Report Card 2011: TAS and NT

School news / ‘We’re going to lock you up’: police issue warning for regional youth

Young offenders stealing cars or holding the elderly at knifepoint are being put on notice with dedicated police officers posted in hotspots to tackle a surge in regional crime.

School news / The virtual work experience program that’s unlocking high-demand tech skills

Tennis legend Billie Jean King once said: “If you can see it – you can be it” in reference to representation and inclusion, particularly for women in sports, but it can be applied in the context of aspiration – seeing someone like you succeed in a...

School news / Codifying instruction: school’s ‘Core 10 Habits’ for teachers builds calm classrooms

From ‘silence is golden’, to ‘cold call’ and ‘chin it’, all teachers at St Monica’s Primary School now have a codified way of speaking about their practice, thanks to the development of ‘Core 10 Habits’ that have created calm and orderly classroom...

School news / It can all be ‘undone’ in a heartbeat: new campaign to protect historic education funding

A major election campaign was launched in Sydney on Saturday in a joint effort by unions, the NSW State Government and the Federal Government to protect a landmark $4.8 billion school funding agreement.

School news / Codifying instruction: school’s ‘Core 10 Habits’ for teachers builds calm classrooms

From ‘silence is golden’, to ‘cold call’ and ‘chin it’, all teachers at St Monica’s Primary School now have a codified way of speaking about their practice, thanks to the development of ‘10 Core Habits’ that have created calm and orderly classroom...

School news / Lack of school-age swimming skills risks us becoming ‘nation of waders’

Almost half of Year 6 students are unable to meet a national benchmark of swimming 50m and treading water for two minutes, according to new research, ringing alarm bells for water safety experts.

School news / Checking for understanding a powerful teaching tool, but beware of ‘lethal mutations’: experts

Checking for student understanding is the one instructional technique that all schools and teachers ought to perfect as a priority, according to Dr Carl Hendrick.

School news / The invisible many: why aren't we managing and developing replacement teachers?

A great deal of time, effort and money has been put into teacher recruitment, however those entering the profession are seemingly not in any hurry to gain permanency.

School news / ‘A big con job’: Trump to sign Department of Education shut down order

The US president has repeatedly called for eliminating the Department of Education, describing it as "a big con job."

School news / Budding speech pathologists now delivering Tier 2 intervention for at-risk children

With wait times reportedly spanning years for speech therapy services in WA, and as concerns air over children arriving at early childhood centres with low oral language capabilities, a new initiative is modelling one solution.

School news / ‘We’re going to lock you up’: police issue warning for regional youth

Young offenders stealing cars or holding the elderly at knifepoint are being put on notice with dedicated police officers posted in hotspots to tackle a surge in regional crime.

School news / The virtual work experience program that’s unlocking high-demand tech skills

Tennis legend Billie Jean King once said: “If you can see it – you can be it” in reference to representation and inclusion, particularly for women in sports, but it can be applied in the context of aspiration – seeing someone like you succeed in a...

School news / Codifying instruction: school’s ‘Core 10 Habits’ for teachers builds calm classrooms

From ‘silence is golden’, to ‘cold call’ and ‘chin it’, all teachers at St Monica’s Primary School now have a codified way of speaking about their practice, thanks to the development of ‘Core 10 Habits’ that have created calm and orderly classroom...

School news / It can all be ‘undone’ in a heartbeat: new campaign to protect historic education funding

A major election campaign was launched in Sydney on Saturday in a joint effort by unions, the NSW State Government and the Federal Government to protect a landmark $4.8 billion school funding agreement.

School news / Codifying instruction: school’s ‘Core 10 Habits’ for teachers builds calm classrooms

From ‘silence is golden’, to ‘cold call’ and ‘chin it’, all teachers at St Monica’s Primary School now have a codified way of speaking about their practice, thanks to the development of ‘10 Core Habits’ that have created calm and orderly classroom...

School news / Lack of school-age swimming skills risks us becoming ‘nation of waders’

Almost half of Year 6 students are unable to meet a national benchmark of swimming 50m and treading water for two minutes, according to new research, ringing alarm bells for water safety experts.

School news / Checking for understanding a powerful teaching tool, but beware of ‘lethal mutations’: experts

Checking for student understanding is the one instructional technique that all schools and teachers ought to perfect as a priority, according to Dr Carl Hendrick.

School news / The invisible many: why aren't we managing and developing replacement teachers?

A great deal of time, effort and money has been put into teacher recruitment, however those entering the profession are seemingly not in any hurry to gain permanency.

School news / ‘A big con job’: Trump to sign Department of Education shut down order

The US president has repeatedly called for eliminating the Department of Education, describing it as "a big con job."

School news / Budding speech pathologists now delivering Tier 2 intervention for at-risk children

With wait times reportedly spanning years for speech therapy services in WA, and as concerns air over children arriving at early childhood centres with low oral language capabilities, a new initiative is modelling one solution.

School news / ‘We’re going to lock you up’: police issue warning for regional youth

Young offenders stealing cars or holding the elderly at knifepoint are being put on notice with dedicated police officers posted in hotspots to tackle a surge in regional crime.

School news / The virtual work experience program that’s unlocking high-demand tech skills

Tennis legend Billie Jean King once said: “If you can see it – you can be it” in reference to representation and inclusion, particularly for women in sports, but it can be applied in the context of aspiration – seeing someone like you succeed in a...

Report Card 2011: TAS and NT

GREG BROWN, PRESIDENT OF THE TASMANIAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

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