WEATHER ALERT
Hail, thunder and damaging winds coming
BoM
website, 2 Jan 2023
Large hailstones, heavy
rainfall, severe thunderstoms and damaging winds are
forecast for parts of south-east Tasmania before and after
4.00pm today (Monday 2 Jan 2023)..
BoM
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Road
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ASSESSMENT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Does AI threaten assessment?
The Conversation (opinion) by Vitomir Kovanovic, 18 Dec 2022
Artificial intelligence chatbots such as
OpenAI's ChatGPT provide answers of such quality that
traditional assessment and examination procedures may need
to be modified.
TASMANIAN STUDENTS
Top ATAR students named
Tas Govt media release, 14 Dec 2022
A
list of the Tasmanian students with the highest Tertiary
Entrance Scores has been released by education minister
Roger Jaensch.
TASMANIAN
SCHOOLS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
More solar schools named
Tas Govt media release, 13 Dec 2022
 A Seventeen more Tasmanian government
schools are to receive solar power installations, education
minister Roger Jaensch has announced.
TASMANIAN
SCHOOLS
Remembering the Hillcrest tragedy
Tas Govt media release, 7 Dec 2022
A ceremony to remember the
six students who died and the three who were seriously
injured in last year's Hillcrest Primary School jumping
castle tragedy will be held in Devonport on Thursday 15
December 2022, the Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, has announced.
INTEREST RATES
Interest rate up yet another 0.25%
ABC News, 6 Dec 2022
The Reserve Bank has
raised the cash rate from 2.85 per cent to 3.1 per cent, a
rise of 0.25 per cent
STUDENT PRIVACY
Should schools use biometrics?
The Conversation (opinion), 30 Nov 2022
The use of fingerprint
technology in a Sydney high school has sparked a discussion
of the use of student biometrics and student data
protection.
Data of 820,000 NY students breached,
K-12Dive, 31 Mar 2022
TEACHING PROFESSION
Teachers recognised
Tas Govt media release, 28 Nov 2022
Seven Tasmanian teachers
have been certified under the Highly Accomplished and Lead
Teachers(HALT) initiative, education minister Roger Jaensch
has announced.
BULLYING
Bullying advice for parents
The Conversation (opinion by Mandy Shean), 23 Nov 2022
Bullying can occur at
school for behavioural and systemic reasons but there is
action parents can take, an academic says.
STUDENT SUPPORT AND LEARNING
Personalised learning on the way?
The Conversation (opinion by Maya Gunawardena), 22 Nov 2022
Customising a learning
program for individual students would appear to suit
students who are self-motivated and it would facilitate
culturally responsive teaching, an academic says.
LITERACY AND INFORMATION SKILLS
Free ebook access for students
Tas Govt media release, 16 Nov 2022
 Tasmanian
government school students now have free access to ebook
platform
Sora, education minister Roger Jaensch
has announced.
Sora: The student reading app, State LIbrary website
STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Relationships good
Tas Govt media release, 11 Nov 2022
As many as 94 per cent of
Tasmanian students felt they had good relationships and
support from their teachers, the 2022 Annual Student
Wellbeing Survey shows.
Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy delivering
positive results, Jeremy Rockliff,
Premier, 22 Nov 2022
ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Frank MacDonald winners announced
Tas Govt media release, 5 Nov 2022
The Tasmanian
Minister for Veterans Affairs, Guy Barnett, has announced
the winners of the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize, a student
essay competition which promotes the Anzac spirit.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Early school closure Wed.
DECYP Alerts page, 3 Nov 2022
Almost all Tasmanian
government schools will close from 12.15pm on Wednesday next
week (9 November) to allow for stop-work meetings to be
held.
Year 11 and 12 exams to go ahead,
Roger Jaensch, Minister for Education, Children and Youth, 4
Nov 2022
WORLD NEWS
Imran Khan shot
ABC News, 3 Nov 2022
Former Pakistan Prime
Minister and cricket star Imran Khan has been shot in the
leg in an assassination attempt.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Improving attendance
The Conversation (opinion by Jess Whitley and Beth Saggers),
1 Nov 2022
Four suggestions would help
schools address the complex problem of non-attendance, two
academics say.
STUDENT HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Lunch schools named
Tas Govt media release, 2 Nov 2022
An additional 15 schools will join the School
Lunch Pilot Program which is part of the state government's
School Food Matters program.
INTEREST RATES
Interest rate rise 0.25%
again
ABC News, 1 Nov 2022
The Reserve Bank has raised
the cash rate from 2.6 per cent to
2.85 per cent, the seventh rise in a row, The
increase of 0.25 per cent is the same size as last month's
rise.
WEATHER ALERT
Damaging winds coming
BoM
website, 31 Oct 2022
Damaging winds gusting to
100km/h and even as much as 110km/h in the south east are
forecast for Monday. Severe thunderstorms are also possiblew.
BoM
warnings
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Road
closures (Police)
DECYP (DoE) alerts
SES
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TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Bothwell tender on horizon
Tas Govt media release, 29 Oct 2022
A request for tender has
been issued for a $2 million agricultural learning facility
at Bothwell District School, education minister Roger
Jaensch has announced.
UK POLITICS
Rishi Sunak to be next UK PM
BBC News, 25 Oct 2022
A recent Chanceller of the
Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, will become the UK Conservative
Party's new leader and therefore Britain's new Prime
Minister.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Fire at Bowen Road Primary
ABC News, 22 Oct 2022
The library, computer lab
and two classrooms have been lost in a fire at Bowen Road
Primary School.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Brighton High tender released
Tas Govt media release, 22 Oct 2022
The tender for the new $50
million Brighton High School has been issued, education
minister Roger Jaensch has announced.
UK POLITICS
PM Liz Truss resigns
ABC News, 20 Oct 2022
Britain's Prime Minister,
Liz Truss, has resigned just 45 days into the job.
WEATHER ALERT
Flash floods, heavy rain and damaging winds coming
BoM
website, 12 Oct 2022

