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25.01.2022 In My Blood It Runs documentary is a documentary following 10-yr-old Arrernte/Garrwa Aboriginal boy Dujuan as he grows up in Alice Springs. Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his family fight to give h...im a strong Arrernte education alongside his western education lest he becomes another statistic. We’ve designed a suite of Year 9 & 10 English lessons in partnership with the filmmakers and a mixed First Nations and non-First Nations advisory team to help teachers and students meaningfully engage with the film. We recommend the professional learning resources offered by the Stronger Smarter Institute and Narragunnawali. Find out more here https://www.coolaustralia.org/in-my-blood-it-runs/ *Advisory team is made up of partner organisations of In My Blood it Runs Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education, Reconciliation Australia, National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition and the Australian Human Rights Commission.

25.01.2022 It's National Science Week! This year's theme is 'Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans' and here's a lesson that's absolutely perfect! 2040: The Seaweed Solution is a maths lesson for years 7 and 8, and explores seaweed farming and greenhouse gas emissions by using percentages, ratios and fractions to solve problems. Find the lesson here: https://bit.ly/3kY6UET... #NationalScienceWeek 2040: The Regeneration See more

24.01.2022 We hope Science Week has been going well for you and your students. Given this year, Science Week is all about the Ocean and how we look after it, we thought we’d give you a reminder of our amazing 2040 lessons. 2040: The Regeneration was one of the most impactful films of last year and helps us to imagine what the world could be like in 20 years time. We have a stack of lessons across a range of year levels. Find them here: https://bit.ly/3aDMb4j

24.01.2022 Are you a: Young Australian Educator Parent ... Do you want to learn new skills, build new networks, and explore identity? Our friends at Prince's Trust Australia are holding their second #AchieveFest on 9-10 September. It’s online, it’s free, and it’ll help you thrive now and into the future. The first one was a hit, so make sure you don’t miss this one. Find out more and register at https://bit.ly/2QlFVEW

23.01.2022 Here’s an activity that you can use in the classroom, or if you’re in lockdown with the kids. Colour A Little Happiness was created in partnership with Faber-Castell and is for 4-7 year olds to explore how rainbows are made, and to make their own actual rainbow. Together, you’ll discover how rainbows bring hope and happiness to people. Because, who doesn’t love a rainbow?

23.01.2022 This brand new lesson is called ‘60 Second Questionnaire Challenge’ and is part of our exciting partnership with AIME and IMAGI-NATION{TV}. Students will watch a 60 second challenge featuring a leader answering questions from the IMAGI-NATION Questionnaire (adapted from the Proust Questionnaire). They will learn about the difference between qualitative and quantitative data, exploring a case study of qualitative researcher, Dr Brené Brown. This lesson encourages thinking aro...und trust and vulnerability, and gives students the opportunity to design their own questionnaire and conduct qualitative research. Find the lesson here https://bit.ly/2EIUboJ

23.01.2022 Looking for more Science Week inspiration? Our War on Waste lessons have only recently been released and are the perfect intro to the impact waste has on our oceans. We have lessons from Foundation through to Year 10 across a range of subjects, with some absolute Science lesson doozies in there. Check them out

17.01.2022 Did you know that on any given night in Australia, 1 in 200 people are experiencing homelessness with 22,000 of them being teenagers? Our Life After the Oasis lessons are for years 9-10 and cover English, Civics and Citizenship, HPE and Mathematics. The documentary 'Life After the Oasis', by Shark Island Institute, is a powerful one and a follow-on from the 2008 documentary 'The Oasis' which gave insight into the lives of wayward teens at a chaotic inner-city youth refuge. Li...fe After the Oasis revisits the original participants, who show how their lives have changed over 10 years. Find more info here: https://www.coolaustralia.org/lifeaftertheoasis/

16.01.2022 Trick or Treat! We all love Halloween, but it can often be a day (or many days!) of snacking on lots of lollies. It’s a good chance to talk to kids about healthy eating and sugar consumption. ... These SugarByHalf resources support kids to learn about what sugar is, where it comes from, and what it does to the body if you have too much. https://www.coolaustralia.org/sugar-by-half-landing-page/

