Other Resources for Classroom
Use
Other Resources about Careers
Education
The Conversation & Career
Education
A further purpose of On the Job is to provide eLearning Resources for Teachers including Lesson Plans; Lesson Strategies; Technology websites that can be used in the classroom. Each of these categories will be updated on a regular basis.
When we come across interesting and helpful websites, we will list them here:
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iWitnessed (launched in 2018 but came to my attention from The Law Report October 2025. Developed by Sydney Uni Academics) The app is free for Australians. Subject Areas: Psychology, Law, Forensic Science, Biology, Could use this app to show about Memory and Perception - how these change with time. I have used it as an activity in the Psychologist.    |
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 The
Naked Scientist - an University of Cambridge Science Show
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What
the Duck - ABC Science Show
Podcasts on all sorts of topics  |
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Nasty,
Brutish, and Short - Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids by Scott
Hershovitz Listen to ABC Radio National - 29 May 2022 - talking with the author https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2022/05/sra_20220529_0845.mp3 |
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Scratch With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a nonprofit organization. It is provided free of charge. Teacher's Guide |
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Frog
ID Developed by the Australian Museum  "By recording a frog call with our app, FrogID, you can discover which frogs live around you and help us count Australia's frogs!" |
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CSIRO
- Teacher Developed Resources Only a few resources here at the moment - hopefully more to come. CSIRO
- Educator developed resources A range of marine education resources developed by our Educator on Board alumni are available for free download. Great for Science, Earth Sciences, Biology, Ecology, Taxonomy. 13 Resources listed November 2021. |
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Geography
Resources [PDF] Stage 5 & 6 NSW - Years 9 - 12  Secondary
 This Geography Teachers Association of NSW Bulletin contains a resource for learning about women in Ethiopia with fistula and the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation. It was prepared by experienced Geography teacher and long time Hamlin volunteer, Lynne Acworth. |
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CSIRO
- Indigenous Calendars An old resource but an excellent one. 8 Calendars are available as PDFs to download and laminate.  |
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SBS
Learn Topics covered: English, Mathematics,
Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, The Arts, Technologies,
Health & Physical Education, Languages, Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Histories and Cultures,
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The
Conversation The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. Our team of professional editors work with university, CSIRO and research institute experts to unlock their knowledge for use by the wider public. Access to independent, high-quality, authenticated, explanatory journalism underpins a functioning democracy. Our aim is to allow for better understanding of current affairs and complex issues. And hopefully allow for a better quality of public discourse and conversations. On the Job uses this website articles to encourage deep thinking by students. The articles can be used by students in Years 7 - 12.  Middle
Secondary
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Australian
Eggs - Education Design and Technologies, Digital Technologies, Health and Physical Education. There are lessons for Primary students (K - 6) [6 lessons] as well as Secondary (7 - 10) [4 lessons]. Each lesson is downloadable and extensive.  Primary
Middle
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Try
Engineering This website contains a range of resources with lesson plans Click here to see the range of lesson plans [PDF - 16 pages; shows content; and, targeted age] Primary
Middle
Secondary
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Atlas
of Living Australia Get your students to look up the species in their area. Select : Explore your area and put in your address and up comes all the species! Fascinating! Primary
Middle
Secondary
 iNaturalistStudents can observe, record and add to this database. A great way to become a Citizen Scientist Primary
Middle
Secondary
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"Confirmation bias. It’s enemy number one of all
balanced and evidence-based debate. This urge to believe what you’re already
convinced of, regardless of the facts. |
Ockham's
Razor: 26 July 2020 We need to open science up to everyone  Associate Professor Alice Motion Head - Science Communication Outreach, Particiipation and Education (SCOPE) Research Group, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney Alice speaks of a program allowing and encouraging students to be citizen scientists and contribute to real research. Ockham's Razor - Index - Full of amazing podcasts. Go explore! |
The
Philosopher's Zone |
This
Working Life - ABC Radio National  |
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ReSolve
A brilliant maths by inquiry Australian website. "This is an innovative national program that promotes relevant and engaging mathematics teaching and learning from K - 10. It is a collaboration of the Australian Academy of Science & the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers." (Website) I have seen it in action - Reconciliation & Mathematics - a wonderful and different way to teach Reconciliation! (Frances Moore) |
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Unstacked
- State Library of NSW Here is The Conversation about "Unstacked": 28 April 2017 It is a webpage that updates to show what items people are accessing from the State Library of NSW’s collection. When people look at a collection item, it pops up on Unstacked. It is essentially a window into the collection, and an insight into what people are interested in at any given time.  |
ABC's
Landline This show has many examples of people within jobs from Beekeepers to Inventors to Farmers to Scientists. Behind
the News [BTN] Behind the News (more commonly known as BTN) is an educational news program aimed at 10-13 year old kids. It unpacks and explains news and current affairs to young people in a dynamic and creative way. A range of opinions are presented so students gain a greater awareness of differing points of view. Through watching BTN Classroom, students increase their understanding of complex political, economic, environmental and social issues. |
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The Library of University of Melbourne
has developed teaching strategies for 48 objects (2020). Examples include
Life on the Victorian Goldfields; to a Portrait of Arthur Streeton by Henry
Walter Barnett; to Bushrangers by William Strutt; to a Lock of Hair
belonging to Hans Christian Andersen. |
Jane
Hart's Top Tools for Learning This UK website tallies up votes from teachers around the world about learning tools. September is the results month for the previous year.  |
Research behind Careers Education - Stimulus Material & Discussion
Jobs
and Skills Summit
ABC RN Saturday Extra with Geraldine Doogue 2 September 2022
20 minute excellent discussion about the Summit.
After the two day Jobs Summit in Canberra, which brought together industry leaders, politicians, unions and community groups, comes to a close. We explore how Australia can best equip itself to best succeed in the jobs and industries of the future.
Guests
Catherine Livingstone - former chairperson for the Commonwealth Bank of
Australia & now Chancellor of UTS
Dr. Jens Goennemann - Managing Director, Advanced Manufacturing Growth
Centre
National
Skills Commission: What are emerging occupations? Annual Report 2020
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Look at the
Full Job Listing to
catch up with these emerging jobs
National Career Education
Strategy - 2019
With the release of the Government's Future Ready strategy you might like to visit or revisit these pages [below] from The Conversation - an open source website with articles from academics and researchers to provide the public with clarity and insight into society's biggest problems. (Source: The Conversation - Charter)
We try to use The Conversation as much as possible in the activities for students so they will engage and critically think.
Standing
on the Shoulders of Giants - Prof. Tristram Hooley
A Presentation at the CDAA Conference 2015 - PPT [Local
Copy]
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