Open Culture Matific (K-6) Academics Choice: Smart Media Academics' Choice Awards bring recognition to the best thinking-based products in the industry. Our standardized approach to product evaluation is rooted in constructivist learning theory and based on a proprietary method developed over many lifetimes with the help of countless educators. In order to be selected as an Academics' Choice™ award winner, the submitted product must be determined by our academic board and evaluation teams to have robust educational value and strengthen cognitive skills. We are very proud to have won the Smart Media Award from Academics Choice. Academics Choice: Smart Media Academics' Choice Awards bring recognition to the best thinking-based products in the industry. We are very proud to have won the Smart Media Award from Academics Choice.
Bottled Water Where do we start? Okay, put your hand up if you are happy to pay more than 1,000 times over the cost for anything. No hands showing? Now put your hand up if you would buy a bottle of something down at the shops for $3.50 that you can get for free with no effort. No hands showing? This is what we do with water in Australia. Bottled water has to be pumped out of the ground, packaged, transported and chilled before it gets to us. The manufacture and transport of the plastic bottles for all this water requires over 460,000 barrels of oil.4 Less than 40% of these bottles are recycled; the balance ends up in landfill or in our waterways.7 Recycling 41 plastic bottles saves enough energy to run a fridge for 1 hour or a computer for 17 hours.5 Recycling makes a big difference; the more we recycle the less raw materials we use. When Australia was first introduced to bottled water in the late 1980s, we all thought it was a joke. Where does all this bottled water come from? Back to the tap!
Relief Teacher Association - Professional development courses with like-minded colleagues Can the Relief Teacher Association online PD courses be used towards my accreditation? Yes - if you are a NSW teacher accredited at Proficient level with NESA, your course counts towards your NESA Registered PD hours. The Relief Teacher Association courses are all NESA Registered with the exception of just one, Introduction to relief teaching for graduates as it is not a requirement for teachers who are Conditionally or Provisionally accredited (which graduates are) to have their course hours uploaded onto their NESA account. For all other states and territories in Australia (excluding the ACT) and in New Zealand, it is the teacher's responsibility to keep a full record of their course participation whether this is an offline log or by uploading it onto the online system of the teacher registration body. The requirements of this vary in each country/state/territory so it is best to check with the teacher registration body relevant to you.
Home Prodigy Maths Games (K-7) Facts and figures - Clarence Valley Council Facts and figures on recycling, waste, transport and energy usage in Australia. Paper There are 40,000 sheets A4 sheets of paper in 1 tonne of paper Approximately 600,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard are sent to landfill in NSW each year - this equates to 1,800,000 cubic metres of landfill space Recycling 1 tonne of paper and cardboard saves approximately 13 trees and 1,438 litres of oil Every 100 reams of recycled office paper that is printed double sided saves 2 trees, more than a tonne of greenhouse gas and almost a cubic metre of landfill space Producing paper from recovered fibres consumes 60% less energy and 55% less water than manufacturing paper from virgin pulp Metals Glass Plastics Waste Print cartridges Transport Energy and greenhouse emissions Sourced from Sustainable Choice
Island Survival: A Cooperative Game | Mrs Fintelman Teaches Do you need a great cooperative game? This one will sweep them away. I play Island Survival with year 4, 5, and 6s either at the beginning or end of the year and it is always a hit! They often ask for it again. In Island Survival, students work in small groups to try and survive being marooned on an island through a story that unfolds piece by piece. For example, in one scenario, survival teams have access to a range of resources but a storm washes three away. This game could be used on day one with your new students, after a holiday break, or at any time to reinforce teamwork skills or learning habits that you have been working on together. You can use my slides above or make a copy for yourself to edit in Google Slides. How to Play ROOM SET UP: Group tables together and remove chairs. Variations There are lots of variations you can use and with some creativity it is extremely easy to adapt the game to what you need. SURVIVAL POINTS: The game works both with and without a point system.
Where to Find Good Educational Videos There’s a right and a wrong way to use videos in the classroom. Not all videos are primed for instructional use, and not all instruction lends itself to video. However, pairing a great video with the tools students need to engage with it can lead to a deeper understanding of or alternate perspective on what’s being taught. Check out the September Education Update article “Showing Videos in the Classroom: What’s the Purpose?” to learn three criteria for selecting an effective video and find tips for helping your students “make the shift from vegging out to tuning in for learning.” Once you have identified the criteria to look for, there are tons of places to find both instructional and supplemental videos on whatever topic you’re teaching. General Topics History/Current Events Science Art/Making To learn more about how to effectively incorporate videos into your classroom instruction, read “Showing Videos in the Classroom: What’s the Purpose?”
Microsoft Teams - Tutorials COVID-19 has impacted the lives of people around the world. Many schools around the world are making the difficult decision to temporarily close for the health and safety of students, educators, and staff. Given this, schools are looking for ways to keep students engaged and learning. Here are our top resources to support schools facing closure. ON-DEMAND Webinars: Microsoft Teams for IT Pros View the on-demand webinar series provide key information for schools and IT Pros on how to ramp up quickly with Microsoft Teams: LIVE Webinars: Microsoft Teams for Distance Learning To learn more about Microsoft Teams for Distance Learning, you can join one of our live webinars aimed at teachers, IT admins and school leaders. Webinars: Microsoft Teams for Teachers and IT Admins If you missed one of our live webinars, you can now watch the recordings to learn more about Microsoft Teams for Remote Learning. General Questions and Links Customer Stories
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Product stewardship schemes The NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 provides for the introduction of extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes in NSW. EPR involves producers taking more responsibility for managing the environmental impact of their products throughout their life cycle. Supporting national initiatives The NSW Government supports initiatives under the National Waste Policy. Most notably this has included establishment of an Australian framework for product stewardship, which has been a long-standing focus in NSW. The Commonwealth Product Stewardship Act 2011, which provided the first national approach to voluntary and regulated product stewardship schemes, involves industry taking greater responsibility for the environmental impacts of their products, particularly where they become waste. NSW supports a national approach because many products are sold in national markets and are problematic in all jurisdictions. National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme Packaging waste