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When you have decided that moving abroad is what you want to do, often time half the battle is easing your family’s anxieties surrounding your decision. Here are 5 tips to show that your parents and family that just because you are out of the country doesn’t mean you are out of touch. 1.) Let [...]
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As the school year gets underway in Australia, use some of that new energy and make a conscience effort to reflect on your first week of teaching. Here are a few tips to get your started: 1. How much of an effort did I make to get to know my students? 2. What do my [...]
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Finding a teaching job has never been tougher. A recent article by University Affairs is reporting the reality of the teaching job market in Canada. It is discouraging for new teachers and the school boards who interview great candidates but are frustrated that they cannot guarantee new teachers more than part time work. In Canada, [...]
For some of you fellow Canadians teachers abroad who may be out of the loop on our nation’s top stories, let us apprise you of the gripping topic up for debate that is, our national animal: Beaver vs Polar Bear Our dentally defective friend the beaver is under review as our national animal and could [...]
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There are plenty of books and online materials to walk you through the steps of writing a winning resume. Since we cannot possibly cram it all in here, consider the following to be helpful and simple reminders to help your resume stand out. If you have crafted a resume and consider it an inspiring piece [...]
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The most important factor for us when assisting teachers to work in Australia, is that they are happy before, during and after their stay. We pride ourselves on giving honest advice and feedback to our teachers even if it isn’t always the best news. The last thing we want is an unhappy teacher half way [...]
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Have you ever thought about house sitting while travelling or teaching in Australia? This is a fantastic way to see other parts of Australia, while saving some money! One of our teachers has decided to do this over the summer holidays and it is something you can do all over the world! Housesitting is where you [...]
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So far we have discussed 5 items that should not be forgotten when moving to Australia: a jacket, electronic documents, work clothes, toiletries, and photos. 6) A Backpack – so often when I pick up teachers at the airport, they show up with big refrigerator size suitcases. What you will find out quickly is that [...]
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Over the years we have had a lot of teachers ask us questions about Australia. One of the biggest is: What should I bring? The Ten Most Important Things to Bring to Australia 1) A Jacket – not just a thin jacket, but a real winter jacket. Despite what people think about Australia, it does [...]
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Now here’s a game that Canadian teachers in Australia could bring out to play with Australians and not only is the game fun, but they will learn so much about Canada! In fact, even as a Canadian, you are likely to learn something about your own country! Check out their website as they even have [...]
Quite some time ago we wrote an article about what teachers should wear in the different school systems (aka government, catholic, and independent schools) but as I continue to visit schools and see young teachers at work, I am surprised at what I see. Young teachers wearing jeans to work Each time a new teachers arrives [...]
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It’s Term 1 holidays but once Easter weekend finishes, teachers across Victoria will soon be worrying about Term 2 starting. So how can we make Term 2 more manageable especially with winter setting in Melbourne, and mornings getting dark and the sun going down before we even leave school. How about an extra sleep-in? But I [...]
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Laptops are toys and used for games. They become just a replacement to writing with pen and paper and are not used in a ‘fun’ way in the classroom. Blogwork is untraditional and paper-free. Unless you are an internet surfer, you don’t quite understand how the Internet works. Laptops are hard to carry around (although [...]
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Well it was a sad day to see the flame go out in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, but for some, they are glad not to have to watch anymore of Channel Nine’s Winter Olympic Coverage. As you can see by my infrequency of posts, that I went through major Olympic Withdrawal. I [...]
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It was a historical day for Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games when we won 14 Gold medals – the most gold medals won by any nation in history! At the beginning of the games all the media could talk about was, “when was Canada to get a gold medal on home soil?” [...]
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After all the bad commentating and press, Channel Nine changed their tactics for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. They gave Eddie McGuire an afternoon roll, Mick Malloy was hardly on at all, and the evening show was taken over by the female and male commentators that were doing the afternoon show. Well done Channel Nine in [...]
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It was a slow start but Canada has really taken our Olympic dreams to a new level. With 12 Golds and the possibility of 2 more, we lead the gold medal tally! Not only are we leading the Golds, but we have just tied the number of medals we have ever won in any Olympic Games. [...]
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It was nice to see the media responding to the complaints made on Channel Nine’s coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. In our last post, we discussed the Australian coverage of the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately with the homophobic comments, and the patronizing behaviour of Eddie McGuire and Mick Malloy, there was very little reason [...]
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What do people really think of Channel Nine’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver? Australia is no different than most other countries in the world, where they show all their own athletes over and over again. As an ex-pat, this is frustrating because while so much sport is going on, all that is shown [...]
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How proud I am to be Canadian! The Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics was incredible. The messages, the voices, the people said it all. I doubt there was a dry eye amongst Canadians around the world and I am sure many others felt the pride we have for our country. I think that [...]
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With only one day to go before the Vancouver Olympic Games begin, I sit here in Australia wondering if I will get to see any of it! In Melbourne, Australia the ads on Channel 9 are going strong but what does it really mean. The strangest part is when they proudly state that they will [...]
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1) Make sure you get a map & tour of the school including the location of your classrooms. 2) Ask for your class timetable and class lists in advance. 3) Enquire about any individual needs for your students. 4) Make sure you get information about the code of conduct/consequences & procedures for discipline issues. 5) [...]
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Eating with Australians – Etiquette 1) Plate 2) Tea 3) Supper (link to http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/05/australian-slang-25-essential-words-and-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-1034) 4) Bring something first time, second time, try to cook, alwyas offer to help clean up 5) eating out: dutch As I’ve previously posted, there are a number of Australian ‘meal’ terms that will be unfamiliar to North American visiters in [...]
You can’t really call yourself a teacher in the 20th Century if you’re not a Harry Potter fan. Luckily we booked our tickets for the Half Blood Prince online a few days before the opening weekend9 pm IMAX showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It was General Admission so we had to wait [...]
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