New Internet Resources for Education
December 2007
- The Curriculum Standing Committee of National Education Professional Associations - CSCNEPA - recently released a working paper Productive National Curriculum Work: Developing a 21st Century School Curriculum for all Australian Students which is available on the ACSA website at http://www.acsainc.com.au/content/cscnepa_2.pdf
- TeacherNet
TeacherNet has been developed by the UK government as a resource to support the education profession.
Teacher Lesson Plans Database of over 2,000 lesson plans and resources which have all been evaluated by teachersNovember 2007
- Racism and prejudice (Supporting best practice)
This collection of links from Early Childhood Australia's Supporting Best Practice web directory provides practical advice to assist carers and educators in working against racism and prejudice in young children's lives.
- Learning Play and Speech
A useful reference chart outlining how children's play develops over time, and suggestions of how you can support this.
Also from the same website, Communication tips for preschool childrenOctober 2007
- Childhoods Today: An Online Journal for Childhood Studies
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth at the University of Sheffield
Childhoods Today publishes a wide range of articles on any aspect of research or theory relating to the inter-disciplinary/multi-disciplinary study of childhood (e.g. anthropology, education, geography, psychology, social policy and social welfare, sociology).
Editor: Professor Adrian L. James -- Email: editor@childhoodstoday.org
Childhoods Today is available free of charge as an Open Access journal on the Internet. Abstracts are available online; articles are available in PDF format.
Current Issue: Volume 1 Issue 1 - July 27, 2007
- Australian Word Map
A co-production between ABC Online and the publishers of the Macquarie Dictionary, this website allows users to explore Australian regionalisms, that is 'words, phrases and expressions used by particular language communities'.
Add your regionalism or search to see what others have contributed.
- School Libraries and Information Literacy (NSW)
This website promotes a range of support including teaching and learning ideas which integrate technology for teacher-librarians and teachers, resource reviews, Scan and The School Magazine.- APEC: Strengthening our Community
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum is the main organisation in the Asia-Pacific region that works to benefit all its members by facilitating economic growth and cooperation. This resource will raise awareness about APEC and develop student knowledge, understanding and appreciation of its work, as well as its importance to Australia and the region. It provides teaching and learning materials about APEC. The resource has been provided to every Australian secondary school in print format, and the materials are also available through this website.June 2007
Phonics teaching high on UK agenda for young children
The UK government has renewed its commitment to high quality phonics teaching. The new phonics teaching program 'Letters and Sounds' sees children learning the correspondences between letters and sounds by blending sounds together instead of guessing words using pictures as clues. This all takes place during fast paced, daily classroom sessions based on a six-phase teaching program.
(DfES news, 19 June 2007)May 2007
The Future of Schooling in Australia
This report proposes a new national framework for Australian schooling by the states and territories. The framework is based on the premise that the quality and performance of teachers, schools and jurisdictions are central to the life prospects of every student and to national prosperity.
A decision to undertake a review of the 1999 Adelaide Declaration on Schooling was made by the Premiers and Chief Ministers of the states and territories at the Council for the Australian Federation inaugural meeting on 13 October 2006.
(From Education Updates, May 2007)April 2007
Research eLert no.11, April 2007: Student Voice: a historical perspective and new directions
Research eLert is an electronic newsletter from the Department of Education, Victoria, that provides information on contemporary research relevant to education and training providers and systems. This edition explores the concept of 'student voice' and examines how students can take greater responsibility for their own learning and participation at school.February 2007
QSA Connect Vol. 2: Issue 3: 5 March 2007 is now available. Subscribe to receive QSA Connect directly by email each fortnight.
Essential Learnings Draft 2 is now available. This is part of the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework
The following resources are from the EdNA for Schools Newsletter, Issue 2 2007. To subscribe to this and other EdNA Newsletters, go to http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/news/newsletters
Seaweek
Seaweek will be held from March 4 - 10 2007. This EdNA theme page provides a collection of resources from the edna repository.
Related pages: Oceans -- Antarctica -- Arctic -- Year of the DolphinKLA focus - Society and Environment
Covers the humanities, social sciences and environmental issues in a social context. Additional related resources:SOSE - Lesson plans and units of instruction
Practical teaching information, teaching strategies, classroom management, lesson plans, activities and ideas related to Society and Environment.
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