Caring for our kids in a time of pandemic
Although the advice of health authorities has been to maintain school attendance while they work to bring Covid-19 under control, many Australian parents have exercised the option of keeping their…
COVID-19: An Opportunity for 21st Century Educators?
Challenge and response – it’s a pattern as familiar in history as it is in biology. With COVID-19 currently wreaking havoc on society, it would be a mistake to overlook…
Website Maintenance is Crucial for a Successful Website
As technology evolves, website software is constantly being updated to make it more secure, faster and more visible to search engines - often, even easier to use. Just like you...
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Apple Teacher – free Term 2 workshops
Apple Teacher is a professional learning program designed to support and celebrate teachers. With Apple Teacher, school leadership can offer a free, self-paced learning program that empowers teachers to use Apple…
Engaging Young Learners with iPad workshops
Free Term 2 workshops: Engaging Young Learners with iPad iPad can be used to create interactive and engaging learning experiences that enhance all aspects of learning for young children. Join us to…
Global trends in professional learning
In an increasingly global community there are myriad opportunities and challenges in: how we design and engage teachers in meaningful performance and development; who delivers professional learning; how educators participate...
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Australia’s “digital pulse” 2016 report
Deloitte Access Economics report for the Australian Computer Society highlights "the economic contribution of the internet and digital-enabled economy is forecast to increase from $79 billion in 2014 to $139 billion...
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Creative Learning & the Future of Work
I enjoyed reading this PDF on "Creative Learning and the Future of Work" and particularly the focus on the '4Ps' of creative learning as it captures key aspects to the approach we try to bring...
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The digital lives of young people in Australia
Link to snapshot document The internet is an integral part of the digital lives of young people in Australia, with most going online regularly to learn, keep in touch with...
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Learning required for Australia’s Future Workforce?
We are always aiming to make learning and teaching relevant to the world students are growing up in. It's frightening to consider the findings of this report from the...
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Backlash against computing curriculum misses the point
By Peter Twining, The Open University Computing is an important subject, but it is only one of many that schools have to teach, and few would argue that it is…
UNESCO ICT Competency Standards for Teachers
Published in 2008 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the ICT Competency Standards for Teachers is a useful reference document for school leaders and teachers. The standards used…
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Australians
An excellent reference for school leaders the Melbourne Declaration on the Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA 2008) recognises that in a digital age, and with rapid and continuing changes in the ways that...
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Reboot ICT teacher training to halt the computing brain drain
By David Grover The shortage of computing experts in Australian schools has serious implications for our future as a player in the knowledge economy. In New South Wales the number…