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ESA would like to welcome everyone back for the start of the 2020 school year. We hope you’re enjoying getting to know your new classes and feeling inspired! We are looking forward to continuing to bring you the best of our resources and new initiatives with our diverse focus on girls in STEM, digital technologies for the classroom, early languages learning, student wellbeing and much more. |
Student Wellbeing Hub | Bushfire resources
We know for many school communities around Australia the start of this new year will be marked by grief as they grapple with the devastation caused by the recent bushfires.
The Student Wellbeing Hub has put together a set of resources for educators and parents to support the school community as they begin to process what has happened in order to help restore mental and emotional health and provide a sense of hope.
The GiST | Host a STEM families night!
One of the biggest influences on girls’ decision to pursue STEM is their families. To get parents’ buy-in for their daughters to study STEM you may wish to host a family STEM night in 2020. You might find some helpful tips from Werribee Primary School, which has now held their third event for their school community
myfuture | What's new
The latest Insight paper from myfuture explores an important topic – online career information. Some career information is high quality and reliable and based on meticulous research; other information might be considered ‘fake news’. How can we all learn to use career information carefully? Find out in the first Insight paper of 2020.
Digital Technologies Hub | School leaders
Implementation plan
Are you looking to create a whole-school plan to implement Digital Technologies or review your current approach? The DT Hub has just released an implementation action plan for school leaders, which offers advice and resources to support schools to achieve this.
Fake news!
How do we know news stories are not actually fake and created to deliberately misinform or deceive us? Check out the Year 8 Scope and sequence: Connected or distracted, informed or misinformed?, which features fake news and suggests ways you can engage your students in this topic.
ECRH | Responding to natural disasters
The focus of January’s ECRH newsletter is ‘Responding to natural disasters’. Read about how an early childhood service responded over time to the impact of severe bushfires, and explore the latest research about responding in the aftermath of traumatic events.
NCCD | Guidelines for 2020
Find comprehensive information about how to undertake the NCCD in the NCCD guidelines – now updated for 2020. Get updated about requirements for students’ inclusion in the NCCD, and read about evidence needed, and important dates. An abbreviated version of the guidelines – the NCCD quick guide – is also available.
SCIS | School library spotlight
“The most important aspect of a library’s role is to be at the heart of any place – school or society – that values culture, learning, multiple perspectives, critical thinking, curiosity and creativity.” – Miriam Meehan.
Education expert Dr Merry on investing in school libraries
SCIS speaks to Yarra Valley Grammar Principal (and Former National Chair of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia), Dr Mark Merry, and Head of Libraries, Miriam Meehan, about the development of the innovative new Research Centre with the John Pascoe Resource Centre at its heart.
Civics and Citizenship | New video conference program available
Looking for ways to make civics and citizenship more dynamic, relevant and memorable for you and your class?
Experience the Parliamentary Education Office’s new video-conferencing programs for students and teachers.
What's new on Scootle?
Take a look at this month's highlights, including a green packaging lesson, learning areas on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures and economics and business exercises with ASIC’s MoneySmart.
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