6.+Resources+for+Teachers

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This page is designed to provide information to teachers about content, teaching approaches and the frameworks which inform "Good" practice.

Wiki's
 * [|7 Things you should know about Wikis] - Information regarding Wiki's and their implementation
 * [|Welcome to the world of Wiki's] - Everything you need to know to set up, edit or access your Wiki within Wikispaces

Content:
 * [|Learning Federation] - Learning resource which offers interactive learning experience which are age specific and aligned with the KLA's.[[image:Learning_Fed.JPG width="266" height="63" align="right" link="http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/default.asp"]]


 * [|Mental Health and Wellbeing] - Information on the Australian Government's role and contributions to mental health

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 * [|yourHealth] - An insight to the Australian healthcare system

Further Advice:
 * [|Yourtutor] - A very popular tutoring site that may be useful to provide to students for further assistance

Pedagogical Frameworks:

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The following Wiki is grounded upon the Inquiry teaching approach. This approach was selected as there is a strong focus on and context for metacognitive thinking. Moss (2005, cited in St Pierre & Roulston, 2006) suggests that the inquiry approach empowers learners, they are also engaged in the process of investigating, processing, organising, synthesising and refining their ideas/knowledge.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The following documents will provide assistance to implementing the inquiry model:


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|Overview of the Inquiry pedagogical framework] - This document provides details on the stages of inquiry and how implement enriching learning experiences.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|The value of Qualitative Inquiry] - Article explores the benefits of inquiry and where it fits within disciplines

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Frameworks supporting Quality Learning Experiences:


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|Productive Pedagogies] - 4 Dimensions to creating quality learning experiences, utilise to enrich tasks
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|Applying Bloom's Taxonomy] - Ways to improve learning experiences through language and questioning. Engaging at a particular cognitive level.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|QCT Standards for Teachers] - Prescriptive roles and quality assurance methods for all teachers to apply to maintain the integrity of the profession and to support good practice.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Web Resources:
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|Web 2.0 Tools] - A suite of online tools used to engage and improve learning experiences.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|TeacherTube] - A search engine for educational videos
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[|Effective Blogging] - A document which provides an information on how to use "Blogger" effectively