Edited by Keith Redman

• DigiKids workshops launched in Brisbane and Melbourne
• Want to know more about Bee Bots?
• More reading about using technologies in the early years classroom
• Using protocols to get the most out of materials
• Dimensions of Learning (DoL) workshop in Adelaide
• Update on CLL
• ANSN Networkers March workshops
• Changing role for John Hogan
• Reminders of ANSN activities

A suggested way to maximise the value of reading resources, for example the KidSmart Snapshots, could be to use them with the Final Word Protocol, within a staff or team meeting.

• ANSN Networkers March workshops
• ANSN Board meeting
• Dimensions of Learning (DoL) – the CQU Partnership
• Dimensions of Learning Hub in Victoria – workshop on 11 and 12 March
• The ANSN DigiKids Hubs
• The Habits of Mind Hub
• How does E-News look on your screen?
• Some challenging reading
• Reminders of ANSN activities
  

• Advanced Cognitive Coaching Course held in Tasmania
• Big Picture Education course held at Murdoch University
• First ANSN Snapshot for 2008: Matthew Brown on Big Picture
• ANSN Networkers December meeting
• The ANSN DigiKids and Dimensions of Learning Hubs
• The ANSN Interactive White Board (IWB) Hubs
• Information about the Habits of Mind Hub and the Curriculum Planning Hub
• Opportunities for training in Action Learning or in Protocols
• Some challenging reading
• Reminders of ANSN activities
  

ANSN Snapshot Number 1 for 2008 is by Matthew Brown, from Tasmania. He reflects on what he drew from a Big Picture Workshop early in 2007, and how he related this to his thinking and practice, in a primary classroom and in a broader educational context.

Article from Education Times, Vol 15, No 18, 8 November 2007

By Melanie Corben

EVERYONE knows that habits are hard to make (and break), but educators who attended the travelling Habits of Mind International Expo in Melbourne and Auckland, recently came away with a range of innovative ideas to help students behave intelligently when they ‘don't know all the answers'.

2008 Memberships to the Habits of Mind Hub of the Australian National Schools Network are now being invited. The Habits of Mind hub has become a world leader in providing ongoing, collaborative, and generative support to schools seeking to infuse the Habits of Mind into their culture and curriculum.

Click here to go to the Habits of Mind Hub page for more details.

hom 2007 book sample

The first International Habits of Mind Expo was successfully held in Melbourne and Auckland in October 2008. Over 350 educators from around the world experienced first hand the lessons learnt by leading schools from Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Feedback from the Expo has been overwhelmingly positive and plans are now afoot for a similar event in 2008!

The 40 page conference book, containing these schools stories can now be purchased for $20 plus shipping. Log in for the 20% member discount.

Click the cover to see inside(contents) the book.

The ANSN and IBM as partners have documented and produced 11 snapshotsthat showcase early childhood teachers and their journeys inimplementing technology with a play-based curriculum. These snapshotsare designed to celebrate and share the cumulative learning of teacherswho have explored and developed innovative teaching practices throughtechnology integration, based on their participation in the IBMKidSmart project.