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It is with great sadness that we relay from the Coalition of Essential Schools in the USA that their founder Theodore R. Sizer passed away on October 21, 2009.

The Australian National Schools Network (ANSN) is hosting a national forum to discuss the Federal Government’s Education Revolution two years into its term in office, and its impact on school education.

The Deputy Prime Minister the Hon. Julia Gillard will launch this year’s forum and will deliver a précis on the Governments progress and accomplishments to date.

Please note this course has been postponed: click here to register your interest and we will contact you when the new dates have been scheduled.

 This course is also available on demand - if you would like to discuss the possibility of bringing this course to your school or region please click here

This three day professional learning opportunity has been specifically designed to support teachers to develop deeper levels of understanding on how curriculum that involves community partnerships can be utilised to strengthen teaching and learning. This work draws from the 2007 ANSN Curriculum Planning Action Research Hub.

ANSN offers teachers an opportunity to make study tours to schools using innovative thinking and new ideas. A scholarship of $1000 is available to help you to meet teachers making schools better for students and teachers.

Giving teachers opportunities to visit, watch and talk with others in diverse and similar locations is an amazingly powerful tool for professional learning because of the directness of the experience.

1 day hands-on workshop where participants:

• Play and explore Bee Bots
• Make resources for future learning experiences that integrate Bee Bots with their curriculum
• Take back to school collective ideas and strategies for implementing Bee Bots as well as their very own Bee Bot (1 per participant) valued at rrp $88

For the past 10 years the ANSN has been exploring the relationship between teacher work and student work. This has been done with groups of teachers from every phase of schooling and every state and territory.