The Curriculum Place
  • General Curriculum
    • Curriculum in Cairns
    • National Goals
    • Cross Curricular
    • General Capabilities
    • EYLF and the AC
  • Assessment and Reporting
    • Using Data
    • Diocesan Policies and Procedures
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    • NAPLAN Analysis
    • Reporting to Parents
  • Pedagogical Practices
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    • Higher Order Thinking
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      • Google Chromebooks
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    • Learning Area Plans
    • Assessment
    • Units of work
    • Support Materials >
      • Sequence and Scope
      • English Blocks
      • Reading >
        • Guided Reading
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        • Teaching Spelling
      • Grammar
  • Maths
    • Learning Area Plans
    • Assessment >
      • Annotated Samples
    • Units of work
    • Support Materials >
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        • FISH thinking strategies
      • MAGs >
        • Prep
        • Year 1
        • Year 2
        • Year 3
        • Year 4
        • Year 5
        • Year 6
      • Mandalany
      • Explicit Teaching Project Numeracy
      • Two Step Problem Solving
      • Professional Learning
  • Science
    • Learning Area Plans
    • Assessment
    • Units of work
    • Support Materials >
      • Sequence and Scope
      • Professional Learning
      • Resources
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
    • History >
      • Learning Area Plans
      • Assessment >
        • Annotated Samples
      • Units of work
      • Support Materials >
        • Sequence and Scope
        • Professional Learning
        • Resources
    • Geography >
      • Learning Area Plans
      • Assessment
      • Units of work
      • Support Materials >
        • Sequence and Scope
        • Professional Learning
        • Resources
    • Civics & Citizenship >
      • Learning Area Plans
      • Assessment
      • Units of Work
      • Support Materials >
        • Sequence and Scope
        • Professional Learning
        • Resources
  • Health & Physical Education
    • Learning Area Plans
    • Assessment
    • Units of Work
    • Support Materials >
      • Sequence and Scope
      • Professional Learning
      • Resources
  • The Arts
    • Units of work
  • Technology
    • Learning Area Plans
    • Assessment
    • Units of work
  • Languages
    • Learning Area Plans
    • Assessment
    • Units of Work
    • Support Materials

Professional Learning

Use IT, Google IT, Teach IT
The focus of this PD day is on increasing the staff capacity to incorporate ICT’s within their teaching practice. All presentations and resources can be
accessed here.

AITSL - Illustrations of Practice
These videos illustrate effective practice for a combination of standards, in a range of contexts.
Access the vignettes.

Google
Google online courses:  has a range of content both created by certified Google teachers or provided by third party sources. 

Web 2.0 - Online
Want to learn more about some of the Web 2.0 tools available for use in your classroom.
Please email 
Rebecca Harris if you have difficulty with access.

YouTube
Identify what it is you would like to do and search for a "How to . . ." on
YouTube

ICT in Everyday Learning: A Toolkit for Teachers 
This website illustrates how pedagogy, content and technology can be successfully and effectively integrated in order to promote learning. A series of activities across year levels F-10 in English, mathematics, science and history suggest practical approaches using the Australian Curriculum to integrate technology into the classroom. Access to tutorials are available in the Tools and Devices section.

This site is available through Scootle and you will need to access this through
CNA.

Byte-Size Challenges
Byte-Size Challenges are designed to be just that ... a small chunk of technology learning that you can undertake in your own time at your own pace. Take a byte . . . .
Access here
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