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Videogames or homework? Why not both, as ACMI has 75 game lessons for you to try
Amber McLeod, Lecturer in Education, Monash University Jo BlanninSenior, Lecturer, Digital Technologies, Monash University Despite the...
Amber McLeod & Jo Blannin Senior,
Dec 7, 20213 min read


Disability Gateway
Celebrated each year, International Day of People with Disability seeks to create a positive change to the lives of Australian living...

HEA Committee
Dec 3, 20211 min read


Coming Home - Step 1: Withdraw from School
So you have made the momentous decision to pull your kids out of school and become a homeschooler. It feels like a huge decision, doesn’t...

Karen Chegwidden
Dec 1, 20215 min read


How do you know what to teach?
If the Australian National Curriculum provides a map for teachers to use in schools, is that same document relevant to home educators?...

Karen Chegwidden
Nov 26, 20212 min read


Why do Australian states need a national curriculum, and do teachers even use it?
Emily Ross Lecturer, Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of the Sunshine Coast The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting...
Emily Ross
Nov 25, 20214 min read


Guarantee you place at Uni
Do you have a home ed grad in your family this year? HEAQ has been working with a number of Universities in QLD to clarify entry pathways...

HEA Committee
Nov 21, 20211 min read


Let's Play!
If you've got a child over about 8, you've probably heard of Minecraft. "Mum - can I play Minecraft?" "Mum, can you get me Minecraft?"...

Karen Chegwidden
Nov 12, 20213 min read


Captain Compost
ONLINE EVENT! Captain Compost has been using song, dance and drama at the Wollongong Botanic Garden to teach children about the bugs,...

HEA Committee
Nov 2, 20212 min read


Global Learning Festival 2021
Have you heard of the Global Learning Festival? I stumbled across it in my inbox recently, but when I had a look I was astonished at the...

HEA Committee
Nov 1, 20211 min read


How to raise emotionally intelligent kids
Originally published on 26 Oct 2021 by IDEAS.TED.COM as part of TED's “How to Be a Better Human” series. Author: Lael Stone I’d like you...

HEA Committee
Oct 31, 20217 min read


'What about socialisation?'
The number one question I get asked when someone discovers I am home educating my children is, ‘What about socialisation?’ Many are...
Amy Herman
Oct 27, 20215 min read


Busters Book Reviews: Old Timers
Eve Lucock Old Timers David Darcy YES, YES, YES! When I heard the Clarence library had another book of David Darcy I wanted to jump up...

Eve Lucock
Oct 13, 20211 min read


Focus on Free: Immersive reader
Karen Chegwidden Immersive reader is one of the accessibility tools in the Microsoft 365 suite, and is available in One note online, Word...

Karen Chegwidden
Oct 11, 20212 min read


Changing Our Minds
Rebecca English I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the book, Changing Our Minds: How children can take control of their own...

Dr Rebecca English
Oct 8, 20214 min read


Games for Learning
Most games are educational - through playing games we learn to interact socially, take turns and lose well. Most games include elements...

Karen Chegwidden
Oct 6, 20211 min read


Homeschooling as feminist resistance
Rebecca English You read that title and choked, right? That’s because, when you think about homeschoolers, you probably think of a...

Dr Rebecca English
Oct 4, 20214 min read


Home Grown Kids: Snack Patch
Bel More When learning about plants, like most other subjects, regular observation and participation is the best teacher. For a child...

Bel Moore
Oct 1, 20213 min read


Suddenly Homeschooling
Originally published in Stepping Stones, HEA's quarterly magazine for home educators.

Karen Chegwidden
Sep 29, 20211 min read


The illuminate:nextgen Challenge
An exciting entrepreneurial educational experience coming soon! The illuminate:nextgen Challenge is an immersive education experience...

HEA Committee
Sep 27, 20212 min read


Researching Home Education: Ivan Illich
'Together we have come to realise that for most men the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school.' Ivan Illich

Bel Moore
Sep 24, 20215 min read


Gale Databases
Inner West Libraries encourage students to take online membership (eMembership) of the library to access a huge range of resources for...

HEA Committee
Sep 20, 20211 min read


Gardening With Children
Bel Moore A garden is a place to play, learn, explore, work, relax and connect with nature and each other. Supervised babies and toddlers...

Bel Moore
Sep 17, 20214 min read


Book Review: Tree Beings
Author/Illustrator: Raymond Huber & Sandra Severgnini Foreword: Jane Goodall In Jane Goodall’s foreword of this book she said she must...

Lynnette Kulow
Sep 14, 20212 min read


Focus On Free: Microsoft Teams
Are you using Microsoft Teams? It's included in your free Microsoft 365 subscription which is part of your HEA member benefits. With the...

Karen Chegwidden
Sep 13, 20212 min read
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