John Ward was a founding member of SLAV in the early 1960s, a founding member of Australian School Library Association in 1968 and a founding member of the International Association of School Librarianship.

He held the positions of Secretary and President of SLAV for many years and was the Secretary of ASLA during the 1970s, a period of rapid library expansion.

In recognition of John's contribution to our profession, the SLAV Council established the John Ward Award in 1998, with a professional development grant of $2000 to be awarded annually.

The recipient/s must demonstrate an outstanding contribution to learning and teaching at their school and raise the profile of the profession through their role as teacher-librarian.

The award winner for 2008 was announced at the School Library Association of Victoria's International School Libraries Day Awards Dinner, held at the Rendezvous Hotel Ballroom, Melbourne on Monday 27th October, 2008. This year's winners was: Jane Viner, Methodist Ladies College

Past winners of the John Ward Award are:

2007: Judith Way, Mill Park Secondary College
2006: Jennifer Hall, Bendigo Senior Secondary College
2005: Bronwen Parsons, Belmont High School
2004: Camilla Elliot (profiled in FYI 7(4), 2003)
2003: Marianne Punshon (profiled in FYI 8(1), 2004)
2002: Lesley Burgess & Shirley Melissas (both profiled in FYI 7(1), 2003)
2001: Di Ruffles (profiled in FYI 6(1), 2002)
2000: Trish Cotter (profiled in FYI 5(1),2001) & Rosalind Kentwell (profiled in FYI 5(2), 2001)
1999: Denise Boyko & Sandy Davey (both profiled in FYI 4(1), 2000)
1998: Di Wilson (profiled in FYI 3(1), 1999) & Grace Kinch (profiled in FYI 3(2), 2001)

Nominations for the John Ward Award close on the last day of Term 3 each year. Download the application form here. The award winner is announced at the International School Libraries Day Dinner.

The SLAV Research Fellowship

In recent years education authorities have based curriculum reform on the results of research projects that have been carried out here and overseas.

Academics and practitioners alike have emphasised the need to carry out action research projects and document the impact that our school library programs have on student learning outcomes.

The SLAV Research Fellowship supports research projects that involve school libraries in learning and teaching.
The fellowship will take the form of a $1000 grant to provide practical support to a teacher-librarian implementing a local research project.

The award winner for 2008 was announced at the School Library Association of Victoria's International School Libraries Day Awards Dinner, held at the Rendezvous Hotel Ballroom, Melbourne on Monday 27th October, 2008. This year's winners was: Cairistiona Tait, John Paul College for the development of a guided inquiry model in collaboration with the Science faculty.

Past winners of the SLAV Research Fellowship are:

2007: Jacqueline Griffeth and Lee King

2006: Jan Schmidt-Loeliger

2005: Christine Wilson

2004: Jennifer Hall

Nominations for the SLAV Research Fellowship close on the last day of Term 3 each year. Download the application form here. The award winner is announced at the International School Libraries Day Dinner.

 

The SLAV Innovator's Grant

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In conjunction with Pledger Consulting, SLAV is particularly pleased to sponsor an award that goes to an innovative library or school team. Teams may self nominate or be nominated by SLAV branches.

The grant will consist of a package of SLAV professional development and/or publications to the value of $800 plus $200 worth of Pledger Consulting products.

SLAV would like to take this opportunity to thank Pledger Consulting for their generous sponsorship of this award. Over a period of many years Pledger Consulting Pty Ltd has provided directories of internet sites to learners, teacher-librarians and teachers in schools. All of their products are designed to guide research and save time for students, teachers and librarians.

The award winner for 2008 was announced at the School Library Association of Victoria's International School Libraries Day Awards Dinner, held at the Rendezvous Hotel Ballroom, Melbourne on Monday 27th October, 2008. : This year's winner was awarded to the library team at Firbank Grammar School, Laraine Stephens, Juliet Hayday, Adrienne Dore and Rosemary Bellairs for their initiative in relation to the integration of interactive whiteboards across the curriculum.

Past winners of the SLAV Innovator's Grant are:

2007: Faye Matters 2006: Helen Zizys, Anna Ferguson & Lorraine Hudson

2005: Karen Russo

2004: Linda Twitchett

Nominations for the SLAV Innovator’s Grant close on the last day of Term 3 each year. Download the application form here. The award winner is announced at the International School Libraries Day Dinner.

 

The SLAV School Leader Award

Research has indicated that principal or school leader support of the library program is critical in encouraging teacher / teacher-librarian collaboration and in making the library program an integral part of the learning and teaching of the school. (Colorado Study, 1999)

The SLAV School Leader Award is made to a school leader who demonstrates outstanding support of the school library and the work of the school library team.

The award recipient will be recognised by the presentation of a certificate at the International School Libraries Day Dinner. School leaders can be nominated by a teacher-librarian or the school library team (SLAV membership required to nominate). School personnel who are members of the school leadership team within the school are eligible to be nominated.

The award winner for 2008 was announced at the School Library Association of Victoria's International School Libraries Day Awards Dinner, held at the Rendezvous Hotel Ballroom, Melbourne on Monday 27th October, 2008. : This year's winner was won jointly by Cheryl Judd, Principal, and Janine Laurence, Assistant Principal, Preston Girls' Secondary College as nominated by the school's teacher-librarians, Judith Way and Reina Phung.

Nominations for the SLAV School Leader Award close on the last day of Term 3 each year. Download the application form here. The award winner is announced at the International School Libraries Day Dinner.

Past winners of the SLAV Innovator's Grant are:

2007:Jennifer Davies

2006: Tony O'Byrne

 

The Webquest of the Year Award

The Webquest and Beyond Awards were also presented at the dinner. These awards are a joint project of the School Library Association of Victoria and the Victorian Education Channel, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and are supported by the sponsorship of Electroboard.

Winners of the Webquest and Beyond Awards, 2008 are:

1st - Julie Squires and Mark Phillips, Casey Grammar for Earth 2.0,

2nd - Pennie White and Jodie Tilley, Mooroolbark College for Schoolyard blitz

Congratulations to all award winners! For information about the past winners, follow this link