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ARCHAEOLOGY
Oldest animal cave painting found
The
Conversation (opinion), 14 Jan 2021 2020
A painting of a pig in an Indonesian cave is
believed to be 45,500 years old
CORONAVIRUS
Tas quarantine of 14 days for Sydney people
Tas
Govt media release, 19 Dec 2020
 Travellers to Tasmania from the
Greater Sydney area will have to undergo 14 days of quarantine,
premier Peter Gutwein said today.
Northern Beaches residents are not allowed to enter at
all (unless they are returning Tasmanians).
YACHT RACE FUTURE IN QUESTION: The new restriction will
need to be considered by Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race organisers.
TESTING CLINIC: The testing clinic at Princes Wharf 1
which was due to relocate to Melville Street will remain open
until at least Tuesday next week. The new Melville Street clinic
will still open on Monday, providing central Hobart with two
clinics for the time being.
UPDATE 23 Dec 2020:
PW1 clinic closed.
Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race updates page
CORONAVIRUS
Jump in COVID cases expected
ABC
News, 18 Dec 2020
 The number of coronavirus cases
in the Northern Beaches area of NSW jumped to 17 overnight but
announcement of a significant further rise is expected at
11.00am today.
Tas Govt message to Northern Beaches travellers
(Tas Govt)
Northern Beaches Tas travel alert -
travel passes cancelled in Tas (Tas Govt)
UPDATE:
NSW outbreak grows to 28 cases (ABC News, 11.15am, 18 Dec
2020)
UPDATE:
Northern Beaches cluster grows by 13 (ABC News, 19 Dec
2020)
STUDENT SUPPORT
Helping struggling students
The
Conversation (opinion) , 17 Dec 2020
Five evidence-based ways teachers can help
struggling students are presented by four Monash University
academics.
US ELECTION
Biden presidency confirmed
ABC
News, 15 Dec 2020
 US electoral college voting has
passed the threshold of 270 votes necessary for Joe Biden to be
declared President.
TASMANIAN FAUNA
Tas devil on track to survive
The
Conversation (opinion by Hamish McCallum and Austin H. Patton), 11 Dec 2020
Genomic testing shows that the Tasmanian devil
population now appears likely to survive the facial tumour
disease, scientists say. However, reintroducing current captive
devils could derail this projected successful recovery.
MOBILE PHONES IN
SCHOOL
Little evidence for phone bans
The
Conversation (opinion by Marilyn Campbell and Amanda Third), 10 Dec 2020
 Evidence that banning the use
of mobile phones in schools improves student outcomes is lacking
or misinterpreted, two academics say.
CORONAVIRUS
Fourth COVID case
ABC
News, 10 Dec 2020
 A man who is part of the family
of yesterday's three Tasmanian quarantine COVID cases has also
tested positive for the virus.
CORONAVIRUS
Hobart CBD COVID testing clinic moves
Tas
Govt media release, 9 Dec 2020
The COVID testing clinic
currently located at Princes Wharf in the Salamanca area of
Hobart will be relocated to the old Webster car park near the
corner of Argyle and Melville streets from Sunday 20 December
2020.
CORONAVIRUS
Three COVID cases in Tasmania
ABC
News, 9 Dec 2020
A woman and two children under
10 have tested positive for the coronavirus while being held in
quarantine at the Best Western Hotel in Hobart.
SCIENCE AND MATHS
Aussie kids improve in science and maths
The
Conversation (opinion by Sue Thompson), 9 Dec 2020
 The performance of Australian
children in maths and science has improved relative to the
performance of students in other countries, a TIMMS (Trends in
International Mathematics and Science Study) survey shows.
FINANCIAL LITERACY
No more school banking in Vic
The
Conversation (opinion by Catherine Attard), 4 Dec 2020
 Victoria will ban all school
banking-related financial literacy schemes from 2021 such as the
Commonwealth Bank's Dollarmites program.
SEXUAL ABUSE
Abuse inquiry portal online
Tas
Govt media release, 2 Dec 2020
 A
special portal will facilitate the lodging
of submissions for the Tasmanian government's 2021 Commission of
Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which is investigating
responses to allegations of abuse within Tasmanian government
agencies.
The portal can also be used for submissions to
existing inquiries.
Commission of
Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (website), Department of
Justice, Tas Govt
Statement by Premier, 23 Nov 2020
TAFE
New CEO for TasTAFE named
Tas
Govt media release, 2 Dec 2020
 Grant Dehar from Victoria has
been appointed as the new CEO of TasTAFE, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff announced today.
