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INDUSTRY TRENDS
Holden to close
ABC News, 11 Dec 2013
 In a decision that reinforces the trend towards fewer
and fewer future manufacturing jobs being available for today's
students, Holden has announced it will close its Australian car
manufacturing facilities by the end of 2017...
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Tas equal 3rd in science
Tas Govt media release, 10 Dec 2013
 Tasmania's Year 6 NAP-SL (science literacy) results have
placed the state in the top four Australian jurisdictions...
GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
Gifted school push
The Mercury, 9 Dec 2013
 An independent candidate for the forthcoming state election says a
high school in Hobart's northern suburbs should be converted into a
selective high school for gifted students...
COMPUTER ADDICTION
Schools need to act on computer addiction
Tas Govt media release, 6 Dec 2013
 Schools need to take seriously the addiction to
smartphones, tablets and the internet suffered by many teenagers, a
computer addiction expert says ...
SCHOOL CLOSURES
Geilston Bay closing
The Mercury, 6 Dec 2013
 Geilston Bay High School is to close at the end of this
year.
Levendale Primary is also set to close...
Enrolments collapse followed upgrade
cancellation,
Michael Ferguson website, 6 Dec 2013
TASMANIAN TALENT
Primaries perform
Tas Govt media release, 6 Dec 2013
 More than a thousand primary school students participated
in the Combined Primary Schools Annual Concert at the DEC tonight...
STUDENT HEALTH AND FITNESS
Moving and eating well
Tas Govt media release,, 6 Dec 2013
 The Move Well Eat Well
program has been extended to promote healthy eating and physical
activity in early childhood services...
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Wilderness engagement
Tas Govt media release,, 6 Dec 2013
 Tasmanian students are being encouraged to engage in
wilderness and other environmental programs through the state
government's support of the Bookend Trust..
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Too many short-term principals
The Examiner, 6 Dec 2013
 Parents and staff are sick of the high turnover of
principals in some schools which is apparently due to adherence to
unnecessary public service rules ..
Reduce the number of classifications,
suggests AEU, The
Examiner, 10 Dec 2013
WORLD NEWS
Nelson Mandela dies
ABC News, 6 Dec 2013
 Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who had led his
country out of apartheid, has died at the age of 95 ..
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
PISA reveals Aussie teens' education worse
news.com.au, 4 Dec 2013
 Almost half of Australia's
15-year-olds now lack basic maths skills and a third are below the
national baseline level in reading and science..
What is happening in Tasmanian schools? (Editorial), The Mercury, 5 Dec 2013
Tas Libs will set national average as minimum target, Michael
Ferguson website, 4 Dec 2013
FUNDING PROMISES
Tas Liberals promise $45 million education boost
Michael Ferguson website, 3 Dec 2013
 Opposition education spokesman
Michael Ferguson says a majority Tasmanian Liberal government will
spend $45 million on:
extending high schools to year 12
employing up to 105 new teachers, and
reducing Teacher Assistant stand down time ...
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Four-year Gonski model too lean for PISA
improvements
Tas Govt media release, 3 Dec 2013
The latest PISA (Program for
International Student Assessment) results provide evidence that
disadvantaged students need the full six-year Gonski program,
education minister Nick McKim says ..
Aussie students falling behind, SMH, 4 Dec 2013
Tassie students fall behind in maths
and reading, The
Mercury, 5 Dec 2013
Use PISA figures with caution (comment), Jennifer Buckingham,
ABC The Drum, 4 Dec 2013
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Film award for Snug
Tas Govt media release, 3 Dec 2013
 Snug Primary School has won the 2013 MyState Student Film
Festival Premier's Award ..
GONSKI FUNDING
Pressure on for six-year Gonski model
ABC News, 3 Dec 2013
 The states are calling on the federal government to
reinstate the original six-year Gonski education funding model they
signed up for instead of keeping the trimmed down four-year version ..
Tas Libs need to back six-year Gonski
model, says McKim,
Tas Govt media release, 3 Dec 2013
GONSKI FUNDING
McKim welcomes Feds' change of heart
Tas Govt media release, 2 Dec 2013
 Tasmanian education minister Nick McKim is pleased the
federal government now appears to be honouring its Gonski election
promises but he says six years of assured funding is needed instead
of the promised four ..
Gonski backflip, SMH, 3 Dec 2013
Tas Libs welcome confirmation that funding is safe, Michael
Ferguson website, 2 Dec 2013
GONSKI FUNDING
Gonski turnaround
ABC News, 2 Dec 2013
 The federal
government has announced it
will honour Labor's Gonski commitments after all and will
reinstate $1.2 billion in Gonski funding which will give "full
funding certainty over the next four years" ...
Backflip on a backflip?, The Mercury, 2 Dec 2013
A fairer funding agreement, Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne
media release, 2 Dec 2013
GONSKI FUNDING
Other people are confused, says Abbott
SMH, 2 Dec 2013
 Even though education minister
Christopher Pyne in an education funding election promise referred
to "funding for your school" and his website said "every single
school" would receive the same funding as under Labor, prime
minister Tony Abbott says other people are confused if they think
the Liberals were promising no individual school would be worse off...
Others confused, says Abbott, The Mercury, 2 Dec 2013
SCIENCE
Science winners
Tas Govt media release, 1 Dec 2013
Prizes in the 2013 Tasmanian Science Talent Search were awarded
today by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education,
Paul O'Halloran...
GONSKI FUNDING
McKim rubs salt in Hodgman's Gonski wounds
Tas Govt media release, 1 Dec 2013
Education minister Nick McKim has attacked Opposition
leader Will Hodgman who is bound to be embarrassed after earlier
taking the federal Liberals' Gonski promises and recent reassurances
at face value and publicly supporting them ..
