Students from stage 4-5 will NOT be able to borrow books for themselves from the book room. If a student from stages 4-5 needs to borrow a book then they must go through their teacher who will then take over responsibility for the borrowed book. It's your responsibility to make sure the student returns the book in good condition. Students from stage 6 are allowed

The responsibility for the book room will be split according to stage. Stages 4-5 section: Mrs Lee, Mr Aiken and Mr Simpson will have responsibility for the . Stage 6 section: Mr Watson and Miss Shelley. Online book: Roaster to be created Responsibility for the online book room will lie with a different teacher every semester with this role being open to

Books and resources Topographic Mapping Skills for Secondary Students 2nd Ed. Author : Kleeman Grant. Subject : Geography. Edition  11/05/2005. Publisher  Cambridge University. ISBN : 9780521600064 Earth and Environmental Science the HSC Course. Author: Hubble, Tom. Edition 15/11/2002. National Geographic Magazine (ongoing subscription) Australian Geographic Magazine

Books and resources Practical Exercises On Contour Maps & Weather 2nd Edition. Author: Kucks & Drury. Year: 7-10. Edition 1/01/1994. Publisher: Jacaranda. Skills in Australian Geography 2nd Edition. Author: Kleeman/Peters. Year: 9 & 10. Edition 6/07/2007. ISBN : 9780521692656  Australian Explorations Stage 5 Complete Student Pack 2nd Ed. Author: Kleeman

Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) can be effectively used to enhance teaching and learning in the Religious Studies classroom. Participants will be shown a range of techniques, activities and tools specific to Religious Studies and you will create IWB lesson resources to take back to class ready for use. This course is about using an IWB for teaching and learning. Please note

Differentiation strategies planned and implemented in classroom teaching are fundamental to addressing the needs of all students. This workshop uses a hands-on approach to construct a series of strategies applicable for use in commerce, business studies and economics classrooms. It will address issues concerning low, middle and high order thinking honouring the thoughts of

Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) can be effectively used to enhance teaching and learning in Geography and Mathematics. Participants will be shown a range of techniques, activities and tools particularly relevant to Geography and Mathematics 7-12 by technology and subject specialists. Participants will create IWB lesson resources to take back to class ready for use. This course

Students are engaged by lessons which embed scientific concepts within contemporary issues. They are also engaged when their voice is heard. Teachers will work through a teaching program that focuses on the various aspects of context required in a student-centred classroom. They will apply a contextual approach to a range of lessons which can be used as classroom resources. Audience: Secondary:

Student retention in Languages elective classes is one of the many benefits that differentiated learning can provide. Participants will be guided by research as they apply models of differentiation through the day's workshops. Practical demonstrations will include 'learning stations', differentiated language programs and the use of interactive Moodle websites to support learning. Audience: Primary

Archaeological thinking encourages students undertaking Ancient History to inquire about the past, explore artefacts and develop critical thinking about evidence. This course highlights the latest research into archaeology. It focuses on how artefact analysis can be developed to promote historical thinking, empathy, agency and significance. This course specifically addresses

Hollywood's calling! Here's your chance to direct and star in your own movie. Explore the use of digital storytelling in teaching and learning. Learn about pre and post-production including storyboarding, editing, narrating and adding special effects and music. Work in teams to conceive, shoot and create an original piece. Investigate classroom possibilities during this exciting

With so much interest around using portable devices in the classroom for teaching and learning, the iPad has become the latest must have tool. Come along to this course to learn more about exactly how iPads are providing students with a new way of engaging with subject content, collaborating and creating. The day will be part information session covering case studies and

This session is aimed at all educators K-12. It presents digital literacy as the focus for the learning process delivered in support of curriculum. Digital literacy incorporates information literacy, critical literacy and ICT literacy. Understanding the core skills in digital literacy and being able to integrate these into a curriculum is more critical than before with the

Educational shift, exponential knowledge expansion and technological innovation challenge us to develop problem-solving, collaboration and connectedness in our students. Students increasingly need to develop flexible problem-solving skills and high levels of creativity to be successful learners. This course syncs current research about collaboration, problem solving and critical

Research supports the clear link between staff and student wellbeing. Having functional adults in the school as role models and key adults for many students is an important part of creating a resilient school community. This conference will explore resilience as it relates to school staff and the link between personal empowerment and individual wellbeing. Keynote and workshop

As a General Capability in the Australian Curriculum, creativity has a very specific purpose ñ to enhance and activate real achievement and motivation. A reinvigorated groundswell for big thinking recognises the need to be a problem-poser and a problem-solver in all areas. Other creative thinking components such as imagination and thinking characteristics will be explored.

Google is more than a search engine - it's an online survey tool, 3D model builder, explorer of the earth and sky, picture organiser, RSS feed assistant, literacy studies engager, mapping assistant, archived news finder and more. Come to this hands-on workshop and explore the possibilities of incorporating these free resources into your teaching and learning. There will