JUSTICE
Teddy Sheean gets his just award
ABC
News, 1 Dec 2020
World War 2 seaman Teddy Sheean today
posthumously was the first member of the Navy to receive the
Victoria Cross.
Justice for Teddy Sheean at last, Guy Barnett, Minister for
Veterans' Affairs, 30 Nov 2020
WEATHER ALERT
Damaging winds on way
BoM
website, 1 Dec 2020
 Winds gusting to around 100 km/h across
Tasmania, apart from the central north,
are expected today (Tuesday) and tomorrow.
BoM
warnings
Power outages
Road
closures (Police)
SES
The Mercury
website
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Concept designs completed
Tas Govt media release, 30 Nov 2020
 Concept designs for the
new Child and Family Centres at the Sorell and East Tamar
schools are now ready, education minister Jeremy Rockliff says.
LITERACY
Phonics check now statewide
Tas Govt media release, 26 Nov 2020
 The Year One Phonics
Check will be made available online to all Tasmanian government
primary and district schools.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
$4.9m over three years for early learners
Tas Govt media release, 24 Nov 2020
A boost in funding for
government school students in the early years will be provided
from next year, education minister Jeremy Rockliff says.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
New Town High and Ogilvie to be co-ed from 2022
Tas Govt media release, 24 Nov 2020
 Ogilvie High School and
New Town High School, Tasmania's only government single-sex
schools, will be co-educational from 2022, education minister
Jeremy Rockliff announced at an Estimates hearing this morning.
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Cosgrove shifts to Claremont College site
Cosgrove High School Facebook, 23 Nov 2020
Cosgrove High School
students will resume face-to-face lessons on Thursday this week,
but at the Claremont College site and for at least the next two
weeks.
Details are provided in a
letter sent to parents [pdf] today.
Letter to parents [pdf], Cosgrove
High School, 23 Nov 2020
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Teens held
over Cosgrove High fire
The Mercury, 23 Nov 2020
A girl aged 17 years
and a boy aged 15 have been charged with arson following the
fire at Cosgrove High School.
School
closure to continue:
Cosgrove High School
will be closed to students on Tuesday and Wednesday. Plans for
Thursday onwards will be announced later today (CHS Facebook
page, 23 Nov 2020)
TASMANIAN SCHOOLS
Cosgrove High closed to students on Monday
The Mercury, 22 Nov 2020
Students have been told
not to attend Cosgrove High School on Monday, to allow
investigations and safety operations to continue following a fire on Saturday night.
See also
Cosgrove
High School Facebook page: "To ensure safety
of students and staff, Cosgrove High School will be closed
tomorrow - Monday 23/11/20"
COROAVIRUS
Only one new
case in SA
ABC News, 22 Nov 2020
 South Australia has recorded one new case of
coronavirus, an overseas traveller already in quarantine.
Twenty-one staff and contacts related to the Woodville pizza
shop have been placed into quarantine.
CORONAVIRUS
SA pizza worker lied
ABC News, 20 Nov 2020
SA's strict lockdown will be lifted to allow family groups to exercise and
from midnight Saturday night for a range of
business and community activities to recommence.
FALSE BASIS FOR DECISION: It
has been revealed that a person now known to be a second pizza
shop worker had lied in claiming he had been a customer. That
false information suggested the risk of spread was greater
and helped form the trigger that sent the state into lockdown.
CASES UPDATE: Three new cases have been
identified in the last 24 hours, both of them in quarantine. The
number of cases linked to the Parafield cluster is now 25.
BUDGET RESPONSE
Greens Budget alternative
TasGreens website, 19 Nov 2020
 The Tasmanian Greens' Alternative Budget features a
guaranteed quality for Tasmanian schools, tutoring for students
below national standards and extra teachers and support staff,
Greens leader Cassy O'Connnor says.
Greens Alternative Budget 2020-21
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What we know about children and COVID, outbreaks in schools and what
to do.
TASMANIAN
HISTORY
Beatties
Studio photos
Thousands of Beatties Studio photos of early Tasmania are being
placed online.
CORONAVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-safe socialising for Tasmanians
Tas Govt media release, 6 Nov 2020
Events Framework
"A Framework for COVID-19 Safe
Activities and Events in Tasmania"
FACE MASKS
Which mask should I wear?
Surgical mask, cloth mask or bandana? (The Conversation, 10 Jul 2020).
FACE MASKS
Which way round?
Don't wear your face mask inside out. (smartairfilters.com ).