But the federal Liberals' Gonski promises were later confirmed, Michael
Ferguson website, 2 Dec 2013
GONSKI FUNDING
Abbott explains the broken Gonski promise
ABC News, 1 Dec 2013
The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott,
says it was the Gonski promise inside HIS head that matters, not the
promise that other people thought he gave...
GONSKI FUNDING
Pyne's 'return' to phonics
The Mercury, 1 Dec 2013
Federal education minister
Christopher Pyne says his new needs-based education model includes
phonics and other elements of
traditional literacy teaching...
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NELSON MANDELA
 Some useful educational websites on Nelson Mandela:
Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela
15 quotes that others can apply.
5 Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela
A slideshow of five quotations on leadership.
Nelson Mandela (BBC)
Information about
Nelson Mandela. Includes online quizzes and a game.
The Best Sites for Learning about Nelson Mandela
A wide range of selected resources.
EMERGENCIES
TasALERT
Tasmanian Government website centralising
emergency information provided by state government agencies.
HEALTH EDUCATION
Drug Education
Network
 Promotes programs to reduce harm
from alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Tasmania. See the
Resources
page for details of the recently published booklet,
Party Rules, which contains tips on hosting and
attending parties for young people.
ANIMALS
KidZoo
Activities and games about Australian animals.
Part
of the Australian
Reptile Park website.
AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
For Teachers For Students
Government and other free Australian web resources for
teachers and students.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Brickendon
The World Heritage-listed colonial farm village at
Longford has a
schools
programme.
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Veggycation
Australian website communicating the health benefits of individual
vegetables. Has a
Kids and
teachers section.
ONLINE NEWSPAPERS
The New Daily
A
new, free online Australian newspaper.
REMEMBRANCE DAY
PoppyTime
 Classroom activities for
Remembrance Day. See especially:
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Poppy-making
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Online games and
puzzles for Remembrance Day
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Lesson
activities, including
printable puzzles
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Colour-in
activities for Remembrance Day
See also
Remembrance Day Websites from anzacwebsites.com
CURRICULUM 
Curriculum & Leadership 6 Dec 2013
The latest curriculum and teaching information for Australian
educators. For news
updates follow CL on Twitter
AUSTRALIAN CULTURE
 Melbourne Cup 2013
Melbourne Cup
activities
from AusClassroom, including
quizzes, puzzles
and colour-in
activities.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Halloween in Australia
 Halloween seems to have finally imposed itself on
Australian culture - due to continuing strong student interest. For
teachers seeking lesson material, see especially:
- Halloween
activities
- Halloween
colouring in
-
Halloween
crosswords
THE
ENVIRONMENT
Plastic Bag Ban
Supermarket plastic bags are to be banned from 1 November.
See the official Tasmanian government Plastic Bag Ban website.
CURRICULUM
Curriculum & Leadership 25 Oct 2013
The latest curriculum and teaching information for Australian
educators. For news
updates follow CL on Twitter
DISASTERS
Google Crisis Map
 Information on current bushfires in Tasmania, NSW,
ACT, South Australia and Queensland. See also
Techworld report, 23 Oct 2013.
TEACHER RESOURCES
Teaching Ideas
 A wide range of worksheets, activities and posters to
download, with an emphasis on the needs of the primary grades. The
menu to use is the light blue bar along the top.
MARITIME HISTORY
Tall Ships Hobart 2013
 The Tall
Ships are in Hobart from 20 to 25 September 2013. See the
full program. The special
schools program is now booked out. See also the
Tall Ship
Festival 2013 site.
TASMANIAN WILDLIFE
Raptor and
Wildlife Refuge of Tasmania
 Helping Tasmanian raptors: the eagles, hawks and owls. To
visit this new facility you need to book through their
Education
Centre.
FEDERAL ELECTION
Australian Election 2013 - activities for students
 For teachers and students on the forthcoming
election. Includes:
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News media guides
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Interactive activities
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Lesson
activities including
crosswords,
word searches, election
fun
quiz and online
jigsaw puzzles
TASMANIAN ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY
Tarkine Analysis
 An examination by an ABC
reporter of the battle involving mining and the environment in
Tasmania's Tarkine region.
TEACHING RESOURCES
TESAustralia
 This website enables
rated teaching resources to be shared. You need to register but it
is free.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Female Factory
 The Cascades Female Factory
Historic Site in South Hobart has a new website. Note that an
education program including school tours is being developed.
ASTRONOMY
Spot the Station
 Enter your location details for
a list of times you can see the International Space Station.
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Leading Learning
"Making the Australian Curriculum Work for Us" - from
the South Australian government.
WEATHER
MetEye
New
interactive weather information source from the Bureau of
Meteorology.
 Look for the i
and ? to find more information.
IDENTITY THEFT
Protecting Your Identity
![Protecting Your Identity [pdf file]](../sites/2013/images/protecting-your-identity.jpg) A free pdf booklet produced by
the Australian Government's Attorney-General's office to promote
identity protection. See their
Identity security
web page.
EMERGENCIES
Tassie Fires: We Can
Help
 Getting ready for the next Tasmanian natural disaster:
this site has emerged from the January bushfires Facebook page that
coordinated voluntary help and provided links to the various
services. (If the site does not load in
Internet Explorer, use Firefox or Google Chrome.)
WATER RESOURCES
TasWater.com
The first
TasWater website: to become a source of news and information about
water resources in Tasmania.
DRUG AWARENESS
Synthetic drugs
Informative and revealing articles from Star Tribune on the dangers of synthetic
drugs facing young people.
BIOLOGY
 Anatomy Corner
Anatomy resources for students and teachers, including worksheets to
download.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Ye Olde
Tasmania
Facebook page
displaying fascinating photographs of Tasmania's earlier and recent
past.
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