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How to get an A+ in Education…
A+ Education is a database that provides access to all Australian education journals. These journals cover all topics of education, including: Early childhood to tertiary education Curriculum development Education history Administration and policy Psychology and sociology A+ Education is an invaluable resource, particularly due to the ease of narrowing searches through the use of the…
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ILA Description
An ILA is an Independent Learning Activity that is designed to allow students an opportunity to explore their learning independently. The ILA I shall be focusing on for Module 2 is a year 6 history unit that spans 10 weeks and is called Australia as a Nation. WHAT The unit is based on the Australian history…
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Inquiry Learning Introduction
My Teaching Context For the past two years I have been working as a relief teacher between two schools, each has a different view on inquiry learning. The first school is currently undergoing the process to become an IB primary school and will be undertaking the certification process next year to become and an official…
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Interview with a 19 year old… Part 1
When given the chance to interview a young person regarding their interaction with the various forms of popular culture, I couldn’t resist interviewing a 19 year old. Why? Because I want to know how these teenagers close to my own age feel about all this. There is a copy of the interview attached to the…
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Interview with a 19 year old… Part 2
My interview with 19 year old E, a 2nd year uni student, soon turned towards the more traditional popular culture mediums, such as books, movies, TV series and music. It was again interesting to note the we agreed on many things. When asked about what kinds of books she likes to read, E responded with:…
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It’s my life
Young people are living their lives in public at an alarming growth rate today. As a young teacher in school ranging from prep to year 12 in Brisbane, I am regularly asked by students of all ages what types of social media I interact with and if they can send me friend requests. This increase…
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Just Google It!
How often do we hear people saying “just Google it?” It seems that Google has become the go to for information for people of all ages – I have recently heard my grandmother use this expression! But how reliable is Google when completing research? The great thing about Google is that there is so much information…
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Key Evaluation Findings
It is my opinion that the learning space, although initially designed with collaborative learning in mind, is not suited to its intended purpose. The closeness between the grouped seating arrangements ensures that noise levels rise as each group struggles to communicate effectively. Therefore, the sound carries from the ground level of the library to the…
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Let me take a selfie…
Selfies: a popular trend on social media at the moment. I am unsure of the appeal of selfies and regularly find myself confronted by such images posted by some of my friends. Whenever I see a selfie posted these thoughts always run through my mind: What is the attraction of posting images of yourself online?…
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Life update for 2020
In this crazy time of 2020 I, like so many others, have had to make some hard decisions about what I want out of this year. And so, I thought I’d write a quick update about where I’m at and give some details around those hard decisions. In my 2020 goals post earlier this year,…