National Reconciliation Week - Commencing Sunday 27th May, 2018
Have a look at this -- National Reconciliation Week 2018 in Fed Square -- at https://www.weekendnotes.com/
You may find these useful! (Thanks Viv)
Have a look at this -- National Reconciliation Week 2018 in Fed Square -- at https://www.weekendnotes.com/
"Scootle"
Dear Colleague,
Mary (one of our CRTs) asked me to find out if CRTs were able to access "Scootle", which is usually only accessed via a school registered with Education Services Australia.
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(N.B. "Scootle" is a valuable digital resource for teachers.)
Anyway, after contacting "Education Services Australia", I discovered that CRTs are able to register to use "Scootle" by emailing digital.content@edumail.vic.
If you have a spare minute, give it a go, and a special "thank you" to Mary for bringing it to my attention.
Mary (one of our CRTs) asked me to find out if CRTs were able to access "Scootle", which is usually only accessed via a school registered with Education Services Australia.
.
(N.B. "Scootle" is a valuable digital resource for teachers.)
Anyway, after contacting "Education Services Australia", I discovered that CRTs are able to register to use "Scootle" by emailing digital.content@edumail.vic.
If you have a spare minute, give it a go, and a special "thank you" to Mary for bringing it to my attention.
Explore the following website!
BBC Skillswise- http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
It is definitely worth a look. It contains some great information, fact sheets and quizzes for all ages. (The only problem is that the currency is not Australian.)
You may find these useful! (Thanks Viv)
Maths by email:
Science by email:
Teaching Generations Now (Technology tips):
Integrating Technology in the classroom:
The Scout report :
The
Scout Report is a weekly publication offering a selection of new and
newly discovered Internet resources of interest to researchers and
educators::
(A message from Dawn Colcott - Manager, Professional Learning, Victorian Institute of Teaching)
Teachers are being invited to create their teacher portal now on the Institute’s website. This is happening in a staggered fashion with teachers being sent the invitation. When a teacher receives the email from the VIT, they can click on the link and set up their account (portal) When they have set up the portal, they can access their registration details, find forms and record PD.
Ideas for Sharing! (from our recent Rowville CRT Network get-together)
- "BAND-AIDS" by Shel Silverstein. Contact me if you would like a copy of the poem and figure outline. (This poem can be used in many different ways. A great idea from Lynne Jefferies.)
- "If I were a stone: I could help to build a wall, I could be a place for frogs to sit, I could be used to skim the still water of a lake or I could help to build a cairn. What else could I do? " (Creative Writing idea from Emily Rose. Great idea Emily.)
- "Hailstones and Halibut Bones" - Easy to find on the web. (Thank you for reminding us about these amazing poems Helen Sanders)
- Physical Education - To make sure that girls and boys have equal opportunity at different activities, assign different coloured balls to your students. Then, you can call on specific colours to take part in certain activities. (Thank you Brenda Cox.)
- Remember to allow your students a "5-minute break" when you can see that they are losing focus. This will help them to get back on track. (Thank you Lucy Chieng.)
- "Positive Speak!" - works wonders with all students. (Thank you for reminding us Renee Head.)
- Show a genuine interest in the students; listen to their stories and allow them to be creative. (Good reminders also. Thank you Mun Yee Goh.)
- Always take a newspaper along with you. You can give each student a page and ask individual students, partners or small groups to: locate specific parts of speech or "A" words etc (colour code them, circle them, underline them etc.), locate a word starting with each letter of the alphabet (if they can't find one, then they can create their own words using different letters from words on the page) or create a story using some of the words on the page (cut them out and paste them on a separate piece of paper). (Thank you to my sister Joanne, who is a regular CRT, who gave me this great idea.)
- "If I were an ADJECTIVE!" - Creative writing - What would you describe? Use photos, cut-out pictures from magazines as writing stimulus.
- "What I love about my life!" - Creative writing - Getting to know the students in your class. (Tell the students what you love about your life too.)
- Physical Education - Take a stopwatch with you. Time different activities to encourage individual PBs, partner and group participation.
Two "Snippets of Information" from the Education Show -
Two "Snippets of Information" from the Education Show -
www.musicplayforlife.org or http://www.musiccountusin.org.au/ One song Your school More music Activities and song( music and words) can be downloaded if you are interested in music and want something else for your “bag of tricks”.
Leafy Learning www.leafylearning.com.au
Online Relief Teacher Directory - Find a CRT!
Find a CRT ~ The online Relief Teacher Directory: www.findacrt.com.au
Find a CRT is the online Relief Teacher Directory designed to connect available CRTs with local Principals and Schools, to fill their casual relief teaching job vacancies.
After registering with Find a CRT, relief teachers set up their personal Directory Listing to display for Principals and Schools, simply by:
1. Selecting their Teaching Categories and
2. Setting the Postcodes of the areas they are willing to travel to for work
As an optional extra, relief teachers can also choose to post their CV online for Principals and Schools to access.
CRTs' names are then automatically displayed on the CRT Directory, based firstly on a Postcode match to Principals and Schools searching in any area where the CRT has elected they are willing to travel to for casual teaching work.
Find a CRT is currently free for relief teachers to register until December 2011, while continuing work on the database is undertaken for both CRTs and Schools throughout Australia. In the future relief teachers can expect to pay only a minimal annual registration fee of $25.00 to maintain their personal listing on the directory.
Online Professional Development
This website provides information on: professional development, research, reviews, reports, resources, programs and associations.
Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use containing media resources, support materials and tools for classroom lessons. http://www.teachersdomain.org/
Our Cool School brings sustainability and environment into the classroom - providing educators with engaging, fun and informative learning activities on a whole range of topics.
Learning activities are year level specific (years 1-10) and linked to curriculum standards, including physical, personal and social learning. Discipline-based learning as well as interdisciplinary learning are also addressed.
Complete units of work can simply be downloaded from Our Cool School and taken straight into the classroom. There is a strong emphasis on ease of use for educators.
Our Cool School encourages students to work on what they can do to help our environment, without being overwhelmed by the greater challenges we all face.
All activities have been created by Masters’ Graduates in Environmental Education. An expert panel of educators are regularly consulted to ensure the information links with each states’ curriculum, is easy to use and is engaging and compelling for students and teachers.
The site is updated daily to bring educators the most relevant news on our environment with an emphasis on ease of use and quick understanding.
To access this amazing FREE resource, go to www.ourcoolschool.org
To access this amazing FREE resource, go to www.ourcoolschool.org
