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ONLINE COURSES
Should MOOCs count?
The Conversation
(opinion by Jason M Lodge and Anna Dabrowski), 31 Jul 2015
 Although high school students are increasingly participating in
university-based Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) teachers would
be ill-advised to count this work towards their high school
assessment, two researchers argue...
SUPERANNUATION
Super funds to merge
 Tas Govt media
release, 30 Jul 2015
The Retirement Benefits Fund, Tasplan and Quadrant will
merge to form a super-sized Tasmanian-based superannuation fund.
(However, the RBF Defined Benefits Scheme is not involved in the
merger but will be outsourced to a new provider when the current
contract expires.)...
TAFE
TasTAFE Blueprint Roadshow announced
 Tas Govt media
release, 29 Jul 2015
Consultation with the community
over the future of TasTAFE will commence on 3 August 2015 when the
TasTAFE Education Blueprint Roadshow gets underway...
TasTAFE Education Blueprint website
LITERACY
Spelling inconsistencies here to stay
The Conversation
(opinion by Baden Eunson), 27 Jul 2015
 A lecturer outlines the causes of
spelling errors and concludes that spelling reform appears unlikely...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
Safe Schools content at issue
 The Examiner, 27 Jul 2015
Working It Out (WIO) staff say the Safe Schools
Coalition Australia program aims to assist gay and transgender students but
the Australian Christian Lobby says extreme sexual and
gender-related material should not be promoted in schools...
AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
Add weight gain warnings to
curriculum
 Sunday Telegraph
(via PressReader), 26 Jul 2015
Serious medical problems arising
from obesity in pregnancy have prompted an obstetrician to call for
the national school curriculum to include lessons on healthy weight...
TASMANIAN
EDUCATION SYSTEM
Long road ahead, says new PUCEA head
The Mercury, 26 Jul 2015
 The newly appointed head of the
Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment at UTAS, Associate
Professor Elaine Stratford, says Tasmanians need to take a more
positive approach towards improving educational standards, but she
acknowledges the required intergenerational changes may take at
least 30 years...
 TASMANIAN
SCHOOLS
New labs for Wynyard High
The Advocate, 25 Jul 2015
Two refurbished science laboratories at Wynyard High
School were opened by the Minister for Education and Training,
Jeremy Rockliff, yesterday..
INFORMATION
LITERACY
Student assessment in the Google Age
The Conversation
(opinion by Ibrar Bhatt), 24 Jul 2015
 Now that Google makes it easier for
students to obtain and present information, teachers need to examine
how learning and assessment can be adapted to take account of the new
digital age skills, a researcher points out...
STUDENT
SUPPORT
No forced socialisation
The Conversation
(opinion by Holly Warland), 24 Jul 2015
Students
with autism should not be forced to socialise, a PhD candidate says..
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Make sure your parents are
well-educated
The Conversation
(opinion by Gerry Redmond), 22 Jul 2015
The wages of
people are related to the education level of their parents, an OECD
survey shows..
'Gifted' genes pose ethical
problems,
The Conversation (opinion by Julian Savulescu), 30 Jul 2015
 ARCHERY
Tassie student targets world archery
cup
The Mercury, 22 Jul 2015
Fourteen-year-old Collegiate Year 9
student Anna Walls is the Australian under-20 archery champion..
 SCHOOL SPORT
School Sports Australia commitment
The Mercury, 22 Jul 2015
Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff has
announced a financial recommitment to School Sports Australia which
supports student athletes in competing nationally..
BULLYING
Successful girl athletes face bullying
The Conversation
(research by Maureen O'Neill and Angie Calder), 21 Jul 2015
 A study of 19 successful young
female athletes has revealed they had been subjected to a variety of
types of bullying by their peers..
SURFING
Fanning escapes shark attack
 ABC News, 20 Jul 2015
Australian surfer Mick Fanning has emerged
safely from an attack by a shark while competing in South Africa.
INCLUDES VIDEO...
