After completing some very targeted professional development, I plied my skills and my newfound knowledge to developing a whole new work program for year 8 science.
Read More »Reflecting on our practice is an integral part of being a teacher. We need to critically think about our successes, challenges, and future directions.
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Last term I had my first opportunity to mentor a pre-service teacher (known as a student teacher in many parts). I know that he learnt a lot, but I think I might have learnt more!
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The last day of our incredible week dawned bright and cool. We were used to this false weather by now though, the day would eventually get up to 37°C. That didn’t really matter though – we were to spend the…
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The fourth day of our program had a much more relaxed timetable than the first three. It was lovely to be able to slow down a bit and consolidate everything we’d learned so far.
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The third day of the Academy program was quite different to the rest – we spent the entire day out and about exploring some of the most popular science venues of Canberra.
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The first real day of our academy dawned overcast and cool – a bit of false weather which would heat up very quickly. Today was the day we got stuck right into our program, with the primary school and secondary…
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The first ‘day’ of our STEM X Academy was relaxed, giving us a chance to meet the other 70-odd people we would be spending the week with. Participants flew in from around the country, arriving in small waves state-by-state, and…
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