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Recent headlines . . .
My School website crashes
NATIONAL – The Australian Curriculum
Assessment and Reporting Authority has said the controversial
My School website was ‘overwhelmed’ with traffic
upon its launch, causing it to crash.
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High achieving principal criticises My School
website
NATIONAL – ‘The Hills Shire
Times’ has reported that the principal of the top ranked
government school on the new My School website, Larissa
Treskin, has said, “the website does not give an accurate
picture of what schools do offer”.
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Newspaper considers My School website results
for ACT schools
ACT – Analysis conducted by ‘The
Canberra Times’ has revealed that independent schools
with students from advantaged backgrounds are achieving
the ACT’s top student performance results.
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newspaper report
Public school results shine
NSW – The My School website has
revealed that some public schools are achieving better academic
results than that of private schools, according to ‘The
Daily Telegraph’.
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newspaper report
Helping Haiti
NATIONAL – Working with Save the
Children and Plan International, charitable organisation
SchoolAid is helping develop programs to improve the lives
of children in Haiti.
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newspaper report
Forbidden fruit
NSW – Some schools in NSW have banned
food such as egg, kiwi fruit and banana in a bid to protect
students with food allergies.
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newspaper report
School branches into secondary education
QLD – Pacific Valley Christian School
at Townsend is now educating high school students, only
one year after opening.
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newspaper report
Retiring after 50 years in education
QLD – Denis Frederiksen is retiring
from his position as headmaster at Ipswich Grammar School
after 50 successful years in the Queensland education system.
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newspaper report
Opinion . . .
The impact of quality teachers on student
results
NATIONAL – Writer and senior English
secondary teacher, Christopher Bantick, writes about the
link between quality teachers, student performance outcomes,
and the My School website.
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newspaper report
Newspaper hails My School website
NATIONAL – This editorial in 'The
Sunday Telegraph' has described the launch of the My School
website as "the most well-received and impressive release
of information to the public" in modern Australian
political history.
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newspaper report
The Apple iPad in schools
WORLD – This article in PC World
looks at the new Apple iPad and its value for educational
institutions.
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newspaper report
Good news . . .
First steps toward learning
NSW – Anna Wilson is one of the
many prep students starting school for the first time this
year.
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newspaper report
International
Crucifix ruling appeal
ITALY – Italy has appealed against
a ruling by The European Court of Human Rights that found
that the hanging of crucifixes in state school classrooms
undermined the right to a secular education.
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newspaper report
Devastation in Port-au-Prince halts education
HAITI – Schools in earthquake devastated
Port-au-Prince are struggling to regroup after losing teachers,
students and school buildings.
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newspaper report
ACEL Noticeboard
Douglas Reeves 2010 - Travelling Scholar
Dr Reeves has previously addressed the Australia
Council of Educational Leaders (ACEL) in October 2008 and
has worked with educational leaders in Sydney, Melbourne,
Canberra, and Adelaide in 2009. In this Traveling Scholar
Program, he will bring entirely new material to participants.
Dr Douglas Reeves is the founder of The Leadership and Learning
Center. He has worked with education, business, nonprofit,
and government organizations throughout the world. The author
of more than 20 books and many articles on leadership and
organizational effectiveness, he has twice been named
to the Harvard University Distinguished Authors Series.
Dr Reeves was named the Brock International Laureate for
his contributions to educati on. He also received the Distinguished
Service Award from the National Association of Secondary
School Principals and the Parents Choice Award for his writing
for children and parents.
Brisbane:
Monday 15th March 2010
9am - 4pm
Canberra
Tuesday 16th March 2010
4pm - 9pm
Melbourne
Wednesday 17th March 2010
9am - 4pm
Launceston
Thursday 18th March 2010
9am - 4pm
Perth
Friday 19th March 2010
9am - 4pm
Sydney
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
9am - 4pm
Adelaide
Wednesday 24th March 2010
9am - 4pm
For more information visit the ACEL
website.
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