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Doubling
Doubling
Online school doubles subscriptions An online schooling platform for Australian and international students from pre-kindergarten to Year 12 has seen a doubling in the number of students subscribing to its website.
Reach out
Reach out
What should educators keep in mind when responding to widespread burnout What sensible steps can we take for ourselves to respond to burnout?
Dr Danielle Einstein
Launch
Launch
Nine ways to help kids to get a job To be successful in finding a job kids need the support of their parents, an early introduction to what work involves and knowledge as to what employers are looking for.
Self directed
Self directed
Independent learning is a skill that needs nurturing When students get to university they’re expected to direct their own learning to a degree and not all of them are able to do it. It is a skill in of itself and should be taught as other skills are.
Changes
Changes
Changing the grammar of schooling post-COVID-19 Tyack and Cuban (1995) note that the ‘grammar’ for schools has changed barely a jot since Charles Dickens’ depiction of the M'Choakumchild School in Hard Times.
Univ-Prof D Klaus Zierer, Ordinarius fur Schulpadagogik, Universitat Augsburg and John Young, Principal, Clarkson Community High
Common
Common
Teachers lack training for dyslexic students Dyslexia is the most common learning difficulty, yet Australia fails to properly support those with the condition.
Advantages
Advantages
More advantages to remote learning found There is building evidence that remote learning is advantageous to low SES students and allows teachers to spend more time with students who need the attention.
Online safety
Online safety
Free online workshop teaches girls to stay safe online Brisbane-based The Tech Girls Movement Foundation is hosting a free online workshop to teach girls and their parents how to best keep safe online. 
Virtual resources
Virtual resources
Virtual resources from The Jewish Holocaust Centre The Jewish Holocaust Centre has built a suite of virtual learning resources and customised virtual workshops which will bring its message to a wider audience.
Online health
Online health
How schools can leverage online health during COVID-19 Online speech pathology and occupational therapy services are suited to the current situation around the virus, therapy works well online with an appropriate support network
Ed Johnson, Chief Clinical Officer and Co-Founder of Umbo
No afro
No afro
Are school dress codes racist? James Emmanuel was born and raised in Orange NSW to immigrant African and Sri Lankan parents so he was always going to stand out. That difference was never more stark than when it came to complying with his independent school’s uniform requirements.
Common
Common
How schools can ensure data remains safe in the age of digital learning and ransomware Ransomware is one of the more common types of online attack.
Rick Vanover, Senior Director of Product Strategy and Nathan Steiner, Head of Systems Engineering ANZ, Veeam