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Country to Canberra: empowering rural girls
By Hannah Wandel
Issue 97, Term 2 2016
nd admired my local community’s robust spirit. However, at age 15, I moved away to boarding school, and it was there that I noticed extant career and education opportunity imbalances between the city and country. Metropolitan students had greater access to subject preferences, mentors, and work expe
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
ote for Connections on becoming its editor in 1998, a time when dial-up modems still warbled like a cyborg learning to yodel and the idea of curating educational websites was a somewhat novel proposition. Since then, he has written reviews for countless websites (and later, apps) bringing both disce
Website and App Reviews
By Nigel Paul
Issue 128, Term 1 2024
AEC for schools: Teacher resources https://education.aec.gov.au/teacher-resources/ This Australian Electoral Commission website aims to enhance the practical skills teachers need to teach electoral education as part of the Australian Curriculum, in Civics and Citizenship. The professional lea
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 130, Term 3, 2024
teacher stories, pathways to teaching, scholarships and financial incentives. SCIS no: 5495826 Dance with a Digital Human www.csiro.au/en/education/Resources/teacher-resources/Dance-with-a-Digital-Human The CSIRO showcases ‘how artificial intelligence and motion capture techniques ca
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paul
Issue 126, Term 3 2023
egarding the geology of the surface are analysed. SCIS no: 5453234 Australian Human Rights Commission: Students https://humanrights.gov.au/education/students Students are encouraged to explore the concept of human rights, with a particular emphasis on children’s rights. Accompanying vi
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 131, Term 4, 2024
ng related process and production skills. SCIS no: 5498649 Great Start greatstart.tas.gov.au Emanating from the Tasmanian Department of Education, Children and Young People, this resource focuses on the development of children from birth through to age 8, and provides parents with acti
Website and app reviews
Issue 132, Term 1, 2025
safety, and working with teachers. SCIS no: 5519473 Teaching Resources for Learning in Nature www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/conservation-education/ The NZ DOC has formulated a series of conservation education resources that teachers can incorporate into their school’s curriculum. The
A renewed Scootle
By Article by Education Services Australia (ESA)
Issue 133, Term 2, 2025
whether they work in government, Catholic or independent schools, or at universities and TAFEs. Sign up is easy: just select ‘register’ and add your education email. Once signed in, you have access to more than 13,000 resources, each selected for their curriculum relevance and quality, and immed
The future is bright
By Authored by Future You and SCIS
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
How can schools foster a greater understanding of the possibilities of working in STEM for girls, and what role can school libraries play in that education? As part of a two-part special on primary schools and STEM, Connections spoke with astrophysicist and author Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith abo
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 127, Term 4 2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures https://www.abc.net.au/education/topic-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-histories-cultures/13651178 ABC Education has collected a plethora of resources pertinent to most aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histo
Website and App reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 129, Term 2 2024
Big Weather (and how to survive it) https://www.abc.net.au/education/digibooks/big-weather-and-how-to-survive-it/101749988 Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods and bushfires are the focus of this ABC resource. Students in years 5–10 are encouraged to research and discuss our cha
A Good Lesson To Learn: New Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Packs For F–2
Issue 132, Term 1, 2025
The phonics tide of change Phonics teaching is often in the headlines. Recently, the focus has been on curriculum changes that align with the teaching of systematic synthetic phonics (SSP), an evidence-based approach that is now supported across Australian states and territories. These change
Students Need School Libraries (and teacher librarians)
By Cherie Bell
Issue 128, Term 1 2024
Students Need School Libraries is a volunteer-run campaign with the purpose of enabling and enthusing relevant stakeholders to advocate for higher quality, well-staffed school libraries in their communities. The committee – which is small in number but mighty in experience – is dedicated to educati