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Facebook heavy
Facebook heavy
Crisis management with social media There has been plenty to communicate recently and the NSW Department of Education has been relying heavily on social media to do it.
Annual LEA Awards highlight excellence and showcase innovation
Annual LEA Awards highlight excellence and showcase innovation
2020 Awards highlight excellence and innovation in learning environments The 2020 Awards Ceremony was delivered via an engaging video production that highlighted a record 122 entries from Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Be kind
Be kind
Teacher-student relationships core to student attitudes to school Kind, helpful and funny teachers encourage a lasting positive attitude in children towards school.
Chilled and considerate
Chilled and considerate
Tips for how teachers can talk to children about COVID-19 The virus has yet to fully go away.
Danielle Einstein
Online writing festival
Online writing festival
Online writing festival for primary school kids Online festival gives students the opportunity to team up with some of Australia's best authors.
Virtual Wakakirri
Virtual Wakakirri
Wakakirri able to offer limited live events in Term 4 and Wakakirri online Schools in States and Territories around Australia other than Victoria will be able to participate in Wakakirri Online.
Adam Loxley, Festival Director
NESA accredited
NESA accredited
Instructure Canvas has NESA accredited PD program Instructure, the company behind the Canvas LMS has become a New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) accredited professional development provider. 
Designed by educators and architects
Designed by educators and architects
Unboxy – cardboard architecture for the post-COVID classroom Unboxy is the embodiment of constructing ideas, spaces and objects. Hands-on activities give students choice through playful and sensory experiences.
Increased scoial awarness
Increased scoial awarness
Children tell stories of social awareness Use of 'We' in compositions skyrockets and words that have appeared in submissions for the first time reveal a vocabulary driven by current affairs.
Hindsight
Hindsight
The Post Pandemic Professional Learning Community How the crisis may reshape how teachers work together.
Thomas Jones Head of English Learning Area and Level 3 Classroom Teacher at Joseph Banks Secondary College in Banksia Grove, Perth
System improvement
System improvement
Hooker headed to Harvard Scholarship winner to study in Massachusetts.
Manage stress
Manage stress
How teachers can prevent post-pandemic burnout During a stressful time there are strategies to avoid burnout.
Peta Sigley, Co-Founder and Chief Knowledge Officer at Springfox