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6 Connections Between Education And Law

Emma Clemens 24 May, 2018
When I began teaching I never thought I’d be writing a blog post on the intersection between education and the law. However, legal issues relating to the teacher-student and employer-employee…
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Using Samr Model For Ict Integration

Emma Clemens 10 May, 2018
To quote the rationale from BOSTES Science and Technology curriculum, in 21st century education teachers are seeking to provide opportunities for students to ‘think and act critically and creatively…by becoming…
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New Science And Technology Australian Curriculum

Emma Clemens 26 April, 2018
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has developed the Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science and History. In NSW the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) has developed…
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6 Steps To Deal With Bullying

Emma Clemens 12 April, 2018
Jack was nervous about going to school. He knew that Victor was going to use his new hair cut as another opportunity to tear him down. Yesterday it had been…
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How To Encourage Thinking

Emma Clemens 29 March, 2018
I have been challenged this week to consider what it means to create a culture of thinking within the classroom and the wider school environment. Is an effective educational curriculum about…
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New Mathematics Australian Curriculum

Emma Clemens 15 March, 2018
This is the first year of implementation for the Australian Curriculum. This curriculum has been developed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). ACARA has employed rigorous and robust…
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Digital Culture And Sleep Deprivation

Emma Clemens 1 March, 2018
Technology saturates many of our waking moments. But how does it impact our rest and sleep? Technology is an incredibly powerful tool, which can help achieve great educational goals. Therefore,…
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Creating A Positive Digital Footprint

Emma Clemens 1 February, 2018
What is digital citizenship? Today technology pervades very area of life. Our students have access to a range of devices all with internet connectivity, from tablets to televisions to computers…
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10 Tips For Report Writing

Emma Clemens 18 January, 2018
Writing reports can be an overwhelming process for all teachers. Most of us retreat for the first half of Terms 2 and 4, only to emerge bleary eyed and questioning…
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5 Ways Blogging Helps Students Write

Emma Clemens 4 January, 2018
“A blog is about words. Pictures with writing, beautiful quotes, clever topography…A few carefully arranged words can say what thousands can’t and can connect people”. A blog is a fantastic…
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10 Reasons To Use Nearpod

Emma Clemens 21 December, 2017
I run professional development there times a week for the staff at my school and Nearpod has had the greatest take up in classrooms from Kindergarten to Year 6. So…
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Email Treasure Hunts

Emma Clemens 23 November, 2017
A key skill for the Year 3 students at my school is learning to send emails. We coach them on etiquette for composing and responding, the differences between the fields,…
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10 Ways To Use Imovie For Teaching

Emma Clemens 9 November, 2017
At a two day professional development course I connected with a teacher who works in a small rural primary school with six students. She has an iPad for each of…
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A System For Learning To Spell

Emma Clemens 12 October, 2017
At school I scored very well in four unit English, however despite my passion for writing and literary analysis, my reports consistently mentioned my poor spelling. This week I just…
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