FACE MASKS
How to make a cloth face mask
Instructions on how to make a face mask, and
related issues (The Conversation, 7 Jul 2020)
CORONAVIRUS
 ABC Coronavirus Story Streams
State of Emergency extended (Tas Govt media
release, 9 Jul 2020)
Extra Tas border restrictions (Tas Govt
media release, 8 Jul 2020)
Roadmap to Recovery (Tas)
COVIDSafe app
Read about the COVIDSafe app and
download it free from the Apple or Google app store.
North west outbreak report [pdf]
(Tas Govt website, 30 Apr 2020)
ONLINE GAME
Social Distance Dash
In this free online coronavirus safety game
for kids, the aim is to deliver a roll of toilet paper to your
grandmother while keeping 1.5 metres away from others and
collecting as much hand sanitiser as you can. Page shows a video
demo at the top. Scroll down for
computer
or
mobile version.
CORONAVIRUS
Dramatic handwashing demo
A simple experiment using black pepper and
water hammers home to students the powerful effect soap has when
they use it to wash their hands. (From metro.co.uk)
ABC
Education: Online learning resources
ABC Coronavirus news stories pages
COVID-19 Cyber security tips for when working from home
The
Conversation's COVID-19 articles
Google's COVID-19
resource
The articles from The Conversation that were previously
listed here may be found on The Conversation's special
COVID-19 page
New sites (cont'd)
ANIMAL WELFARE
Horse
racing animal welfare puzzles
Melbourne Cup
activities?
New crossword and
word find puzzles with a horse racing animal
welfare theme are available on ausclassroom.com.
MEMORY AND LEARNING
Learning tips for revising students
(From Amina Youssef-Shalala, The Conversation,
7 Oct 2019)
TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL HISTORY
How early Tasmanian Aboriginals influenced the landscape
Archaeological research suggests that the nature
of land and whether it was close to the coast was more important to
Tasmanian Aboriginals than vegetation type.
(From The Conversation, 4 Oct 2019)
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change action for individuals
What can people do in their daily
lives to help counter climate change?
(From Nick Golledge, The Conversation,
2 Oct 2019)
LITERACY
10 ways to get the most out of silent reading
Silent sustained reading for
pleasure needs to be encouraged but it is declining in some schools.
(From Margaret Kristin Merga, The Conversation,
23 Sep 2019)
MATHEMATICS
How was maths discovered?
A simplified response to questions asking how maths was discovered
and who made up the rules of mathematics.
(From Linda Galligan, The Conversation,
22 Aug 2019)
INTERNET LITERACY
How to spot a fake review
Online reviews of hotel accommodation and other services and
products are sometimes rigged. Find out how to identify a genuine
review.
And try the simple five-question online test to see
whether you are as good as you think you are at spotting fake
reviews.
(From Adrian R. Camilleri, The Conversation,
12 Aug 2019)
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Virtual
Hobart Town
See computer-generated still and 360-degree panoramic images of
Hobart Town in the 1820s.
Virtual Hobart
Town YouTube teaser
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
What is a cold front?
Find out what a cold front is and how it can adversely affect our
weather, particularly here in Tasmania. Bonus: information about
warm fronts. From ABC Weather.
SOCCER IN THE CLASSROOM
Everyone's Game
SBS teaching resource for Years 5-8 prepared to coincide with the
Matildas, Australia's women's soccer team, participating in the FIFA
Women's World Cup..
Everyone's Game Classroom Resource Teacher Notes
[pdf]
Quizzes, videos and classroom material
STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
Concussion
in Sport Australia
Information and resources on the dangers of concussion in sport,
from the Australian Sports Commission. See especially the
Parents and Teachers section.
WATER SAFETY
Beachsafe
The BeachSafe website, run by Surf Life Saving
Australia, provides patrolling details and current water and weather
conditions for just about every beach in Australia.
Scroll down for the beaches near your location.
Click on beach thumbnail or name for patrol, weather and
water details.
For more, including a search box for other beaches, click
Explore
WATER SAFETY
Surf Life Saving Tasmania
Surf Life Saving Tasmania services include the
provision of water safety advice and lifeguards for school
water-related events.
Beach safety top tips
Book a
lifeguard
DINOSAURS
TMAG dinosaur exhibition
Fri 7 Dec
2018 - Sun 5 May 2019
The Dinosaur rEvolution (not a
typo) exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery uses
animatronics and 3D models.
There are entry fees.
See also the
school bookings page.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Hobart's coastal defences
Several gun batteries were built on the shores
of Hobart's River Derwent in the nineteenth century.
TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL CULTURE
The Orb
 Outstanding quality short videos and other teaching
materials to give students of all ages an appreciation of Tasmanian
Aboriginal culture.
See also the DoE's
The Orb web page
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