SOCCER WORLD CUP
Optus extends free SBS soccer coverage
SBS, 20Jun 2018
Technologically-challenged telco Optus is allowing SBS to extend the free broadcasting of ALL Soccer World Cup Matches until Friday 29 June.
As well, the Optus streaming service will be free to all Australians until Friday 31 August..

BUDGET REPLY SPEECH
Education's role reiterated
TasLabor media release, 19Jun 2018
Education links social and economic prosperity, Opposition leader Rebecca White said in her Budget Reply speech...
Industry Advisory Councils to promote skills, TasLabor media release, 19 Jun 2018
Budget Reply analysis, ABC News, 20 Jun 2018

SOCCER WORLD CUP
Optus soccer failure: SBS helps out
SBS, 18Jun 2018
SBS will broadcast free ALL World Cup soccer matches over the next 48 hours in view of a technical inability by Optus to provide the service to its paying customers...

SCHOOL EXCURSIONS
No Wednesday Hobart Show day
Hobart Showgrounds website, 17 Jun 2018
(If site still unavailable, try cached version)
As a trial, the traditional Hobart Show Wednesday used by schools will not operate this year, due to falling student numbers...

SPORT
Soccer losing out
The Conversation (opinion by Steve Georgakis), 15 Jun 2018
Soccer was on an upward growth path in Australia a few years ago but now the sport (at least men's soccer) is losing out to Australian Rules and Rugby League, an academic writes...

EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
Vision statements just words?
The Conversation (opinion by Kelly Allen and Peggy Kern), 15 Jun 2018
School vision and mission statements can have tangible benefits for the school and its community, two academics argue...

STATE BUDGET
Teacher numbers good, pay bad
AEU (Tas) website, 14 Jun 2018
AEU state president Helen Richardson has welcomed the State Budget's provision for the promised extra 250 teachers and 80 teacher assistants over six years, but she is disappointed over its provision for only a 2 per cent pay rise...

STATE BUDGET
State Budget delivered
ABC News, 14 Jun 2018
The Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, has brought down the State Budget.
State Budget web site (Tas Govt)
Budget media releases
  Turbo-charging TasTAFE
  Extending high schools to Year 12
  Boosting the education workforce
  Investing in health, education and Tasmanians in need

Budget quick links
Winners and losers, ABC News, 14 Jun 2018
Budget analysis, ABC News, 14 Jun 2018
Promise-keeping budget, ABC News, 15 Jun 2018

WEATHER ALERT
UPDATE 15 Jun 2018: As the period for the following warning has passed, the warning is CANCELLED.
Severe weather warning for North
BoM, 14 Jun 2018
Damaging winds gusting to around 100km/h with possible thunder are forecast for tonight (Thursday) and early tomorrow morning across the northern coastal areas of Tasmania...
BoM warnings
Power outages (TasNetworks)
Road closures (Tas Police)

WORLD POLITICS
Peace in our time
ABC News, 12 Jun 2018, 4.00pm

President Trump said "The world will see a major change" and denuclearisation will begin "very quickly" following the signing of a document with North Korea's Kim Jong-un in Singapore a few minutes ago...
ABC News 24 live coverage

CURRICULUM
Economics interest rate plummets
ABC News, 13 Jun 2018
The number of students choosing Year 12 Economics has fallen by 70 per cent over the last 25 years, a concerned Reserve Bank official says...
Economics has an image problem among students, The Conversation (opinion), 14 Jun 2018

HOMELESSNESS
Explaining homelessness to kids
ABC News, 12 Jun 2018

Talking to children about homelessness should be carried out with compassion rather than in a way that creates fear, a journalist writes...

STEM
Why create STEAM from STEM?
The Conversation (opinion), 11 Jun 2018
Giving STEM subjects an arts dimension ensures science students, teachers and researchers benefit from methods used in the creative process characteristic of the arts, three researchers say...

STUDENT HEALTH
Choosing health websites
The Conversation (opinion by Karen Scott and Patrina Ha Yuen Caldwell), 11 Jun 2018
Two medical academics provide parents with guidelines on choosing websites that contain advice about children's health...

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Lockdown song controversy
ABC News, 8 Jun 2018
US social media appear to be divided over a Kindergarten's display of a nursery rhyme that is designed to encourage safe behaviour by children during a school shooting...

COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM
Learners and computers
ABC News, 8 Jun 2018
Could typing, as opposed to handwriting, bypass the neural pathways that facilitate learning? ...

STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Formative vs summative assessment
The Conversation (opinion by Rod Lane), 8 Jun 2018
Although formative and summative assessment each has its place, the ongoing feedback provided by formative assessment seems set to become increasingly required...

STUDENT SAFETY
Debate over backflip bans
ABC News, 7 Jun 2018
Some schools are banning students from performing backflips out of concern they might injure themselves when attempting to imitate celebratory backflips by sporting heroes such as the Matildas' Sam Kerr...

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TASMANIAN HISTORY
The Colonisation of Hobart

The eSmart Digital Licence program has been taken up by a number of schools including Lansdowne Crescent Primary.

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ONLINE SAFETY
eSmart Digital Licence

The eSmart Digital Licence program has been taken up by a number of schools including Lansdowne Crescent Primary.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Airbag recalls list

Is your car on the ACCC's Takata airbag recalls list? One million cars were recently added. (Note the link to FUTURE recalls.)
See also Tasmanians urged to check airbag recall list, Tas Govt media release, 28 May 2018

MARINE SCIENCE
Educator on Board program

The CSIRO's Educator on Board program is enabling teachers to prepare STEM teaching material and conduct lessons from the RV Investigator in Antarctic waters.
More information for teachers
See 360-degree views in virtual tour
ABC news report, 20 May 2018

FINANCE, ECONOMICS
Balancing the Budget

Short Behind the News (ABC) segment on the Federal Government's Budget.
See also Budget fact sheet (Parliamentary Education Office) - click on "Fact Sheet - Budget " [pdf]

ROAD SAFETY
RACT RoadSafe

Online primary school road safety resource targeted at Tasmanian students in grades 3 and 4.

SPORT
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018

The official site.

TASMANIAN ELECTION
Tasmanian Election 2018

ABC site with all the background and news you want to know about the State election.

STUDENT SUPPORT
Building resilience in children

Advice to parents and others on how to build resilience in children.

HEALTH AND NUTRITION
LiveLighter

WA government website promoting healthy weight in adults and children.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
How to use podcasts in the classroom

Tips and resources for teachers on not only using podcasts with lessons but creating them as well (US-themed).
A useful list of FREE podcast-making resources is provided

ROAD SAFETY
Top 10 misunderstood road rules

Tasmania's Road Safety Advisory Council clarifies the most misunderstood road rules.

ANTI-TOBACCO RESOURCES
Quit's Critics' Choice competition
Quit Tasmania's anti-smoking competition for students and schools, The Critics' Choice 2017, is open until Tuesday 31 October 2017.

FOOD AND NUTRITION
How to read food labels

Special ABC report on interpreting food labels

PEDAGOGY
Evidence-based teaching

"Turning research into practical advice." Particularly useful pages on evidence-based teaching and learning are:
- Top 10 Evidence Based Teaching Strategies
- Top 10 Behaviour Management Strategies
- 10 Things Every Teacher Should Know Before Starting Their First Day in the Classroom

COMPUTER SECURITY
Cybersecurity glossary

At work and at home we are increasingly being warned about cybersecurity threats, with a consequent need to be familiar with cybersecurity terms.

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