by Sandy Phillips | Jul 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to introduce Digital Learning News – a new blog to keep up to date with all things digital. We want this to be a collaborative space where you can make comments or share what is happening in your classroom. This month’s blog…. Teaching & Learning in...
by Sandy Phillips | Jul 2, 2013 | Digital Pedagogy, Uncategorized
Lee Badman writes Tablets in K-12 and higher education should not be technology for technology’s sake. Simply purchasing slick devices like iPads for the classroom is hardly a recipe for educational success. The temptation to do so is a symptom of an exciting,...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Had this shared with me this morning Dalai Lama @DalaiLama13h What we do need to do is to find ways to incorporate advice about warm-heartedness into our education system. A simple message that could make a really powerful discussion point with your...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Get planning early! Cool Australia is now taking registrations for classrooms willing to commit to sustainable actions during next terms Enviroweek action 25-31 August or just check out all of the Cool Australia Cool Resources. at http://coolaustralia.org/
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Over the past decade Australian governments have invested extensively in digital education, highlighting the growing link between technology and economic prosperity. The drive to transform teaching and learning through digital education has been supported by the $2.1...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Applications for round two of the Bully Stoppers grants program are open online and will close on Friday 26 July. All necessary information is available from the Bully Stoppers website at:...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
An Article by David Nagel suggests that: Despite increasingly widespread adoption of technologies in virtually every aspect of K-12 education, significant challenges are preventing widespread effective implementation. According to researchers, though some of those...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
According to the 2011 Census of Population and Housing, almost half of Australia’s population people were either born overseas or had a migrant parent. The document Australia’s Migration Trends 2011–12 at a glance is important reading for educators. Migration...
by Sandy Phillips | Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Every so often we highlight some of the ways in which schools are using Global2 and integrating it to the other things that they do. Today I am going to feature St Andrews’s in Werribee who have integrated their Global2 blogs with their school website. The...
by Sandy Phillips | May 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
The draft Years 3–10 Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship develops students’ understanding of Australia’s political and legal systems and effective participatory citizenship in contemporary Australian society. The Civics and Citizenship curriculum will enable...
