by Sandy Phillips | Jun 20, 2016 | Curriculum, Digital Resources, Digital Technologies, languages, Online Projects, Web Conferencing
How better to support your students to be global citizens than to set up a sister school partnership? The department has set up a new space called Schools Connect and it is designed to help you to do just that. Find your school a sister school. It is a great way to...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 8, 2016 | Professional Learning, Science, STEM
FREE Science by Doing workshop for secondary teachers Science by Doing is an online science program for Years 7 to 10 available free to all Australian students and teachers and supported by professional learning modules and a research based professional learning...
by Sandy Phillips | May 31, 2016 | Challenge, Class Activities, Curriculum, Online Projects, Student activities, Thinking
Bena Kallick, Arthur L. Costa’s 16 Habits of Mind, has inspired a great site crafted by Nigel Coutts. The site describes the Habits of Mind and presents films which model the attitudes and behaviours Why not get your students to create their own. I must say the...
by Sandy Phillips | May 26, 2016 | Curriculum, Digital Literacy, Digital Technologies, Digital technology, Student activities, Video
Hothouse is a week-long intensive program for Victorian students in Years 10, 11 and 12, aimed at nurturing creativity and moving image skills. Each year, ten students are selected and dropped into a fast-paced studio to gain hands-on production experience, contacts...
by Sandy Phillips | May 20, 2016 | Curriculum, Pedagogy, Web Conferencing
This webinar will be of interest to secondary school students and teachers studying STEM subjects. This first conference will be presented by Harris Eyre. More information and registration. The Convergence Science Network (@ConverSci) & John Monash Science...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 22, 2016 | Curriculum, Digital Technologies, Digital technology, Pedagogy, Professional Learning, STEM
The Design and Technology Teachers Association (DATTA) Vic invites teachers to their STEAMpunk Conference 13 & 14 May STEAMpunk is for primary & secondary teachers. It will explore best practice in teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, Art &...
