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Nature Insect Car wins the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Some brilliant thinking won Claudia the national prize.

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.

Looking out for educator wellbeing The important link between well-supported staff, student engagement and results.

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.

Teacher-student relationships core to student attitudes to school Kind, helpful and funny teachers encourage a lasting positive attitude in children towards school.

Tips for how teachers can talk to children about COVID-19 The virus has yet to fully go away.

Online writing festival for primary school kids Online festival gives students the opportunity to team up with some of Australia's best authors.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

How teachers can prevent post-pandemic burnout During a stressful time there are strategies to avoid burnout.