STUDENT
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Don't rely on nut bans
SMH, 19 Jul 2015
 Nut bans in
upper primary and high schools may cause a false sense of security
in allergy sufferers as well as bullying and resentment by other
students, guidelines from the Australasian Society of Clinical
Immunology indicate..
SCHOOL TRAFFIC ZONES
 School zone
alert
The Examiner, 19 Jul 2015
Tasmania Police will focus on enforcing school zone and bus zone
speed limits as students return to school this week...
Nine booked in North-west school zones, The Asdvocate, 20 Jul
2015
 COMMUNICATING
WITH PARENTS
Facebook liked by parents
The Mercury, 17 Jul 2015
Schools that
use a Facebook page to provide responsive information-sharing with
parents are doing what parents want, Rooty Hill
principal and keynote speaker at a UTAS symposium Christine Cawsey
said yesterday...
TASMANIAN
EDUCATION SYSTEM
Symposium told teamwork and
leadership skills fundamental
The Mercury, 16 Jul 2015
A former
adviser to Barack Obama told the UTAS Education Transformation
Symposium that today's children needed four particular skills
related to teamwork and leadership...
Symposium an opportunity to
learn from others,
The Mercury (editorial), 15 Jul 2015
Educators push the envelope, The Mercury, 15 Jul 2015
Tas school system 'back on even keel', says Colin Pettit, The
Mercury, 16 Jul 2015
Education Transformation
Symposium,
UTAS
ATHLETICS
Jack Hale misses out on final
ABC Radio, 16 Jul 2015
9.37am
 Tasmanian sprinter Jack Hale has come sixth
in his World Youth Championships 100-metres semi-final in Colombia,
missing out on progressing to the final...
Jack Hale makes 200m
semi-finals, The Mercury, 18 Jul 2015
Disqualified due to false start, ABC News, 19 Jul 2015
 GREEK DEBT
CRISIS
Greek
parliament approves deal
ABC Radio, 16 Jul 2015
8.59am
The Greek parliament has voted to
support the eurozone bailout deal.
TASMANIAN
EDUCATIONAL APPS
Tas literacy app a world first
The Mercury, 15 Jul 2015
An award-winning app to improve
children's skills in reading for understanding has been produced by
Burnie PhD student Michelle Somerton...
 ASTRONOMY
Pluto's mountains revealed
Tas Govt media release, 11 Jul 2015
Detailed images showing Pluto's mountain ranges have been received
from NASA's New Horizons probe...
New Pluto images show icy
plains,
ABC News, 18 Jul 2015
 SCHOOL
SYSTEM
Double trouble with single-sex
schools
The Conversation (opinion by
Anna Dabrowski), 15 Jul 2015
Single-sex schools have no place in Australia, a
researcher argues...
 THINKING
SKILLS
Encouraging argument
The Conversation (opinion by
Peter Ellerton), 14 Jul 2015
The natural
tendency of young children to ask "why" can be exploited to
encourage them to develop critical thinking and inquiry skills, a
lecturer explains...
USING
COMPUTERS
How should you use a laptop or tablet
to take notes?
The Conversation (opinion by
Claire Brown), 14 Jul 2015
 When students
use electronic devices to take notes, teachers should make them
aware of how their memory works, address the issue of trying to
multi-task and help students learn about the tools available for
note-takers, a researcher writes...
EDUCATIONAL APPS
Evaluating educational apps
The Conversation (opinion by
Nicola Yelland), 13 Jul 2015
 Whether
limited in design or sufficiently "open" to promote creativity, apps
described as "educational" usually have great educational potential
for children, particularly if a range of apps is used, a professor
of education argues...
TASMANIAN
EDUCATION SYSTEM
Education symposium
The Mercury, 12 Jul 2015
The University of Tasmania will this
week host a symposium on ways to improve school education in
Tasmania, in particular addressing retention, aspirations and
overseas experience. It will include a follow-up from the Dark MOFO
Hothouse event...
