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SPERA: Summit 2011
August 05, 2011
The purpose of the Summit is to produce a set of recommendations for local, state/territory and national governments and agencies, private enterprise, relevant community associations and for wider public interest on Australia's sustainability and the roles of education and rural communities in progressing this.
Read more: http://www.spera.asn.au/articles.php?req=read&article_id=136
Doodle 4 Google 2011 is open! Your Future Australia doodle
July 29, 2011
Lucinda Barlow, Head of Marketing, Google Australia and New Zealand, July 25, 2011
Today I'm so excited to announce that we're running our third Doodle 4 Google in Australia. We're inviting school students in years 1-10 to sharpen their pencils, use their imagination and artistic talent to create a Google doodle depicting their vision for "My Future Australia". The winning doodle will be shown on the Google homepage for a day for millions of Australians to enjoy.
... judges will select finalists across four age groups: Grades 1-3; Grade 4-6; Grades 7-8, and Grades 9-10, whose doodles will be shown online and hung in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. We'll ask the public to vote on their favourite doodles from each age group and the winners will receive fantastic technology prizes for themselves and their schools, including laptops, interactive whiteboards and $10,000 worth of technology for the National winner's school. Google's original doodler, webmaster Dennis Hwang, will select the overall national winner to be shown on the homepage.
During July, Google is sending out information packs to every Australian school. To take part, please register your school by 26 August, and all doodles must be submitted by 23 September.
Read more: http://google.com.au/doodle4google.
Literacy and Numeracy Rewards Funding
June 30, 2011
School Education Minister Peter Garrett announced today that "Australian students will benefit from over $138 million in Commonwealth reward funding for meeting targets under the Smarter Schools National Partnership for Literacy and Numeracy". Up to $540 million in funding will be provided "over four years under the National Partnership for Literacy and Numeracy, including up to $350 million in reward payments in 2010-11 and 2011-12".
"The Partnership focuses on improving literacy and numeracy, building stronger school leadership, and using performance information to identify where students need support. Schools have used the Partnership funding to invest in a range of innovative teaching programs, such as employing literacy and numeracy coaches, delivering personalised learning plans for disadvantaged and Indigenous students, and targeted home reading programs".
To read the full release go to http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Garrett/Media/Releases/Pages/Article_110628_094804.aspx
New 'ESL in the mainstream for the early learner' course
May 18, 2011
We have just listed a new venue for our 'ESL in the mainstream for early learners' course. It is being run at the Hedley Beare Centre for Teaching and Learning in Canberra, ACT, Australia. The timeline for enrolling is very short as the course will start on Monday, 27 June 2011.
To get more details or to enrol click on the following link. http://www.unlockingtheworld.com/training_venues