All I really need to know (about creative thinking) I learned (by studying how children learn) in Kindergarten. This paper by Mitchel Resnick argues that the "kindergarten approach to learning" characterised by a spiraling cycle of Imagine, Create, Play, Share, Reflect, and back to Imagine – is ideally suited to the needs of the 21st century, helping learners develop the creative-thinking skills that are critical to success and satisfaction in today's society. [edna]
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Blueprint 2008. For the benefit of members and all community stakeholders, we would like to draw your attention to the release of the Blueprint for Early Childhood ... [Central Ranges LLEN News]
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Skilling the existing workforce. The findings from this report re-enforce the importance of skilling up the existing workforce. They include: strategies for an ageing population; the need to retain existing workers; lack of post-secondary skills and qualifications; and rapid change in the nature of skills required in the 21st century workforce. Workers learn by informal and formal experiences as they age and these learnings should be incorporated into a "workforce skills development approach". Many of the consultations are with representatives of the manufacturing industries (glass, cars and trucks, submarines, white goods, hydraulics, textiles, recycling, railways, and pipes) as well as education and training stakeholders. [edna]
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Study into the Teaching of Geography released. A Study has been released on the Teaching of Geography in Years 3-10, funded by the Australian Government and completed by Erebus International, which maps State and Territory syllabus and curriculum documents. It also includes interviews with staff in key organisations, and provides a sample national Years 3-10 geography curriculum framework to stimulate further discussion. [edna]
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Federal government launches new skills and training website. This website supports the Australian Government's Skilling Australia for the future initiative. It gives relevant details and links to information about the current vocational education and training (VET) environment, and a 'road map for reform' document in the Skills and Training Information section. Main headings relate to Employer, Employee and Job seeker with categories including Skills and Training Information Centres, Productivity Places Program, Industry Skills Councils, Registered Training Organisations, and Support Organisations. [Vocational Education & Training Headlines]
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