Resources and professional learning in wellbeing
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Many students and teachers may be feeling anxious as they settle back into school after the COVID-19 lockdown period. After a challenging few months, now is the time to focus on our wellbeing and ensure we are looking after those in our community.
Establishing a whole-school culture of wellbeing will assist students, families and teachers to navigate the ‘new normal’. School communities are fundamental to ensuring students have the strongest foundation possible to help them successfully overcome difficulties and reach their full potential.
This edition of ESA News features wellbeing resources tailored to support the development of safe, inclusive and connected school communities.
Student Wellbeing Hub | Teacher wellbeing is a priority
There has never been a more critical time to prioritise teacher wellbeing, and to use the strength and resilience flowing from that wellbeing to ensure young people emerge from the COVID-19 crisis emotionally safe and well.
A new one-hour self-paced professional learning course, Principal and teacher wellbeing, is now freely available. It has engaging activities, links and resources to kick-start conversations about embedding whole-school wellbeing practices as a foundation for positive, connected, safe and happy learning environments.
Two new webinars in the Hub webinar series, Mindfulness meditation and Building hope and resilience, also aim to support the wellbeing of teachers, students and their families.
Scootle | Resources supporting health and wellbeing
Scootle features a large variety of resources aimed at supporting teacher and student wellbeing in school communities.
Scootle account holders can log in and view a curated learning path of wellbeing resources, as well as the latest What’s new in Scootle learning path.
If you are using the new Guest login feature, simply use the keyword ‘wellbeing’ in the search box to discover resources.
Digital Technologies Hub | Lesson ideas in Digital Technologies, health and wellbeing
Years F–2 and 3–4
Discuss emotions as a class, and introduce the idea of artificial intelligence (AI). This lesson can also be used to introduce image classification – a key application of AI.
Years 5–6
Design thinking process – ideation. Students explore and reflect on different ways we can generate ideas to solve a problem – using a design brief exploring healthy eating. This activity can be used to ideate any design.
SCIS | School libraries enhancing student wellbeing
In Issue 105 of Connections, Jackie Child – teacher librarian at St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School and founder of tinkeringchild.com – explores how school libraries foster student wellbeing and provide students with a place of refuge where creativity and mindfulness are valued.
'Student wellbeing is emerging as an important approach to the development of students’ social, emotional and academic competence, and is significant in preventing youth depression, suicide, self-harm, antisocial behaviour (including bullying and violence), and substance abuse.' – Jackie Child, Teacher Librarian
ECRH | Responding to change
The Early Childhood Resource Hub (ECRH) newsletter Responding to change will have you taking inspiration from the experiences of five educators around Australia who have found effective strategies to remain positive during the past few months of extreme change.
ECRH also hosts a multitude of resources aimed at supporting the wellbeing of children and staff members.
myfuture | Why staying healthy is good for careers
Maintaining good health and wellbeing can make a positive difference in how young people cope with altered routines and unexpected study and career challenges in a changing world.
Encourage your students to visit myfuture to learn simple strategies for incorporating healthy activities into school and work life, and to find out how good physical and mental health can benefit their future careers.
What's new from ELLA?
ELLA has developed a new Support for families page to help families access language learning experiences at home. This page assists children and their families to develop an interest in cultural diversity and learn some words and phrases of a new language.
Take this opportunity to learn a greetings song, play an interactive activity and print out some games and posters to use at home with the family.
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