Big Picture News

The Start of Something Big

Here it is: The first Big Picture Education Australia conference - ‘the start of something big’.

The conference will give you the chance to meet the leading Big Picture thinkers – National and International.

You’ll have a chance to encounter first hand the concepts and processes of one the great innovations in education – Big Picture, One Student At A Time.

Big Picture Education Australia has launched a set of classroom posters about key Big Picture concepts.

The posters are designed to help you to enthuse mentors, parents and prospective students about Big Picture.

And, these are the first of many.

2010 Planner poster

This poster is a planning tool for your room.

Dear BPEA members and friends,

One BPEA founder and school consultant, John Hogan, recently visited the US with a small group of teachers on a leadership development tour and has some valuable tips to share about the process of arranging student internships.

Learning through internships - reflections from John Hogan

Many of you know that I suggest ‘slowing down’ the internship process by following the steps set out in our LTI summary booklet.

Getting an internship isn’t a case of ‘cold calling’ and requesting someone to be a mentor. It is part of a deeper structure that is crucial to the student’s development and learning within the Big Picture model.

Dear BPEA members and friends,

Are you looking for an exciting and inspirational activity for your students next year?

You may like to consider "The Oasis Youth Homeless Film and Photo Competition" being run by one of BPEA's philanthropic supporters - the Caledonia Foundation.

Filmmaking provides a great opportunity for student's to further develop their creativity, storytelling, project management, team building, and technical skills - not to mention that this project will make a difference to awareness of Youth Homelessness.

Fantastic news from the Tasmanian Government.

*David Bartlett, MP*
Premier

Thursday, 3 December 2009
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Next phase of Bridgewater education project underway

The design and structure of the new Bridgewater Education project resultsfrom the Government listening to and implementing the wishes of the community, Premier David Bartlett said today,