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We’ve found some downloadable and free-to-use resources as well as websites and FaceBook Pages that you can help with student well-being AND teacher well-being. Let us know which ones you’ve found handy, which ones you’ve used, and any others that you know of.PDF’s This infographic from www.teacher-wellbeing.com.au is awesome. Print it out, put it inRead more

A recent news article about an Australian Primary School teacher who was stabbed by an 11 year old student has brought the topic of teacher well-being and safety back into the limelight. While this behaviour is extreme and we don’t hear about it much, it may be more common than we think. “The Australian PrincipalRead more

According to https://chriskresser.com/how-a-technology-addiction-can-hurt-your-health/ the digital age has taught us some nasty habits that have an extremely high potential to cause our wellbeing to suffer. In particular, our mental health is taking a hit because of our apparent ‘need’ to check our phones constantly. It’s when this desire becomes a ‘need’ that we experience something calledRead more

In a 2009 report written by The Australian Catholic University and Erebus International to the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, student well-being is defined as “a sustainable state of positive mood and attitude, resilience, and satisfaction with self, relationships and experiences at school. Student wellbeing is described as pervasive in that itRead more

What is well-being? Well-being – It’s a word we hear on TV and radio ads, billboards, cereal boxes, the internet – it’s everywhere. And that’s because it’s important! But what exactly IS well-being? Here are a few definitions to get us thinking. “The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.” – Lexico Dictionary“Well-being is theRead more

It is not surprising that technology is having a big impact on education. Think about everyday life: carrying a device with us is so natural that we simply would not go anywhere without. Our students were born into this cybernetic world, raised using devices to entertain them, and obey their commands. They grew up believingRead more

As Chris Lehmann and Zac Chase stated in their book Building School 2.0, “with almost everything we teach, we are always faced with two very different challenges. One, what are we doing to unlock the passions and skills of the 10 percent (or so) of the kids who either already are or could become soRead more

Whilst some schools have implemented restrictions on students’ mobile phones use, some educators are cautious against all-out bans, saying the phones can be useful and help parents stay in touch during emergencies. Elizabeth Kline, vice president for education of Common Sense Media said that educators should “have a plan, not a ban.” She pointed outRead more

Parents are taking the school phone bans into their OWN hands. Parents want their kids to be able to contact them through the day, and likewise, they want to be able to contact their kids if needed. We live in a world where this is possible, and many parents feel that this is something theyRead more

Screenagers is the title that has been awarded to the first generation of truly digital native children. These kids were born in 2007, the year of the first iPhone, have spent their life on screens and now they’re getting ready to graduate from primary school. But what effect has the technology that raised them actuallyRead more