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STUDENT AND TEACHER HEALTH
Rash of measles cases in Tasmania
DHHS public health
alerts, 22 Jul
2014
 The number of measles and possible
measles cases in Tasmania has risen from two to seven...
Measles Fact Sheet [pdf], DHHS website
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Albuera Street completes first 100 years
Tas Govt media
release, 23 Jul
2014
 Albuera Street Primary School today celebrated the
centenary of its opening...
LITERACY AND NUMERACY
Specialist
teachers begin
Tas Govt media
release, 23 Jul
2014
 The state government's promised 25
specialist literacy and numeracy teachers commenced working today...
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Catholic strike looms
ABC News, 23 Jul
2014
 Staff at Tasmanian Catholic schools
plan to hold a one-day strike on Thursday 7 August...
TEACHER SALARIES
Pay freeze looms
The Mercury, 23 Jul
2014
 The state government plans to
legislate to limit annual public sector pay rises to 2 per cent per
annum following a one-year pay freeze from October...
Limits on wage rises to fix budget problem,
Tas Govt media release, 22 Jul 2014
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CHILD CARE
Early childhood report released
Productivity
Commission media release, 22 Jul
2014
 The Productivity Commission's draft inquiry report on
Childcare and Early Childhood Learning
includes the recommendation that school principals be responsible
for ensuring that before and after school care is provided...
Download the Childcare
and Early Childhood Learning report, Productivity Commission website
Quality key in early learning, Michelle O'Byrne, Opposition education
spokesperson, TasLabor website, 22 Jul 204
Tasmania snubbed, The Mercury, 23 Jul 2014
 ROAD SAFETY
Blitz on road safety around schools
The Examiner, 20 Jul
2014
Police are running a road safety campaign this week, with particular
focus on traffic moving to and from schools...
BULLYING
Bullying video competition announced
Tas Govt media
release, 20 Jul
2014
 A student competition requiring the production of a short
video on the role of bystanders in the prevention of bullying,
especially cyberbullying, has been announced by the Minister for
Education and Training, Jeremy Rockliff...
TERM DATES
Term dates for 2016 to 2018
released
Tas Govt media
release, 19 Jul
2014
 The school and college term dates
for 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been announced by the Minister for
Education and Training, Jeremy Rockliff...
Term dates set years ahead, The Mercury, 20 Jul 2014
TEACHERS REGISTRATION BOARD
New TRB registrar
Tas Govt media
release, 19 Jul
2014
 Education
minister Jeremy Rockliff has announced the appointment of Lee Anne
Raynor to the Teachers Registration Board, joining the recently
appointed chair of the Board, Stephen Mannering...
VISUAL ARTS
Burnie hosts students' art
The Advocate, 18 Jul
2014
 Artworks by Tasmanian Year 11 and 12 students is on
display at the Burnie Regional Arts Gallery as part of the QVMAG
ArtRage2013 exhibition...
HEALTH
ALERT
Measles rears its ugly head
DHHS website, 17 Jul
2014
Measles has spread to Tasmania, with
two cases being confirmed this week. [The last case of measles in
Tasmania was in 2009.]...
Measles alert issued, The Mercury, 17 Jul 2014
 STUDENT HEALTH
Teens drinking and smoking less
The Guardian, 17 Jul
2014
Australian teenagers are drinking and smoking less than they were
three years ago, research shows...
DRUGS IN
SCHOOL
Concern over drug use in northern Tas
The Examiner, 17 Jul
2014
 Reports have pointed to the use of the drug ice by
students as young as 13 from some schools in northern and north-west
Tasmania...
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
Suspensions deny students their rights
The Examiner, 15 Jul
2014
 Academics say that suspending
students for misbehaviour is ineffective and could break their right
to an education...
Suspensions usually occur
again,
The Examiner, 17 Jul 2014
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
Corporal punishment backed
SMH, 15 Jul
2014
 The head of the federal
government's review of the national curriculum, Kevin Donnelly, says
he has no problem with corporal punishment if the school community
supports it and it is done properly...
Pyne rules out corporal punishment, ABC News, 16 Jul 2014
No caning for Tassie kids, The Examiner, 17 Jul 2014
SCHOOL FARMS
FARM SAVED
Tas Govt media
release,
15 Jul
2014
 The outcome of today's
meeting between education minister Jeremy Rockliff and the Brighton
Council is that the land where the Jordan River
 School Farm is located is to be rezoned, thus ensuring
the farm's long-term future ..
Rockliff moves to dispel doubts about farm's future, The
Mercury, 15 Jul 2014
Farm school site to have special zoning, Tony Foster, Brighton
Council, 16 July 2014
SCHOOL FARMS
Farm to stay ...for now
ABC News,
14 Jul
2014
Brighton Mayor Tony
Foster says the notification to remove the animals from the Jordan
River School Farm has been withdrawn ..
Farm school notification withdrawn [pdf], Brighton Council media
release, 14 Jul 2014
School farm at Brighton to stay, says Mayor, The Mercury, 14 Jul
2014
A win for farm school and commonsense, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister
for Education and Training, 14 Jul 2014
Decision welcome but more to be done, Nick McKim, Greens
education spokesperson, 14 Jul 2014
Withdrawal of notification welcomed, Rebecca White, TasLabor
website, 14 Jul 2014
SCHOOL SAFETY
Fear over school's asbestos
The Examiner, 13 Jul
2014
A construction worker recalls asbestos dust being created
when the bottoms of doors were cut off at Burnie High School during
the 1970s..
SCHOOL FARMS
Farm fight employs Facebook
The Mercury,
12 Jul
2014
Supporters of the
threatened Jordan River School Farm have created a Facebook page
(using the farm's former name) ..
