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TheSchoolDaily for Tuesday, 14 May 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." TheSchoolDaily is sponsored by: * ASCD http://www.ascd.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION NEWS LENGTHY TEACHERS' DISPUTE UNEXCEPTIONAL SAYS CLARK http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12840 Prime Minister Helen Clark says there is nothing unusual about the length of the secondary school teachers' pay dispute reports the New Zealand Herald. STANHOPE TAKES STEPS TOWARDS RECONCILIATION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12809 Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, has announced two important initiatives on the path to reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians ... SCHOOLS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12810 Physical education programs in schools will play a critical role in the success of the Western Australian Government's Physical Activity Taskforce, Education and Sport and Recreation Minister Alan Carpenter has said ... EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SCIENCE TO TAKE BUDGET CENTRE STAGE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12811 Next week's State Budget will put education, training and science at the forefront of the Government's economic agenda for Western Australia, Premier Geoff Gallop has announced ... ACT PRINCIPALS TO RECEIVE 14% SALARY INCREASE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12813 ACT Minister for Education, Simon Corbell has welcomed an overwhelming vote by principals in ACT government schools to accept the Stanhope Government's offer of a 14 per cent salary increase over nineteen months ... NO TAKERS FOR THE HOTTEST SEAT IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12822 On South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, parents with children at a key area school have been forced to cobble together an annual $4000 salary top-up to secure a principal reports The Australian. PRINCIPAL'S JOB A TURN-OFF http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12823 Teachers are steering clear of the principal's chair because of the perception that the top job in schools is too stressful, demanding and unrewarding reports The Australian. SECONDARY SCHOOLS 'FAILING TO SPOT' AUTISM IN PUPILS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12820 Children with autism may be struggling on undiagnosed at secondary school or even being excluded altogether from mainstream education, according to a report from the National Autistic Society reports UK's Guardian. TORIES: LET PARENTS SET UP SCHOOLS http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12821 Parents frustrated with failing inner-city comprehensives could be allowed to set up their own schools under radical plans to be unveiled by the Tories this week reports UK's Guardian. SIR EDMUND RECALLS STRAIGHTENING OUT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200308a1601,FF.html THE 'BONER' ESSAY - YOU DECIDE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200526a11,FF.html DENTAL RULING HAILED http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1199263a1940,FF.html SPECIAL SCHOOL FINDS HOME, SEEKS STUDENTS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200407a1900,FF.html 'BONER' ESSAY BACKED http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200251a1601,FF.html VANDALS TARGET SCHOOLS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200906a1940,FF.html SPECIAL TEAM TAKES OVER RUNNING OF NORTHLAND POLYTECHNIC http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200106a1800,FF.html TEMUKA HIGH SNAPS UP AWARDS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200806a2022,FF.html LESSON IN THE PINES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200800a1940,FF.html SCHOOL RAIDS BUST NO ONE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200866a4081,FF.html PUPIL ACCUSED OF PULLING TEACHER'S HAIR IN COUNSELLING http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200875a1700,FF.html BEACONSFIELD WORD GURUS RETAIN SPELLING TITLE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200874a2022,FF.html MACLEOD WINS MAHURANGI COLLEGE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200433a1927,FF.html THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THE HORSE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200742a1942,FF.html NESTLE LAUNCH http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200431a1927,FF.html NGARUAWAHIA READY TO DEFEND CHALLENGE TITLE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200083a1601,FF.html STUDENTS FACE ROCK CHALLENGE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1199333a2022,FF.html PUPIL STAYS, TEACHER WALKS AFTER INCIDENT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200447a11,FF.html SUPPORT FOR 'BONER' ESSAY http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200518a4621,FF.html TEACHER LEAVES AFTER HAIR-PULLING INCIDENT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200471a1700,FF.html A VISION OF KIWI INNOVATION http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1200501a1865,FF.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12819 Find out the currencies of the following countries: 1. Botswana 2. Canada 3. Cuba 4. Thailand Answers... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEACHERS Teachers@Work - 'Icebergs & Understanding' http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12814 The difficulty with rich information environments is that they can result in "information over-load". Students struggle with a double barrel problem. Not only are they swimming in an information ocean, but they also find themselves struggling with a wide range of formats and genre with which they have previously not had to deal. Couple this with the fact that the information that they receive is interpreted via their present understanding of the topic, which in turn is wrapped up in their conceptual worldview ... 'ICT Advice' - an easy-to-use, tailored site for teachers http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12670 'I keep coming back for more', 'classroom teacher': the new web site 'ICT Advice' from BECTa (British Educational Communications and Technology agency) is divided into three main sections: ' 'What is...', How to...', and 'Inspire me'. Each of these, features detailed explanatory information on software, hardware, curriculum, management and more, tailored to your individual needs, depending on your role. There's also the latest news, events (ICT Latest) and links elsewhere. Just select your role from the list and you will be presented with a page tailored with the information you might need ... Online Unit Writers: Unitec In Schools http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=12775 UNITEC in Schools is seeking to contract outstanding secondary school teachers to write full teaching units for the Social Science Community on the Ministry of Education's website (TKI). They are also seeking innovative primary teachers and secondary social science, commerce, technology, arts, science and mathematics teachers, who understand the link between language and learning, to write units suitable for non English-speaking background students, for our NESB Online website ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEARNZ2002 'Mountains of Mana' - Aoraki/Mt Cook and Auckland Volcanoes - register now! http://www.learnz.org.nz/2002/ Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com For school audioconferencing POLYCOMs are essential http://www.learnz.org.nz/polycom/ LEARNZ-Nepal 'Mountain Connections' - for New Zealand schools - register now! http://www.learnz.org/nepal 'Read and Write 5.0' - an easy to use toolbar providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz ASCD for professional development opportunities and services for educators http://www.ascd.org/joinascd.html ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