15.01.2022 Have your students been taking part in the MobileMuster film competition? Have they been busy creating amazing one-minute films that encourage the community to recycle their phones through the MobileMuster program? If so, this is a reminder that competition entires are due by 21 September. There's a $5000 technology prize to be won, so don't forget to get them in on time ... For more information on how to submit, visit the competition page here: https://bit.ly/2YB3GgE

15.01.2022 It’s back! The Toyota_Dream Car Art Contest contest has officially launched for its 15th year. If that wasn’t exciting enough, this year there’s also an early bird competition with five $100 VISA gift cards up for grabs for those who get their entries in by 10 December. The full contest runs up until 28 February 2021 and is all about inspiring and encouraging creative expression and imagination. It’s a chance for tomorrow’s engineers, designers and creative thinkers to let t...heir imagination’s run wild by painting or drawing their ‘Dream Car’. We have a bunch of lessons to accompany the contest itself, including a special Learn@Home one for parents and their kids. Check out all the contest info as well as the lessons at https://www.coolaustralia.org/toyota-dream-car-contest/ Good luck!

15.01.2022 Hope's Design Awards another lesson that's part of our new partnership with AIME and IMAGI-NATION{TV). Students will view an episode of IMAGI-NATION{TV}, focusing on Hope’s Design Awards and will research the award winners and consider the features of and intentions behind their work. This lesson is designed to be completed independently by students in years 5-10. #ImaginationTV

14.01.2022 Parents in Victoria dealing with remote learning for the second time we hope you're hanging in there! We've got your back with over 170 at-home learning resources ready to go. Some are designed to get kids off their tech and outside, while others are self-directed meaning your kids can guide their own learning independently while you do what you need to do. Our Head of Education, Mark, takes you through some top tips for remote learning. Have a watch and make sure you visit our Learn@Home page for parents: https://www.coolaustralia.org/learning-at-home/

14.01.2022 We’ve just launched three more unique lessons from our AIME and IMAGI-NATION{TV) partnership! You can check them all out at https://www.coolaustralia.org/imagi-nation-tv/, but we thought we’d also highlight them over the next few days because we’re pretty excited about them. The first one is called ‘180 Seconds of Wizardry’ where students will explore what it means to be a skills ‘Wizard’, and the characteristics it takes to become highly skilled at something unique. This l...esson is designed to be adapted for years 3 through to 10 and students can learn independently from home. Find it here: https://www.coolaustralia.org//imagi-nationtv-180-seconds/

13.01.2022 'Presidential Speeches' is another new lesson from our partnership with AIME and IMAGI-NATION{(V). Students will view the episode ‘President of IMAGI-NATION’ and will reflect on what makes someone seem ‘presidential’ and what makes an effective speech. They'll then look at speeches made by influential people and create their own presidential speech on a chosen theme. It's suitable for years 5-10 and is designed to be completed independently perfect for at-home learning, or in the classroom!

10.01.2022 Remember you have until this Friday (27th) to enter Planet Ark's Schools Recycle Right Challenge competition. Three schools will be given the chance to win a 3D MakerBot Australia Sketch Classroom from Kyocera (RRP $3499 + GST per bundle) - this prize will give you everything you need to integrate 3D printing into the new school year! It’s easy to enter, you just need to:... - Download and complete one of our National Recycling Week lesson plans. - Take a photo of your students completed work or the class taking part in one of our activities. - Jump on to the Schools Recycle Right Challenge website and let the team at Planet Ark know how your students got involved in 50-100 words. Find all the info here: https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/nationalrecyc//competition

10.01.2022 If you haven't already, make sure you register for Achieve Fest. Are you a: Young Australian Educator... Parent Do you want to learn new skills, build new networks, and explore identity? Our friends at Prince's Trust Australia are holding their second #AchieveFest on 9-10 September. It’s online, it’s free, and it’ll help you thrive now and into the future. The first one was a hit, so make sure you don’t miss this one. Find out more and register at https://bit.ly/2QlFVEW

