HaSS) in HaSS Week, 2-9 August. Activities showcasing teaching and learning, careers, discoveries and the influence of humanists on our daily lives will be available throughout the week.

The State Library of Western Australia is partnering with the HaSS Week committee in hosting a two day conference, Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of August 2019.  

The full program will be available on Friday 21st of June.  There will be concurrent sessions for all teachers across all levels on each day. 

Share in the conversations, the vitalisation and fascination of all that the humanities and social sciences have to offer. 

Register attendance - My Future My Voice

 

10:30am - 11:30am Monday 29 July, 2019

Discovery Lounge, Ground Floor

State Library of Western Australia

To book your class email ed@slwa.wa.gov.au

Join everybody's favourite doctor for entertaining and educational career advice. Suitable for high-school students, Dr Karl will discuss the myriad options available in the fields of science, technology, climate change, engineering and genetics. This session will open your students to a world of opportunities and get them excited for their futures.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (NSW) is the man with the answers when it comes to Science and Technology. The Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at Sydney University, Dr Karl spreads the word about science and its benefits. With weekly radio shows in Australia and in the UK on the BBC, regular television appearances, magazine articles and 43 (so far) published books, Dr Karl is constantly in demand by the media and for corporate appearances. Dr Karl has received many honours, including the Ig Nobel prize awarded by Harvard University (2002); Australian Father of the Year (2003); and received the Member of the Order of Australia Award in the 2006 Australia Day Honours list.

Saturday 27 July and Sunday 28 July, 2019

Discovery Lounge, Ground Floor, State Library of Western Australia

Disrupted Festival of Ideas is an annual festival presented by the State Library of Western Australia. The festival represents the Library’s commitment to cultivating creative ideas and disrupting the space within the Library to investigate a new theme each year.

The 2019 program will be announced on Wednesday 19 June.
Stay tuned and follow us on Facebook @disruptedfestival

 

Do you and your colleagues need more confidence in directing research skills for students?  The State Library hosts half-day professional learning on request from schools.

Teachers wanting to develop skills in integrating critical information literacy skills and accessing primary and secondary source material to support the research process can benefit.

The State Library has a wide and growing range of electronic resources available for use. These include eBooks, audio books, eMagazines, online journals, current and historical newspapers.

Contact ed@slwa.wa.gov.au or call 94273202 for more information or make a booking.

The State Library's education team is currently partnering with Connolly Primary School teachers and students in the co-creation of a pilot enquiry project.

Using the  Year 5 Civics and Citizenship curriculum, and specifically selected primary and secondary materials from the State Library's collections, students are engaging more deeply with the HASS curriculum to extend their learning and develop their information literacy, critical thinking and collaborative skills.

The pilot will result in a project tailored to the needs of the school, and a new program that will be offered to one school in Perth each year as part of the State Library's education program.

 

The 2019 Learning at the State Library of Western Australia brochure is available for download. 

To make a booking, or an enquiry, telephone (08) 94273202, or email ed@slwa.wa.gov.au, or complete an online booking request form on the State Library website.

Are your students looking for somewhere quiet, convenient and packed full of past papers and study guides?  Visit the WACE Study Space on the 1st floor of the State Library where resources and group study areas are available for senior school students.