by Sandy Phillips | Nov 16, 2015 | Professional Learning
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at galleries and museums? Here is a chance to get a sneak peak at some of Australia’s treasures and I mean the curators….. ACMI in Victoria and the Australian Museum in NSW will be hosting the reVEAl. Presenters...
by Sandy Phillips | Nov 16, 2015 | Professional Learning
2016 seems along way away but already there is an opportunity to get involved in a Teachmeet. Welcome to Teachmeet Melbourne is a space for organizing physical or virtual meetings of teachers in and around Melbourne and Victoria. The 2015 Plans Page is available to...
by Sandy Phillips | Nov 11, 2015 | Class Activities, Digital Resources
The FUSE team has collected some great resources for teachers and students to investigate Remembrance Day. Check them out here
by Sandy Phillips | Nov 5, 2015 | Creativity, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Gaming for learning
BrainPOP has been known and loved by teachers and students since the early days of the WWW. It hosts some great resources including this educational games portal. There are a couple of ways in which teachers and students could use these resources. They could let their...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 29, 2015 | Assessment, Digital Learning, Digital Resources, Digital Technologies, Student activities
We are always looking at ways to assess for, as and of learning. Encouraging students to work and create with media allows them to demonstrate their knowledge and understandings in any topic or subject area possible. I came across this resource “Show What You...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 28, 2015 | Assessment, CEM Events, Class Activities, Creativity, Digital Learning, Digital Pedagogy, Digital Technologies, Learning Styles, Pedagogy, Professional Learning
One for the truly dedicated…… On Friday, October 30, 2015, K-5 teachers from across North America and beyond will click on a simple link and be joined together online for a live-streamed participatory event they will enjoy with their students from the...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 26, 2015 | Creativity, Curriculum, Digital Pedagogy, Learning Styles, Pedagogy
I found this online and wondered what teachers though of it’s idea around the idea of connectivism? The infographic appears on an international blog (Spanish ? Portugese?), was then connected via Pinterest and finally I saw it on Scoopit. Post any ideas or...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 23, 2015 | Curriculum, Digital Resources, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, STEM, STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) video resources have been created and shared on ABC Splash’s site. There is a collection for all students. I have modified a search for secondary students and primary students too. There are some really...
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 22, 2015 | Financial Literacy
I found this great resource from the Australian Securities and investment commission (ASIC) To follow up the video here are some great resources for students
by Sandy Phillips | Oct 21, 2015 | CEM Events, Connected Educator Month, Digital Resources, Leaders, Professional Learning
Teachers have been active in this years Connected Educator Month. (CEM). Here is a sample of the online professional Learning available for teachers and principals from across the world. By using the link to CEM teachers, can use the calendar which is already...
