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 There is a lot on offer at the University of Sydney from April 24th through until May 22nd, 2025 - a whole month of online courses about Australian Children's Literature. In conjunction with 'The Children's Book Council of Australia', the 'Illuminating' program is held online and hosted, designed and presented by Professor Alyson Simpson. The course presents the Zoom webinar portion on Thursdays - May 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd @ 6pm ~ 7:30pm AEST. And... the Lectures will be available to view on Fridays - April 25th, May 2nd, 9th and 16th.  So, what is in it this time, you ask?
Well, it will highlight the CBCA Shortlist and all the Award winners. You'll get valuable content and discussion of the teaching realm and what can be done to support student ~ readers. Below is a quick breakdown of the content: Week 1 - May 1 - Reading for pleasure and why your choice matters Week 2 - May 18 - engaging the reader through picture book novels, and non-fiction Week 3 - May 15 - responding to literature - building a critical awareness through interpreting literary language Week 4 - May 22 - Choosing quality literature - how to find it and why it matters. Of course, you have access to the recorded material - broken up into one-hour blocks. Either way, pop over to the CBCA Link and find out everything you need to enjoy this short course and register. If you need some questions answered, then contact: [email protected] OR ring: 02 9351 6329 PS - It is only $99AUD so get in fast! ENJOY!!!!!  Image - ELK Publishing Although we might think, at birth all organs in the body are complete, this is not the case. The brain is the only organ in the body that is an unfinished work of art. It will continue to mature, grow, regrow and make new connections for more than a decade. Those who think the brain myelination process is finished by the time a child reaches the early age of three years, will be sorely mistaken. Neuronal insulation of electrical connections is propagated as a myelin sheath and it is in the teens years, where we see this process in full swing. We might think teens have switched off or have even lost the ability of language because they answer via grunts or through few words. Well in fact they have. Teens experience a period where the old, unused electrical connections are being shed for newer, appropriate synaptic connections as they gather and process knowledge. The myelin sheath insulates those needed electrical connections. If children do not make sufficient, essential synaptic connections at an early enough age, they will run risk of losing connections that are imperative for the establishment of language, reading etc. due to the heavy demyelination process incurred throughout the teens years.  Fixing a school is something we all can relate to as teachers. However, I don't know if he is doing anything different or revolutionary that hasn't already been tried. Schools - secondary or primary are difficult entities to make passive for the sake of learning; how can we get kids on seats and learning, if they have no respect for teachers in the beginning? I am positive there are schools here in Australia that could benefit from his knowledge. What do you think?
How a high-school principal curbed suspensions with a bit of compassion - http://klou.tt/8em3rwpjezgb Further on this article can be found at: The Globe And Mail | Curbing suspensions with compassion — Rachel Giese (rachel-giese.com) |
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