Educational and professional learning resources No Images? Click here With the end of the school year fast approaching, what better way to engage your students than with digital technologies! This year, during Computer Science Education Week (9–15 December), join schools across Australia in holding an Hour of Code event for students. These one-hour introductions engage students in computer science and demystify coding. In this issue you'll find lots of resources and lesson ideas about Digital Technologies. Digital Technologies Hub | Explore strategies, resources and eventsThe Digital Technologies Hub helps you unpack the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies one step at a time. Start with Scope and Sequence to find learning sequences for your year levels, or browse topics to discover case studies, lesson ideas and programs on subjects like visual programming. For students who relish extensions, there are challenges and competitions. Students can practise coding and other skills at their own pace, or they can compete with other students. The GiST | Learn about unconscious biasFemale participation in school computing: Reversing the trend (2016) reports that girls make up less than 20 per cent of all information technology university enrolments. The Girls in STEM Toolkit (the GiST) provides resources and ideas to engage girls in science, engineering, technology and maths (STEM) subjects. The GiST’s page on Mitigating unconscious bias explores unconscious bias, offering information about how educators can promote STEM-friendly classrooms. ELLA | Language learning and robotsUranquinty Preschool is using Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) apps to learn Indonesian words and phrases as well as working with their local community to learn Wiradjuri words. Students learn basic programming skills with a Bee-Bot floor robot to identify Wiradjuri words on a mat designed by a local Wiradjuri man. To learn Indonesian, students program the path the Bee-Bot takes as it moves over pictures printed from the ELLA apps. As the Bee-Bot moves around the ELLA pictures, children hear Indonesian words recorded in their own voices. myfuture | Explore industriesKeen to encourage your students to explore digital technologies careers and pathways? Students with an interest in the ever-evolving field of digital technologies can explore the Information media and telecommunications industry and the many others profiled on myfuture. Each page highlights industry information, opportunities, a range of occupations and more. ECRH | Early childhood coding and computational skillsFind lots of support for developing a focus on digital technologies with the October Early Childhood Resource Hub (ECRH) newsletter. Identify unplugged play activities that support coding and computational skills, explore what educators and children are doing with Bee-Bots and find links to advice about screentime for young children. SCIS | Digital fluency vs digital literacyWhat is the difference between digital fluency and digital literacy? In the Term 4 issue of the school library journal Connections, Clint Lalonde, educational technologist and advocate for open education practices in higher education, explores the critical differences and their impact on student learning. What's on Student Wellbeing Hub | Australian Student Wellbeing Framework webinarThe Student Wellbeing Hub supports educators, parents and students to learn more about the link between wellbeing and positive learning outcomes. Discover practical ways to use the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework in your school. Interested in learning more about the Framework and how it can be applied? Tune in to the next webinar on 21 November. You’ll learn about best-practice approaches for using the Framework and how to check the wellbeing health of your school. ELLA | Apply now for the ELLA programWhat's new New resources on ScootleNew reSolve resources on Scootle will liven up your maths lessons. Explore maths concepts using problem-based inquiries, based on real-world problems. The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra have created a range of resources to explore and perform traditional songs from cultures around the world including China, Japan and Russia. Not yet a subscriber?If you're not yet subscribed to ESA News, you can subscribe below. Archived editions of ESA News are also available on the ESA website. Do we have your correct details?If your name or email address is incorrect or needs to be updated, please use the Preferences link at the bottom of this email. |