What can we do differently to make the “new normal” a “better normal"? Teachers and Texthelpers Greg O’Connor and Fiona Thomas explore remote learning that works.
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MissingSchool's telepresence robot is helping chronically sick kids like Ayla stay connected with their teachers, friends and learning spaces.
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As physical structures close down during the COVID-19 crisis, a plethora of virtual spaces are opening up, offering portals into worlds otherwise inaccessible. It took only two weeks for Earth School to open its virtual doors. Initiated by the UN ...
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Tolerant, but still pretty ignorant. This is the assessment of a recent, comprehensive paper into Gen Z’s faith literacy – and one which the researchers find concerning, particularly for a society which is one of the world’s most super-diverse in its faith ...
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Australian schools are waking up to their cybersecurity risks, but automation may be the overlooked tool in the battle to keep your people and your data safe. Protecting classrooms and administration Results from the 2018/2019 BDO and AusCert Cyber Security ...
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QELi is excited to announce the dates for their upcoming QELi Wellbeing Summit, Creating Resilient Cultures as part of their 2020 program. Partnering with internationally renowned thought leaders Joanne McEachen, Vishal Talreja, Louka Parry, Judy Atkinson, and Marc Brackett - who will ...
More »The road to quality use of evidence in schools
Schools value research more than they actually use it. In its raw form, after all, it can be notoriously abstruse. Not only are scholarly papers replete with hard-to-penetrate jargon, but often the research base is hard to access, and abuzz ...
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With a master’s degree from Charles Sturt University, you can. Being an expert isn’t just about being smarter or having more qualifications – it’s a state of mind. People become experts because they maintain their curiosity. They’re genuinely fascinated by ...
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Is Australian children’s literacy in crisis? Among teachers, academics and politicians, the consensus is largely ‘yes’ – or we’re wobbling precariously on the edge. While primary years performance tends to be strong, something happens in the transition to high school; ...
More »600 schools close, NSW students warned to keep safe during ‘catastrophic’ fire threat
“Never put yourself at risk in order to reach an examination centre,” NSW Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell urged HSC students on Twitter. The warning is repeated in an official statement from the Minister on the NSW Department of Education ...
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