Save Bridgewater High
School Farm (Facebook page)
STUDENT SUPPORT
Repeating a year can do harm
SMH, 10 Jul
2014
 Repeating a year at school is like playing Russian
roulette as it can sometimes do more harm than good, an education
and psychology expert says...
SCHOOL FARMS
Jordan River School Farm shock
ABC News, 10 Jul
2014
The Jordan River School Farm at
Brighton has been told by the Brighton Council that because having
animals in a residential zone is in breach of council by-laws the
farm has 28 days to provide an animal removal plan..
School farm animals face eviction, The Mercury, 10 Jul 2014
Brighton Council must explain, Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for
Education and Training, 10 Jul 2014
Part of Council's strategy to develop the land?, Nick McKim,
Greens education spokesperson, 10 Jul 2014
Minister must stand up for the farm and sit down with the Council,
Nick McKim, Greens education spokesperson, 10 Jul 2014
Farm school breaching local government by-laws [pdf], Brighton
Council media release, 10 Jul 2014
Removal of farm animals a 'fiasco', ABC Rural, 10 Jul 2014
Education Minister digs in over Council move, ABC News, 11 Jul
2014
Council's announcement a serious concern, Guy Barnett,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, 11 Jul 2014
Politicians sit on their hands [pdf], Brighton
Council media release, 11 Jul 2014
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GEOGRAPHY
Tasmanian Geographic
 Free online
magazine featuring contributors' photographs and articles about
Tasmania's natural environment and geography.
SEARCH ENGINES
Quixey
"The search engine for
apps." Easily find apps for a special purpose by selection of
platform (Android/iPhone/iPad etc) and by cost (free/paid).
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Historical Tasmanian Films
 Over 50 short films about Tasmania dating from the
1930s to the 1980s, now on YouTube. Presented by
LINC Tasmania.
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
The Epic BYOD Toolchest
 "51 tools you can use now." A list of apps suitable
for a wide range of uses in school, Of special value for schools
with a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy.
WORLD HISTORY
British Pathé
 Over 80,000
videos of 20th century history on film, presented on YouTube.
SOCCER
 FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 TEACHING
RESOURCES
Classroom resources
whose theme is the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil:
Football Teaching Ideas
(teachingideas.co.uk)
A list of printable resources
World Cup for Kids
(activityvillage.co.uk)
Printable resources
IPC World Cup 2014 Resources
(greatlearning.com)
Many units to
download and print.
STUDENT SUPPORT
Tasmanian Bushfire
Recovery
 The Tasmanian Bushfire Recovery
download page includes these documents which contain advice on
assisting young people:
Trauma and young children [pdf]
Trauma and teenagers [pdf]
LITERACY
Tips for reading teachers
Titled 'The seven
messages of highly effective reading teachers' this article from
The Conversation, dated 1 May 2014, identifies the key
practices of successful teachers of reading.
ACTIVITY WEBSITES
Connect Primary Students
Activities and games
for primary school students, from Victoria's education department.
GLOBAL WARMING
State of the Climate
The 2014 State of the
Climate report from the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO
discusses long-term trends in Australia's climate.
TASMANIAN ANIMALS
Field Guide to Tasmanian
Fauna
 A free app
from TMAG providing images and information on Tasmanian animals of
all kinds is now available for download. See
further information.
STATISTICS
The People of Tasmania
 Who are they?
Where did they come from? How many of them are there? See the 2011
Census results as they apply nationally and to Tasmania. You can
download the
298-page report [pdf] free from this Tas DPAC web page.
CURRICULUM
Curriculum & Leadership 20 Jun 2014
The latest curriculum and teaching information for Australian
educators. For news
updates follow CL on Twitter.
STUDENT HEALTH
Pain Bytes
Information about pain
management for young people, including students attending school
while suffering from chronic pain.
ABC News report, 15 Apr 2014
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Shade for Secondary Schools - Grants
The
Cancer Council's Shade for Secondary Schools Grants
Program is now open.
 Schools may apply for grants of
up to $25,000. Applications close 13 June 2014, at 5.00pm.
Enquire with
CancerTas
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Port
Arthur app
 An iPhone
and iPad Touch app costing $1.99 provides visitors with an
audio-visual tour of the Port Arthur Historic Site. See
media release (25 Mar 2014).
DRUG EDUCATION
Cannabis and Consequences II
Whole-of-school cannabis prevention education package provided by
the National Cannabis Prevention and
Information Centre which is funded by the Australian Government.
See special note for
curriculum coordinators.
FREE WORSHOP: High school staff should note that a
free one-day workshop on this package will be held at Rokeby
on Tuesday 8 April 2014. For more information and
to register an interest see the
Turning Point Cannabis and Consequences II page.
WINTER OLYMPICS
Olympic Games Websites:
Sochi 2014
 Information
and activities for teachers and students on the 2014 Winter Olympic
Games at Sochi:
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Sochi classroom activities
- Winter Olympics
online activities
- Sochi Winter Olympics
color-in activities
- Winter Olympics
word searches
TASMANIA
Tasmania Top 10
Provides 16 annotated
top ten Tasmanian lists. For example:
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Top 10 dates in Tasmanian history
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Top 10 famous Tasmanians
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Top 10 experiences in Tasmania
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Sharland Map
 Interactive
website based on the 1826 map of early Launceston streets by
surveyor William Sharland. See also
ABC Drive report.
TEACHER RESOURCES
SparkleBox
 Brighten up your classroom, teaching aids and handouts
with these free printables. (Primary school focus.)
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