Teachers from approximately 150 schools across Australia are currently engaging in intensive, short-term activities using components of the draft Australian Curriculum in their classrooms. ACARA, March 2010
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Schools must teach thinking
Dr Edward De Bono, who coined the term ‘lateral thinking’, has called for the national school curriculum to include teaching thinking. Dr De Bono said teaching school children how to think would reduce the rates of depression in society. Sydney Morning Herald, 14 March 2010.
Online schools portal goes live in Victoria
More than 1600 Victorian schools are about to get the Ultranet – an online portal and ‘virtual classroom’ that promises to transform the way students learn. Parents will be able to use the Ultranet to check their child’s attendance records, monitor academic progress and give teachers immediate feedback. The Age, 16 March 2010.
NSW school students may win social networking reprieve
The NSW Government is considering relaxing its block on government high school students using social networking sites. A series of stakeholder round tables had been held involving parents, students and school P&C representatives to discuss the current blocking policy. iTWire, 15 March 2010.