This page contains support for leaders and support for remote learning. Useful resources and ideas to help guide teachers through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leadership support
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Use of copyright content for online learning Copyright Agency |
Ensure your institution complies with copyright law for use of resources in online environments, find out more from Copyright Agency about what you can and cannot do. |
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Covid-19: Continuity of teaching and learning – an evidence-based approach Teacher Magazine |
As the COVID-19 situation unfolds, schools are closing to protect their students and the broader public – but this doesn’t mean a stop to learning for students or teachers. If the current crisis (and the bushfire crisis earlier in the year) teaches us anything, it is that there is a need across all educational sectors to plan for sustainable, quality, flexible learning options. |
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School Leaders’ Online Toolkit
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This toolkit provides school leaders with resources for creating a pandemic response plan, locating accurate and up-to-date information about the virus, communicating with staff and stakeholders, partnering with local organizations, and preparing your school to teach and learn online. |
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What Works in Online/Distance Teaching and Learning? ATSIL |
With the emergence of COVID-19 and the move to social-distancing and remote learning, there are many questions about how schooling will work during the pandemic and what is the best approach to support learners, teachers and families.This Sportligh report includes evidence-based advice on setting expectations around teacher availability as well as creating a supportive, online community for collaborative learning.The report also highlights the critical role of parents and carers, in setting up a home environment that is conducive to learning. |
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Working with parents to provide practical strategies for home-supported learning Teacher Magazine |
In this home-supported learning environment parents are being called upon to play a broader role in their children’s education. The role of the parent is not to replace the teacher in learning from home, rather it may be thought of as working as an Integration Aide or Teaching Assistant to support the learning coming from the school. Evidence about the best ways for parents to support and guide their children’s learning at home can provide guidance to help improve home-supported learning. |
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Covid-19 home-supported learning: Guidance for educators Evidence for Learning |
To assist schools as they rapidly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have curated the recommendations from our Guidance Reports which will support educators to prepare and deliver their model of home-supported learning. Where Australian guidance is not yet developed, the Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) Guidance Report is referenced. Further resources to support these recommendations will be published in the coming weeks. |
Technology and online learning support
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Teachers will find resources here for setting up a digital classroom, assessing in an online environment, providing quick and quality feedback to students, and communicating with parents. |
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FREE PD: Prepare to teach online
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If you have been asked to move your teaching online, but are more familiar with traditional, face-to-face methods, Oxford University Press can help. Our sister company, Epigeum are offering free access to their online training programmes, Teaching Online and Blended Learning, until Sunday 31 May 2020. |
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Online teaching support for remote teaching
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Offering free resources to help assist teachers with their transition to an online teaching environment. Webinars may also support the move to online. |
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Microsoft Teams remote learning Microsoft |
Microsoft Education Australia’s support resources for using Teams and other MS resources for remote learning have been compiled into one place. These include both live webinars and recordings. Also check the Youtube tutorial |
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Tips and strategies for teaching remotely |
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Apple |
Resources to help IT leaders prepare your environment for remote learning. |
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Teaching with YouTube 01: Equipment Teaching with YouTube 02: Shooting + editing Teaching with YouTube 03: Uploading Eddie Woo |
Eddie Woo guides participants through tools and tips for teaching with YouTube. What kind of equipment can teachers use to record for students to access online? Here's a guide to the "ingredients" I use when making videos for YouTube: the gear that I've learning to use over the years when filing my classess. |
