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September 2019
Supporting literacy in Australian classrooms
This edition of ESA News celebrates International Literacy Day on 8 September. We bring you a range of resources to help you implement effective literacy programs.
We also have some exciting news about the launch of a new website, The Girls in STEM Toolkit, and an opportunity to win a $200 gift voucher for helping inform a national civics and citizenship hub.
New | The Girls in STEM Toolkit (The GiST)
The Girls in STEM Toolkit is now available!
Funded by the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the new website is full of resources to inspire and inform girls, schools and families about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Among the resources are activities, lesson plans for teachers, real-life case studies, study pathways, careers, and more.
Andrew Smith, ESA CEO, will officially launch The GiST at the It Takes a Spark conference on 12 September in Melbourne.
Survey | Your chance to win a $200 gift voucher
The Department of Education is working with ESA to undertake a review of free online resources to support civics and citizenship education (CCE).
We are seeking input from primary and secondary teachers. Your submissions will inform the development of a national digital resource hub. Survey results are anonymous.
The survey includes a competition question. Answer it correctly and go into the draw to win a $200 gift voucher.
New | Student Wellbeing Hub
The new look Student Wellbeing Hub launched last month and has already received great feedback!
Underpinned by the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework, the Student Wellbeing Hub supports whole school and community wellbeing and safety.
There is a load of new content for educators to explore, as well as amazing new resources for students, parents and families in your school community.
SCIS | Developing low-budget literacy programs in schools
Libraries support the many different literacies, including reading, writing, information literacy, STEM and digital literacy.
As an author and former teacher librarian, Sue Bursztynski has extensive experience engaging young people with reading and literacy. In Issue 109 of Connections, Sue shares low-budget programs that she has coordinated to help enhance literacy in schools.
Sue worked with students to create a book of their work, featuring poems, autobiographies, drawings, and more.
New | Scootle resources
Terry Denton and Andy Grifiths, two of Australia's most successful children's book authors, talk about how they work together and what shapes their books. Author Bruce Pascoe reflects on Aboriginal peoples' relationship with plants, animals and technologies. Explore the world of contemporary art and take some syllabus bites out of mathematics!
ELLA | Preschool applications open for 2020
ELLA helps young students develop early literacy skills by providing a variety of opportunities to practise speaking, listening, observing and comprehension in other languages.
Find out more about the ELLA program at one of our upcoming webinars:
The ELLA team will be on hand to answer all questions relating to the program.
ELLA program preschool applications are now open. Join over 3,500 preschools around Australia learning another language. Apply now!
myfuture | Literacy and careers
myfuture’s career bullseye for English features occupations where well-developed literacy and language skills are key.
Students can use the interactive career bullseyes to explore a range of different pathways by selecting learning areas they enjoy.
Upcoming events
Upcoming events
- 8 Sept: International Literacy Day
- 9–13 Sept: Kids Teaching Kids Week
- 12 Sept: R U OK? Day
- 12 Sept: HPE Day
- 19 Sept: Australian Reading Hour
- 4–10 Oct: World Space Week
- 5 Oct: World Teachers' Day
- 7–13 Oct: Stay Smart Online Week
- 10 Oct: World Mental Health Day
- 21–27 Oct: Media Literacy Week
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