09.01.2022 Planetark are encouraging everyone to get involved this #SchoolsTreeDay by posting a photo of themselves hugging a tree with #HugaTreeforNTD, or by planting a tree in their backyard where possible this @NationalTreeDay weekend. Check out the video to see how Cody - Environmental Captain at his school in VIC - has been getting behind the initiative. We love seeing students reusing materials and coming up with creative solutions to help the environment. We have a bunch of lessons and activities for Tree Day that can be done in the classroom or at home via remote learning. Check them out https://www.coolaustralia.org/schools-tree-day-2020/

08.01.2022 ‘Being Brave in the Time of COVID-19’ is a lesson that's been created as part of our exciting new partnership with AIME and IMAGINATION{TV}). (If you missed the announcement, check it out one post back - we're super excited about it). In this lesson, students watch video diaries of other young people’s experiences of COVID-19 and then think about the role of their ‘inner voice’ and examine strategies for positive self-talk to help them manage their emotions. #ImaginationTV

07.01.2022 VIC teachers who have gone back to remote learning this one's for you! Did you know it usually takes 6-9 months to develop a really robust online learning program? So hats off to all of you for doing it in a LOT less than that. The biggest challenges are usually around finding appropriate learning activities to work on, and making that face-to-face time you have with your students useful and engaging. Our Head of Education, Mark, takes you through some tips to help with these challenges. Have a watch, visit our teacher's Learn@Home page https://www.coolaustralia.org/learning-at-home-teacher-inf/, and if you have any learning at home tips to share, comment them below so other teachers can give them a try.

05.01.2022 It’s Schools Tree Day next Friday 31st July (and National Tree Day on Sunday 2 August!) and we have a new lesson for Years 5-6 that’s just been released. It’s all about biodiversity, which is always an important topic, but even more so in the wake of the terrible bushfires of last summer. Students will learn about how the regeneration of land after fires and droughts ensures the ongoing survival of Australian bushland.

05.01.2022 Hats off to the teachers in Vic still doing remote learning. You're all amazing! We just thought we'd give you a reminder about the 170+ lessons and activities we have available for students learning from home. They're for all year levels, are aligned with the curriculum, and they're all completely free to use. If you know other teachers who would love this, share the love and give them a tag. https://www.coolaustralia.org/learning-at-home-teacher-inf/

05.01.2022 Our Dying To Live lessons for secondary students are based around the documentary feature film that examines organ and tissue donation, and transplantation in Australia. This is a topic that we understand can be heavy, but is also very important. Donate Life Week is coming up next week (July 26 - Aug 2), and these lesson plans can help navigate the complex issue of organ and tissue donation, and transplantation in Australia using key messages from the Dying to Live documentary. Find all the lessons here: https://bit.ly/30B5WVr

04.01.2022 Here’s another brand new lesson from our exciting partnership with AIME and IMAGI-NATION{TV}, called ‘Artist Challenge’. Students will watch artists participate in a challenge to create artworks in 25 minutes, then examine the artworks created by one of the artists. They’ll then use entrepreneurial thinking to design their own art series and write their own artistic statement. The lesson is designed for students to do independently, making it perfect for both the classroom and remote learning. Sounds good, right? Check it out https://www.coolaustralia.org//imagi-nationtv-artist-chal/

03.01.2022 Australian Pollinator Week is coming up from the 8-15 November and there’s a few things you can do to celebrate! You can join the Global Online Waggle Dance Challenge and you can also get involved in the Wild Pollinator Count! Find out more about #OzPollinatorWeek and how to get involved here: https://www.australianpollinatorweek.org.au/ To bring it all into your classroom we have some terrific lessons that have been developed in partnership with ACT for Bees. For our year 5 and 6 lessons kids will learn about the role of bees in the ecosystem, and for the year 9 and 10 lessons they’ll learn about food security and sustainability. Check them out here: https://tinyurl.com/y4a9mbgx

02.01.2022 Science Week is coming up from August 15 - August 23 and this year, the theme is ‘Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans’. Well, we have STACKS of lessons that align with this and we’ve put them together on one easy-to-navigate page for you. The lessons and activities span across all year levels including early learning because Science Week isn’t just for the big kids. Check out our Science Week page at www.coolaustralia.org/science-lessons-and-worksheets/