News and Events
Catch up on the latest Education News, and read about upcoming professional learning opportunities for teachers and eLearning events for students.
Latest Education News
Prepare for The Inbestigators Q&A Webinar with Free Support Materials
Primary teachers, would you like to give your students valuable experience in a moderated online learning environment? Our upcoming Q&A webinar with cast members from The Inbestigators enables students to interview young actors directly while also learning about video conference etiquette.
Education Outreach: Supporting WA Teachers
As part of our ongoing outreach to schools and teachers, ACTF Education recently presented a series of professional learning workshops in partnership with the Western Australian Department of Education.
Our Top 5 Education Resources
Our latest numbers are in, showing the five most viewed ACTF support materials during Term Three. Could these popular teaching resources be used in your classroom this term?
My Place Uncovers a New History Lesson about the Holden
My Place continues to teach the young and not so young viewers of the series about the history of Australia in a way that engages, entertains and informs.
Menstrual Management in Schools: Explore the Issue with ACTF Resources
The Summer’s Day Teaching Toolkit explores the content and themes in the film, including menstruation, puberty and body image.
The Inbestigators Q&A Webinar Announced for Term 4
This November 22, Australian primary students can take part in a live Q&A webinar with The Inbestigators cast: Anna Cooke (Maudie); Aston Droomer (Ezra); Abby Bergman (Ava); and Jamil Smyth-Secka (Kyle).
Winners Announced for the 2019 My Place Competition
As short stories about 2019 My Place characters flooded in from schools all over the country this term, the ACTF was given a unique window into the creativity, passions, concerns and diversity of Australia’s young people.
Little Lunch App Competition: An Exciting Avenue to Extend English Skills
Primary teachers, are your students working on digital text comprehension and creation in English? Why not plan an engaging Term 4 English unit around our 2019 Little Lunch App Competition?
Laughing and Learning in Comedy Scriptwriting Workshops
Our ACMI / ACTF virtual comedy scriptwriting workshops wrapped up last week with students presenting their hilarious original sketches to other schools across the country.
Teach the General Capabilities with the Hardball Teaching Toolkit
Themes of family, multiculturalism, and resilience – along with ethical dilemmas, Jerry’s healthy respect for mathematics, and the problematic use of ICT by almost everyone – makes Hardball the perfect children’s series to explore the General Capabilities through.
Exploring Mental Health with Mustangs FC
Teachers, are you looking for mental health lesson plans ahead of this year’s R U OK Day? The Mustangs FC Teaching Toolkit contains relevant learning tasks and discussion starters for primary and secondary students.
Prepare for the Hardball Q&A Webinar with Free Support Materials
Primary teachers, would you like to give your students valuable experience in a moderated online learning environment? Our upcoming Hardball Q&A Webinar enables students to interview young actors directly while also learning about video conference etiquette.
Upcoming Education Events
The Inbestigators Q&A Webinar
Fri 22 Nov 2019
This November 22, Australian primary students can take part in a live Q&A webinar with The Inbestigators cast: Anna Cooke (Maudie); Aston Droomer (Ezra); Abby Bergman (Ava); and Jamil Smyth-Secka (Kyle).