About Lisa Hill
This LisaHillSchoolStuff blog is the professional blog of Lisa Hill, Director of Curriculum, and the teacher-librarian at Mossgiel Park PS, Endeavour Hills, an outer suburb of south-eastern Melbourne.
My current professional interests are
- developing the LisaHillSchoolStuff wiki as a kid-friendly resource;
- developing longer sequences of topics to foster deep learning;
- integrating ICT into library lessons, and exploring with Web 2.0;
- working with professional learning teams to enhance teaching and learning for the 21st century. Integrating Web 2.0 into the curriculum is part of that.
Lisa, President of VILTA, with award from the Indonesian Consulate
I started teaching in 1979 at Bentleigh West PS, then became a Coordinator at the Ardoch and Bayside Teachers’ Centre while on study leave at Melbourne University. After that it was Cheltenham Heights PS, Beaumaris PS, Springvale West PS, Heatherton PS, and then to Mossgiel Park, where I’ve been since 1994. I’ve been a classroom teacher, an ESL teacher, and while I was a LOTE teacher (Indonesian), I was also President of VILTA.
I’m also a professional writer and publisher. I have written articles for professional journals and magazines like Classroom, and short stories published in anthologies: Up the Creek; Victoria: Places to See, Places to Be; and A Rich Inheritance.
I’m the author of Indonesia, a non-fiction text for students, published by Pascal Press and I’m the author/publisher of the Word Puzzles for the Indonesian Classroom series of teacher resource books.
Since becoming interested in Web 2.0 as an educational tool, I also maintain the Mossgiel Park PS Blog, and my class (library) blog, the MPPS LiBlog.
Visit my companion website for lovers of Australian Literature, ANZ LitLovers, or my travel blog about our trips to Europe and Vietnam, Travels with Tim and Lisa .
You might also like to visit my husband’s website for the Australian Cotton Club Orchestra, or my son’s website for ABOC IT Consulting & Cycle coaching.
Marcia Phillips said
Dear Lisa,
I have just discovered your blog and have read several entries with much interest. Good work!
I am Head of Library at Ballarat Grammar and attend many of the SLAV events. Would like to catch up one day especially to chat about CBCA. As Regional Director of CBCA Ballarat I am passionate about the organisation and what it stands for and was disappointed to read of your resignation. Very happy to meet and discuss your thoughts. Discussion and sharing of opinions and thoughts is vital.
Regards,
Marcia
Lisa Hill said
Hi Marcia – thanks for your open-minded and friendly comments:)
I try to get to SLAV conferences when I can, so perhaps we’ll catch up there?
Cheers
Lisa