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New grants to put students' STEM learning into action

Today the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, the Hon Arthur Sinodinos, announced the government will invest $4 million over the next four years for eligible Australian schools and community organisations to set up dedicated maker spaces to offer students the ability to develop STEM skills through hands on experience in aspects of design, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

AISWA STEM Expo (Poster Event)

Australian Children's Laureate at Purnululu School

We are very excited to see the work of the Australian Children’s Laureate with one of our remote Indigenous member schools

Lifting the Lid on Words and Pictures: AISWA's Newest Publication

Lifting the Lid on Words and Pictures: Brett Healey looks at the Watertower by Gary Crew and Steven Woolman - AISWA's newest publication available for purchase from the AISWA Bookstore.

AISWA's First STEM Expo Day

​In 2016, the AISWA STEM Grant provided many of our schools with the inspiration and opportunity to try new ideas for teaching STEM subjects in a rich and integrated way. This is an opportunity for interested teachers and school leaders to come and explore some of the projects that were undertaken.

Social Ventures Australia - Evidence for Learning

Social Ventures Australia presents Evidence for Learning in this information session for school leaders.

Amplify: Designing Bright Futures - Phase 2

Season's Greetings from AISWA

Executive Director, Valerie Gould and the Staff of the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia wish you a wonderful holiday season and a healthy and peaceful New Year. The AISWA Office will be closed from midday on Wednesday 21 December 2016 and will reopen on Tuesday 3 January 2017.

CSER Lending Library - Digital Technologies equipment

The Computer Science Education Research Group (CSER) Lending Library enables schools to integrate a huge range of exciting and motivating Digital Technologies educational equipment into the classroom.

APPortunities to Shine: AISWA's Newest Publication

APPortunities to Shine: Using Mobile Technologies in Classrooms and Other Amazing Places, is AISWA's newest publication and will be available for purchase from the AIWA Bookstore.

Announcing AISWA's Partnership with BrightBytes

AISWA is pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with BrightBytes a research driven, learning analytics company and developer of the Clarity software platform.

Nature's Learning Curve

EAL/D Network Meeting - Summary of important information

Inquiry Learning with Kath Murdoch

Stories of Place - Conference

Fancy an inspiring day of historical storytelling in and around the maritime precinct of Fremantle? Amazing PL on Fri 22 July for all teachers of English, History and Geography.

NAPLAN? No worries

Despite widespread community concern about the pressure that the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) testing places on students, new research from ECU has found that the standardised testing regime has only a minimal impact on levels of stress.

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Early Childhood Study Tour to Reggio Emilia

Call for Expressions of Interest

Prof Gary Crew: Critical Visual Literacy: The Creative Collaboration Between Author and Illustrator

Gary Crew is one of Australia’s most awarded authors of illustrated books having worked with Greg Rogers, Shaun Tan, Steven Woolman, Peter Gouldthorpe and Matt Ottley.

A Morning with Leigh Hobbs

Teachers, ​librarians and school staff are invited to a morning with Leigh Hobbs.

Languages Survey Now Open

School appointed "Languages Coordinators" have until 8 April to complete the annual Languages Survey.

AISWA STEM Funding Initiative

AISWA member schools are invited to submit an application for funding to help teachers in implementing and promoting the incorporation of STEM knowledge and skills into the curriculum.

Microsoft Education Roadshow – Next Level Learning

AISWA is pleased to announce in partnership with Microsoft and Hale School a free one-day professional learning workshop Tuesday 22nd March 2016, where you’ll hear from other schools and education experts about how you can transform learning using Microsoft and Intel technology.

ACTA/ACAL Conference Sponsorship - Expression of Interest

Teachers are invited to submit an expression of interest to attend the ACTA/ACAL Conference Diversity on April 8-9, 2016.

Small Group Moderation Partnerships in EAL/D (ATAR)