New articles are sent in a newsletter each fortnight to all Victorian government school teachers, but is open to anyone interested in best practice in education and evidence-based teaching approaches. Subscribe to In Our Classrooms Evidence-based teaching approaches from peers and experts Staying healthy, safe and well while working from homeTips and resources to help you find the right routine and balance that works for youTop tips for effective online learningThe teachers at Virtual School Victoria have compiled their top insights into how teachers can best engage learning from home studentsEmpowering students to learn from homeThere’s a range of programs and support available to you if and when schools transition to learning from homeHelp develop mental health support and resources for primary schoolsAll primary school staff are invited to share their experience and insights in this 20-minute survey See more teaching approaches Ready-to-use resources for your classroom New Arc website for teachersFind virtual learning experiences for students and professional learning opportunities to support virtual teaching on the new Arc websiteChanging student perceptions of homelessness through the Big Issue ClassroomA Victorian Government partnership with The Big Issue brings guest speakers who have experienced homelessness onlineVirtual teaching experts provide their insights about what it means to teach virtuallyA video series on the FUSE website provides examples and tips on getting the most out of virtual teaching and learningEngaging with parents to support their child’s learning at homeChrissie McMahon from Virtual School Victoria shares her tips for teachers as they support learning from home See more classroom resources Professional learning opportunities for teachers Register for Bastow’s By Teachers For Teachers: Reading F–2This series of videos and webinars focuses on best-practice literacy instruction to support the return to on-site schoolingRegister for Bastow’s Literacy Data, Assessment and Practice courseDon't miss out on this unique online professional learning opportunity for secondary school teachers. Registrations close 17 June. Co-contribution fee appliesNew webinar series to help support mental health and wellbeing for teachersAll teachers can now access free webinars to help manage mental health and wellbeingIncentive payments to teachers for hard-to-fill positionsTargeted initiatives will attract more teachers to support better learning outcomes for students. Apply by 1 June See more learning opportunities Stories that celebrate the education profession Celebrating our school sports starsHear from Victorian School Sports Awards recipients and watch videos highlighting their outstanding achievementsFrom kitchen to classroom, reflections of a grad teacherAfter 10 years as a commercial chef, James Hardie has traded his kitchen for the classroom and shares his advice to other first-year graduate teachersPrep bags competition winner announcedWinning bag design brings elements of Australia to Prep studentsVictorian Education Excellence Awards celebrate Victorian schoolsA principal who helped the class of 2018 achieve the best results in their school’s history and a primary school supporting Koorie culture and achievement were among the winners of the Victorian Education Excellence Awards (VEEA) See more stories that celebrate teachers Supporting learning specialists, literacy and numeracy leaders Supporting your role as a numeracy leaderEvidence-based teaching approaches, classroom and collaborative resources and learning opportunities specifically targeted to numeracy leaders.Supporting your role as a literacy leaderEvidence-based teaching approaches, resources and support for literacy leaders. Explore these resources and define your role as a literacy leader in your school.Supporting your role as a learning specialistEvidence-based teaching approaches, resources and support for learning specialists. Explore these resources and define your role as a learning specialist in your school. Our website uses a free tool to translate into other languages. This tool is a guide and may not be accurate. For more, see: Information in your language
Staying healthy, safe and well while working from homeTips and resources to help you find the right routine and balance that works for you
Top tips for effective online learningThe teachers at Virtual School Victoria have compiled their top insights into how teachers can best engage learning from home students
Empowering students to learn from homeThere’s a range of programs and support available to you if and when schools transition to learning from home
Help develop mental health support and resources for primary schoolsAll primary school staff are invited to share their experience and insights in this 20-minute survey
New Arc website for teachersFind virtual learning experiences for students and professional learning opportunities to support virtual teaching on the new Arc website
Changing student perceptions of homelessness through the Big Issue ClassroomA Victorian Government partnership with The Big Issue brings guest speakers who have experienced homelessness online
Virtual teaching experts provide their insights about what it means to teach virtuallyA video series on the FUSE website provides examples and tips on getting the most out of virtual teaching and learning
Engaging with parents to support their child’s learning at homeChrissie McMahon from Virtual School Victoria shares her tips for teachers as they support learning from home
Register for Bastow’s By Teachers For Teachers: Reading F–2This series of videos and webinars focuses on best-practice literacy instruction to support the return to on-site schooling
Register for Bastow’s Literacy Data, Assessment and Practice courseDon't miss out on this unique online professional learning opportunity for secondary school teachers. Registrations close 17 June. Co-contribution fee applies
New webinar series to help support mental health and wellbeing for teachersAll teachers can now access free webinars to help manage mental health and wellbeing
Incentive payments to teachers for hard-to-fill positionsTargeted initiatives will attract more teachers to support better learning outcomes for students. Apply by 1 June
Celebrating our school sports starsHear from Victorian School Sports Awards recipients and watch videos highlighting their outstanding achievements
From kitchen to classroom, reflections of a grad teacherAfter 10 years as a commercial chef, James Hardie has traded his kitchen for the classroom and shares his advice to other first-year graduate teachers
Prep bags competition winner announcedWinning bag design brings elements of Australia to Prep students
Victorian Education Excellence Awards celebrate Victorian schoolsA principal who helped the class of 2018 achieve the best results in their school’s history and a primary school supporting Koorie culture and achievement were among the winners of the Victorian Education Excellence Awards (VEEA)
Supporting your role as a numeracy leaderEvidence-based teaching approaches, classroom and collaborative resources and learning opportunities specifically targeted to numeracy leaders.
Supporting your role as a literacy leaderEvidence-based teaching approaches, resources and support for literacy leaders. Explore these resources and define your role as a literacy leader in your school.
Supporting your role as a learning specialistEvidence-based teaching approaches, resources and support for learning specialists. Explore these resources and define your role as a learning specialist in your school.