Library news for the School of Education

On trial until 2 December 2015 ClickView is an Australian video platform for education. The trial provides access to 2,000+ videos covering subject areas such as Business and Health Science. Read more about the Clickview Database SEARCH CLICKVIEW DATABASE Should we buy this database? SUBMIT YOUR EVALUATION

David Bosso recently posted in the Centre for Teaching Quality blog. It makes for interesting reading and seems to bear out the assumption that our obsession with testing and constant assessment, does not equate to a quality or well rounded education. Hi writes, "Finnish students do not begin their formalized education until the age of 7, standardized testing is unheard of in the formative years, and autonomy and play are encouraged throughout the curriculum. Contrast such norms to what is common in the United States, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s observation cuts deeper: “We spend the first years of our children’s lives teaching them how to walk and talk, and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down.” Our system seems intent on control and compliance, rewards and punishments, and a warped sense of rugged individualism that forsakes the value and power of collective responsibility.  "Reprinted with permission from the Center for Teaching Quality, home

RMIT School of Education staff and students are invited to find out more about ARTS:LIVE ( www.artslive.com.au ) on Monday 5 th October 2015 at Bundoora Campus Library from 12.30 to 2.30pm. ARTS:LIVE is an award-winning, online platform for teacher education developed in partnership with Australia’s leading arts organisations. It features hundreds of media-rich resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum and covers Foundation to Year 10. Now helping pre-service teachers at five major universities ‘hit the ground running,’ ARTS:LIVE is also building the confidence of registered teachers in over 60% of Australian primary and secondary  schools. Please contact June Frost on 99256576 or email  june.frost@rmit.edu.au for further information.

On Monday 5th October, Bundoora Library will be hosting some events that will be of interest to preservice teachers and School of Education staff alike.   RMIT Careers service will have an information desk set up in the Library and a careers advisor will be able to answer your questions about jobs, careers and pathways to further study.  Visit the   Careers Toolkit   to get the process going. Representatives from Arts Live and The Song Room will be set up in the Library to showcase their magnificent range of resources for teaching the creative arts in schools.  As teachers you will have access to their site in schools,  and you will be able to register your interest in having this available at RMIT also. 1.30pm Monday 5th October , Dr. Paul Weldon as researcher from ACER, will be discussing his research findings in the Report, 'The Teacher Workforce in Australia: Supply, demand and data issues.'   Find out about the Teacher Profession in Australia, where the job

This is a great site with wonderful resources for primary and secondary school teachers.   For Primary and Secondary schools we are providing educational resources which assist classroom teachers to navigate these texts within the framework of the new Australian Curriculum. The units include sample classroom and assessment activities, and links to other relevant online resources. To produce these resources, we have partnered with the  Primary English Teaching Association of Australia , the  Australian Association for the Teaching of English , and the  English Teachers Association NSW .