New Internet Resources for Education

 

• New Internet Resources for AESS

• Trial of New Online Services

Many of the following links have been added to the Education pages

December 2004

• Starting School: Effective Transitions
  This paper by Sue Dockett and Bob Perry of UWS focuses on effective transition-to-school programs. Using a framework of 10 guidelines developed through the Starting School Research Project, it discusses effective strategies and transition programs.

November 2004

• Cabinet backs reforms to raise teachers' professional standing
  The Queensland government is to implement all 84 recommendations of an independent review of the Board of Teacher Registration by Professor Marilyn McMeniman of Griffith University.

  This media statement provides an overview of the recommendations. The full report is linked at Education Queensland's Reports and publications web page.

• Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice
  Redesigning Pedagogy is a conference for teachers, teacher educators and educational researchers on the new arts and sciences of teaching. This conference features leading researchers and educators in a broad range of curricular fields such as language and literacy education, mathematics and science education, information technology and multi-literacies. It is the first international forum for the presentation of findings from the educational research being undertaken at Singapore's Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, the largest research unit in the Asia-Pacific.

  Dates: 30 May to 1 June 2005
  Venue: National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  Organizer: Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, National Institute of Education, Singapore

  See the conference website for more information.

• The Role and Potential of ICT in Early Childhood Education: A Review of New Zealand and International Literature
  A review which synthesises recent literature about ICT use in early childhood education, prepared for the Ministry of Education by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. This page provides an abstract and a link to the full text document [1MB, 107pp]

• The Children's Literacy debate: Links to the news
• A Sound Approach to Reading Skills Edited version of a letter sent to the federal Education Minister, which was published in The Australian, 21st April 2004.
• Literacy review sparks row Education Minister Brendan Nelson announces an inquiry into children's literacy.
• Opposition, educators question literacy review from ABC Online:
  "The President of the Australian Literacy Educators' Association says there is no need for a review."
• Academics row over right way to read Quotes Professor Terry Lovat, president of the Australian Council of Deans of Education; Dr Maureen Walsh, senior lecturer in literacy education at ACU; Geoff Masters, ACER.
• Reading for pleasure and literacy achievement
  Helping children to develop an interest in books and reading can not only be enjoyable for adults and children alike but also have an important positive influence on reading achievement. Marion Meiers outlines research that emphasises the importance of engagement with reading.
• National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy
  Chaired by Dr Ken Rowe. Among other details at this site are submission guidelines. The closing date for making submissions is 18 March 2005.
• Address to the First Meeting of the Committee of Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy by Brendan Nelson

October 2004

• Health and Physical Education Resources
  This page has been updated and contains new links.

August 2004

• National Literacy and Numeracy Week August 30 - September 5 2004
  This official site provides information on numeracy and literacy policy, awards, useful links, fun stuff and more.
• Sites to See: 'New Teacher' Resources
  Whether you want to find fresh suggestions for classroom lessons and activities, explore better ways of integrating technology, keep current on education news issues, research, and theories, or exchange problems and solutions with colleagues worldwide, these Web sites designed for new teachers -- but valuable for veterans as well -- will provide all the tips, tools, and how to's you need.
  (From Education World Site Reviews, http://www.educationworld.com/)

• Scribbly Gum
  ABC Science Online's nature website for children

June 2004

• Australian Science and Mathematics School
  The Australian Science and Mathematics School, a specialist government school opened in 2003 with 180 students at years 10 and 11. Learning is often located in Flinders University, with the School sited on the campus, and in the workplace alongside university teachers and researchers, industry scientists and technologists. The vision of the school is to be recognised world-wide as leading a renaissance in the teaching and learning of science and mathematics.

• FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
  FREE makes it easy to find K - 12 learning resources from more than 35 U.S. federal organisations. Resources include teaching ideas, learning activities, photos, maps, primary documents, data, paintings, sound recordings, and more on thousands of topics.
• Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children Regional Conference 2004: Smart Schools, Clever Kids, Brilliant Futures
  Final days to register for this conference, at Cairns JCU campus, Sat. 10th July (parents day) - Monday July 12th (teachers day-pupil free)
• Curriculum Inquiry
  Published by Blackwell Publishing for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. JCU has online access from 1997+ via Blackwell Synergy or ingentaselect. Also available in print at TSV 375 P2.
  [N.B. To access from off campus, you need to login via Remote Access first.]

  Curriculum Inquiry is dedicated to the study of educational research, development, evaluation, and theory. This leading international journal brings together influential academics and researchers from a variety of disciplines around the world to provide expert commentary and lively debate.

  Articles explore important ideas, issues, trends, and problems in education, and each issue also includes provocative and critically analytical editorials covering topics such as curriculum development, educational policy, and teacher education.

May 2004

• SmartPlay
  Smartplay is a South Australian initiative to educate children playing sport to "warm up, gear up and drink up". Includes information on stetching exercises, nutrition, sports injuries and more.

• Australian Children's Music Foundation
  Founded by Don Spencer, the ACMF was launched in July 2003. Its mission is to use "the power of music to inspire and empower Australian children". The current website is the first stage in a two-part development of an interactive, educational tool for primary children as well as a teaching tool for teachers and parents.
  The second stage will include a "fully operational, comprehensive, efficient, user-friendly online library of Australian children's music".

• ASCD Lexicon of Learning
  Clear definitions of educational terms in everyday language

• ASCD: Education Topics
  Education topics are short multimedia lessons on topics that interest all levels of educators. Each lesson includes a definition, short articles on the topic, audio and video files of experts and practitioners, and a listing of resources that you can use to continue your professional development.

• Science/Health Education: New Nova topic on global warming
  Continued warming of the planet could have significant implications for human health. Coping with extreme heatwaves will be just one of our concerns.

• ReefED
  ReefED is a multimedia education program prepared by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for educators and students. It contains action-based school participation programmes related to current issues affecting the Great Barrier Reef; high quality curriculum-based reef education resource materials for educators; multimedia based reef education opportunities for educators and students; Facility-based reef education programmes and services for schools; Media centre; Student interactives; and an Image gallery.
• ReefEd Webquests
  Interpreting the Reef Web Quest, and Reef Rescue Web Quest
  (EdNA Online for Schools Education)

• Australian Educational Researcher
  Journal of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
  Full text available online from 2003, list of contents from 1974. Also available in print at CNS 370.78094 P1.

March 2004

• Making Spaces: Regenerating the Profession
  Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, Bathurst, NSW, July 2004. Speakers include Ken Zeichner and Susan Groundwater-Smith.

• 2004 is the International Year of Rice
  • FAO website for the International Year of Rice 2004
  • Year of Rice: EdNA's theme page
  • International Year of Rice - Rice is Life A page of links created by a South Australian teacher librarian
  • SOFWeb: International Year of Rice 2004 Resources page from the Victorian Department of Education and Training Multicultural Education unit.

• Education Week Glossary
  "Understanding the current debates over educational policy can be difficult without a background in the jargon used by educators and reformers. These definitions of frequently used educational terms and phrases should help."
  A star beside the term indicates a more extensive explanation of the item, click on the link to go to an issues page on the topic.

2003 Archive

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