Shine Magazine, Issue 9, October 2009 - Department of Education ...

8 Oct 09
Briefcase
Short films for the future
Young Victorians are urged to create short films about sustainability
for Future Shots, a short film challenge sponsored by Sustainability
Victoria, in partnership with Melbourne Water, DEECD,
CERES, Australian Film Television and Radio School, Hopscotch
Entertainment and Little Big Shots. Three awards are on offer: best
film, people’s choice, and an award for the film made with lowest use of
resources. Films may be of any genre and made individually or as part of
a team. Entrants may use any filmmaking device, ranging from a mobile
phone, home video equipment to a film crew. Training workshops are
being held for teachers to help them support aspirational filmmakers
in the areas of sustainability and film production. Entry deadline is 6
November 2009. Winners will be announced at an awards night in
December. The top 20 films will be screened on the night and also be
streamed on the Sustainability Victoria and Future Shots website. For
information, visit futureshots.com.au
Slimy science PD
Healesville Sanctuary is running a full day PD to give primary and
secondary teachers valuable information and practical ideas on how
to engage their students in science, with particular emphasis on frogs,
their biology and the conservation and creation of frog habitats.
Five of the eight schools that attended the last Slimy Science PD
have since established thriving frog bogs and created cross-curricular
activities. Teachers at Bayswater North Primary School have initiated
a frog habitat at their school, improving the husbandry and extending
the use of their classroom green tree
frogs as a result of attending the
day. They have also purchased
additional frog models for use in
the lifecycles program for early years’
students. So, hop to it! The next session
of Slimy Science is on Thursday 29 October
from 9.15am to 3pm and costs $99.00. For
more information, see www.zoo.org.au/
Learning/TeacherPD/Slimy_science
Foxtel wants you
for its high school musical!
Does your school have what it takes to deliver the ultimate school
musical Foxtel is on the hunt for Australia’s most talented school,
giving students a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be cast in a new reality
TV series Fame The Musical. Schools are invited to submit promo
tapes that demonstrate their singing and dancing talents. It doesn’t
have to be current – it could be from last year or the year before, just
to give an idea of what your school has produced in the past. Only
one school will be chosen! Students from the chosen school will then
be invited to audition for the musical.
Auditions start early November. Rehearsals will run through
December with the curtain rising on the final cast of 30 talented
students who will perform in front of a massive audience of family
and friends in January 2010. For more information contact Jo Rippon
at jo.rippon@freemantlemedia.com.au
Is your teacher the
world’s greatest
To celebrate World Teachers’ Day
on 30 October, the Victorian
Institute of Teaching is inviting
students to make a three-minute
film that answers the question,
“What makes a great teacher”
Winning schools in the P–6 and
7–12 categories will receive a
set of 10 iPod touch units, and
gift vouchers for up to four of
their students. Entries close 16
October, so be quick! For more
information, visit www.vit.vic.
edu.au.
YOUR TEACHER
YOU
STARRING YOUR TEACHER
TO CELEBRATE WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY ON 30 OCTOBER 2009, THE VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF TEACHING
WANTS YOU TO MAKE A 3 MINUTE FILM THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION “WHAT MAKES A GREAT TEACHER”
YOUR SCHOOL COULD WIN A SET OF 10 iPOD TOUCH UNITS FOR CLASSROOM USE *. TO FIND OUT MORE OR
TO ENTER, VISIT WWW.VIT.VIC.EDU.AU
THIS FILM HAS BEEN RATED
G GENERAL AUDIENCES
*(ONE SET FOR EACH WINNING ENTRY IN THE P-6 AND 7-12 CATEGORIES)
HURRY, ENTRIES CLOSE 16 OCTOBER 2009
DIRECTED BY YOU
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Catch great
Australian movies at
the Mediatheque
Melbourne’s Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and
the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) have collaborated to
create a new national screen culture resource centre. The Australian
Mediatheque is housed in a purpose-built centre within ACMI
at Federation Square and will provide Victorians and visitors to
Melbourne with new and exciting opportunities to freely engage
with the moving image and to explore significant screen culture
archives, including highlights from over 100 years of Australian and
international film, clips from Australian television productions, film
stills and publicity materials, video artworks, student and communitymade
films and sound resources. The Australian Mediatheque is open
to the public free of charge between 12–6pm Monday to Sunday. For
further information, see www.australianmediatheque.net