Heavy rain and flash
flooding in the north of the state are expected from tonight
(Wednesday) with the addition of strong winds in the east
and south coasts tomorrow.
BoM
warnings
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NEW ZEALAND
Streaming doomed
The Conversation (opinion), 7 Oct 2022
Teacher unions in New Zealand have voted to end streaming by
2030, noting that the practice is particularly harmful to
minority racial groups.
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WATER RESOURCES
Sharing Water
 Resources and information from TasWater for
Tasmanian students and teachers.
ELECTIONS
AEC
election resources for teachers
 Student activity sheets, fact sheets and
more from the Australian Electoral Commission.
DRIVING
Free TrafficTAS app
 A free app that will advise Tasmanian drivers
and other road users of traffic flow problems
has been released.
UKRAINE WAR & KIDS
Classroom discussion on the invasion of Ukraine
(From The Conversation, 7 Mar 2022)
How
to talk to children about the invasion of Ukraine
(From The Conversation, 1 Mar 2022)
Helping
kids interpret news on the Ukraine war The
impact of the war on children and how to talk to them about it.
(From The Conversation, 25 Feb 2022)
How
teachers can answer kids' questions on the war
Includes a list of resources. US site. (From
weareteachers.com)
Resources for discussing the Ukraine war with students
US site. (From sdcoe.net)
Spotting fake viral Ukraine war footage
(From The Conversation, 26 Feb 2022)
CORONAVIRUS
How to RAT your kids
 Guide for parents on how to perform a Rapid Antigen Test on
their children. (From The Conversation, 28 Jan 2022.)
How accurate is your RAT?
(From The Conversation, 27 Jan 2022)
15 things not to do when
using a RAT
(From The Conversation, 10 Feb 2022)
CORONAVIRUS
DoE's COVID info for Tas parents

CORONAVIRUS
Protecting children from COVID-19
 Ensuring safe indoor air in schools is one of a
number of recommendations in this
detailed report [pdf] from OzSAGE on how schools can be made
COVID-safe for students.
CORONAVIRUS
Have COVID? When to see your doctor
(From The Conversation, 9 Mar 2022)
CORONAVIRUS
How to keep school students safe from COVID
 Tips on maintaining a school environment that keeps
students as safe as possible from the coronavirus (from The Conversation, 2
Sep 2021).
CORONAVIRUS
Getting kids to wear a mask: tips
 Advice on how to encourage children to wear a face
mask (from The Conversation, 25 Aug 2021).
TASMANIAN
HISTORY
Beatties
Studio photos

Thousands of Beatties Studio photos of early Tasmania are being
placed online.
CORONAVIRUS
Schools, children and COVID-19
What we know about children and COVID, outbreaks in schools and what
to do.
Events Framework "A Framework for COVID-19 Safe
Activities and Events in Tasmania"
FACE MASKS
Which mask should I wear?
Surgical mask, cloth mask or bandana? (The Conversation, 10 Jul 2020).
FACE MASKS
Which way round?
Don't wear your face mask inside out. (smartairfilters.com ).
FACE MASKS
How to make a cloth face mask
 Instructions on how to make a face mask, and
related issues (The Conversation, 7 Jul 2020)
CORONAVIRUS
ABC Coronavirus Story Streams
Roadmap to Recovery (Tas)
COVIDSafe app Read about the COVIDSafe app and
download it free from the Apple or Google app store.
North west outbreak report [pdf]
(Tas Govt website, 30 Apr 2020)
ONLINE GAME
Social Distance Dash
 In this free online coronavirus safety game
for kids, the aim is to deliver a roll of toilet paper to your
grandmother while keeping 1.5 metres away from others and
collecting as much hand sanitiser as you can. Page shows a video
demo at the top. Scroll down for
computer
or
mobile version.
CORONAVIRUS
Dramatic handwashing demo
 A simple experiment using black pepper and
water hammers home to students the powerful effect soap has when
they use it to wash their hands. (From metro.co.uk)
ABC
Education: Online learning resources
ABC Coronavirus news stories pages
COVID-19 Cyber security tips for when working from home
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