Education Transformation
Symposium,
UTAS
EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
TASC task
Tas Govt media release, 11 Jul 2015
 The
Minister for Education and Training, Jeremy Rockliff, has announced
that Jennifer Earle will be the Executive Officer of the Office of
Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification which replaces the
Tasmanian Qualifications Authority...
 CHILD
STUDIES
New booklet on feeding infants and
toddlers
Tas Govt media release, 10 Jul 2015
Start Them Right, a
free eating and food preparation guide for those with children under
five, has been launched by the Minister for Health, Michael Ferguson...
Download
Start Them Right (pdf file), DHHS website
EDUCATION
FUNDING
Raw deal for government school
students
The Mercury, 6 Jul 2015
 Real state plus federal education funding per government
school student in Australia fell by 1.9 per cent between 2009 and
2013 compared with a rise of 8 per cent for Catholic and independent
school students, figures prepared by retired economist Trevor
Cobbold show...
Slump in public school
funding,
The Courier, 6 Jul 2015
School funding myths, The Conversation (opinion by Glenn C.
Savage), 9 Jul 2015
GREEK DEBT
CRISIS
Greeks vote 'No'
ABC News, 6 Jul 2015
Austerity-weary Greeks have pushed
Greece further towards the eurozone brink by supporting their prime
minister and voting a resounding 'No' in Sunday's referendum...
HOMEWORK
School holiday homework increasing
SMH, 5 Jul 2015
Australian
15-year-olds are required to do about six hours of homework per week
whereas in virtual exemplar Finland such students rarely receive
homework. The OECD average is 4.9 hours per week...
REVIEW OF THE
EDUCATION ACT
Dates of Education Act forums
announced
Tas Govt media release, 4
Jul 2015
Dates of forums to
discuss issues relating to the Education Act have been announced for
Hobart, Glenorchy, Launceston, St Helens, Devonport,
Burnie and Queenstown...
AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
Domestic violence in NSW curriculum
Illawarra Mercury, 4 Jul
2015
 The NSW Years 7-10 school curriculum
now specifically includes domestic violence prevention, as a result
of the efforts of a 14-year-old student...
 FOOTBALL
Crows coach dead: son charged
ABC News, 3 Jul 2015
The 26-year-old son of Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh has been
charged with the murder of his father...
STUDENT
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
First ten school nurses emerge
Tas Govt media release, 3
Jul 2015
Five primary school nurses and five
secondary school nurses took part in an induction program today,
education minister Jeremy Rockliff has announced...
See
lists of schools involved
Nurses return, The Examiner, 3 Jul 2015
TASMANIAN
SCHOOLS
$7m upgrade for Kings Meadows
Tas Govt media release, 2
Jul 2015
 Refurbishments at Kings Meadows High
School totalling over $7 million include new grade learning areas
and MDT, art and amenity facilities...
 AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
What role for schools in countering
violent extremism?
The Conversation (opinion by
Anne Aly), 2 Jul 2015
Rather than
focus on religions or the Middle East, or on ways to identify
potential jihadi students, schools could counter radicalisation by
skilling students in how to analyse the construction of extremist
messages and challenge extremist messages generally, and in how to
reinforce their existing self-sanctioning abilities, an associate
professor suggests...
CHILD SEXUAL
ABUSE
Former Tas principal guilty
ABC News, 1 Jul 2015
 A former Tasmanian principal has been remanded in custody
after pleading guilty to 17 counts of indecent assault..
Principal transferred after
abusing students, court told, The Examiner, 1 Jul 2015
BULLYING
Overcome bullying through school
culture
The Conversation (opinion by
Sally Varnham), 1 Jul 2015
With the legal consequences of
bullying becoming clearer for schools, the emphasis should now be on
changing school culture rather than simply on avoiding legal
liability, a professor of law argues..
 TASMANIAN
EDUCATION SYSTEM
Tas gets Children's University
Tas Govt media release, 1
Jul 2015
The Tasmanian Children's
University will raise primary and high school student
aspirations by recording participation in learning activities at
specified learning destinations..
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