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Student Wellbeing Hub | Bushfire resourcesWe 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 newThe 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 leadersImplementation planAre 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 disastersNCCD | Guidelines for 2020Find 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 spotlightEducation expert Dr Merry on investing in school librariesSCIS 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 availableWhat'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. 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. |