by rcrellin | May 20, 2014 | Curriculum, Professional Learning, Research, Wellbeing
Winners for the 2014 Victorian Education Excellence Awards have been announced The Victorian Education Excellence Awards showcase the outstanding contributions made by teachers, principals, business managers and education support staff in Victorian government schools....
by rcrellin | May 15, 2014 | Curriculum, Professional Learning, Research
Join Will Richardson in a conversation about the challenges and opportunities presented as we raise modern learners. This presentation will look at the scope and scale of these shifts, clarify the roadblocks schools face, and offer specific starting points for parents...
by rcrellin | May 13, 2014 | Curriculum, Digital Technologies, Professional Learning
This DEECD endorsed course runs from 4 June to 29 October 2014 and provides Victorian teachers with a flexible professional development program showcasing the ways in which teachers from around the state are adding value to teaching and learning through effective and...
by Sandy Phillips | May 8, 2014 | Assessment, Class Activities, Digital Learning, Mathematics, Pedagogy
Conrad Wolfram is presenting Mathematica, computer-based math and the new era of STEM and you are invited (or the maths teachers at you school) Conrad Wolfram, physicist, mathematician, businessman and technologist is Director of Strategic Development and European...
by Sandy Phillips | May 5, 2014 | Curriculum, How To, New technologies, Pedagogy, Professional Learning
An online professional learning program related to using a range of digital tools in the classroom has been developed to meet request from schools. Focus areas will include: Beyond classroom walls – Web conferencing (2 sessions) Social media in teaching and learning...
by Sandy Phillips | May 2, 2014 | Assessment, Class Activities, Digital Learning, Digital Stories
The My Story My Content Short Film Competition is an initiative of IP Awareness and Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). It provides students with the opportunity to make a 60-second short film or animation celebrating Australian screen creativity, and win fantastic...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 29, 2014 | Curriculum, Digital Learning, Digital Technologies, How To, Research
What are FUSE Search Panels? The Search Panels are a series of ready-to-use search forms that you can use on your own website or Learning Content Management System (LCMS) to plug directly into the FUSE Search Engine. We have created a number of Search Panels for you...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 28, 2014 | Assessment, Challenge, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Digital Pedagogy, Literacy, Professional Learning
If any teachers out there have had the experience (as I have) of getting back student assignments that are clearly a copy and paste from the web you have to stop and do an analysis. – a self-analysis. What did I ask them to do? It’s too late to turn off the internet...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 23, 2014 | Online Resources
Scootle LIVE will be presenting an interactive web conferencing series for Community members to share, connect and reflect on ways your community works for you. The next session in the Scootle LIVE webinar series will look at ABC Splash...
by Sandy Phillips | Apr 22, 2014 | Class Activities
Victoria is a great multicultural success story. Together with our indigenous community we have citizens from more than 200 countries speaking 260 languages other than English and following 135 faiths. Our diversity is one of our strengths. It is important that we...
