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Harvard Principals Scholarship winners announced
The Public Education Foundation, Teachers Mutual Bank and the Harvard Club of Australia have announced the recipients of the 2019 Principals Scholarships.
The winners will travel to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to undertake a professional education program specifically designed to strengthen the skills of educational leaders.
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No room for politics in Australian STEM, mathematics
It’s election time and that means it’s the season for any political points to be scored, but the pollies should stay clear of using STEM as a football says the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) it's too important.
A commitment to increased investment in STEM education and research on all sides of politics is essential to secure future prosperity, AMSI warns.
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Overhead projectors and floppy disks unrecognisable to Aussie students
Three quarters of Aussie school kids don’t know what an overhead projector is and two thirds can’t identify a floppy disk.
School children in grades three to six and their parents were surveyed which revealed that kids don’t recognise many of the defining objects from their parents' time at school. Read more

How to block and report cyberbullies on Instagram
Bullies can only do their horrible work if they can find you and fortunately blocking trolls is very easy in instagram, you just have to know where to find the options.
The good thing is there is also an option to report cyberjerks. Read more

Food information feeds minds
Food education provider, From Paddock to Plate (FP2P), has launched a one of a kind online Resources Library for teachers, shifting long-standing perceptions about the relevance and importance of food education in every subject.
FP2P offers 300+ resources that take students to the heart of Australian food production to encourage healthy eating, improve mental health, reduce food waste and food miles, provide a sense of community... Read more

Aussie science student’s oarsome effort
Lucy Lake’s rowing oars are taking her from home in Sydney to Phoenix, Arizona, USA to represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
Earlier this year, the 18-year-old Barker College student received second place in the Engineering category at the national BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards for her project, a new rowing oar design called Phase 3. The design mimics the tubercles on the edge of a whale flipper. Read more

Ascham to be 90% renewable powered
Business energy retailer Flow Power has signed up Ascham School, the first New South Wales-based school to sign onto a Corporate Renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
Ascham School aims to be powered by at least 90% renewable energy. It will be powered by a combination of wind and solar power in real time, calculated at 30-minute intervals, allowing Ascham School to control and optimise its use of renewable power. Read more

Matific and The Smith Family address educational divide
Australian maths resource Matific and The Smith Family have developed a program around the Matific Galaxy app to help with the mathematics skills of students growing up in disadvantaged households.
A trial is under way with 200 families in remote communities, providing access to Matific’s mathematical learning app Matific Galaxy, which can be downloaded and used where internet access is poor or not available. Read more