Day: 23 April 2017

NAPLAN Online delayed for this year in WA

Western Australia to delay NAPLAN Online to 2018 I am reposting this on behalf of my colleagues as an FYI. Originally from https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2017/04/Western-Australia-to-delay-NAPLAN-Online-to-2018.aspx Wednesday, 19 April 2017 NAPLAN Online to be delayed by one year 99 schools participating in the online trial will now be undertaking paper tests NAPLAN is a national assessment of all students…

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STEM vs STEAM – What are they anyway?

Picture from https://www.globalstudentnetwork.com/steam-ideas-homeschool/ I first came across STEM in 2014 as the word started to appear here in Western Australia as well as other parts of the world via education and politics. Referring to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, it is an attempt at an a combined philosophy, emphasis and focus in keeping with the overall…

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