Teachers' Christian Fellowship of NSW

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Professional reading on education from a Christian perspective.

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Contents:

• Assessment and Reporting
• Curriculum
• General articles
• Educating in a post Christian society
• Blasts from the past; excerpts from past editions of the Journal of Christian Education
• Religious education (including SRE in NSW)
• International (NSW members visiting)
• Student Learning
• Teaching
• Whole School matters

General Articles

Bright students & Disadvantaged schools. (June 2016)

Ambiguity of Christmas in a post-Christian society

Big C, little c what begins with c?. Article about corruption (June 2014).

Business of education

Christian response to recession

Christian Right - Is there an alternative evangelical position?

The end is nigh

Fear of education. About digital education - December 2011

The Five great challenges for parents and teachers (pdf 6MB) Alcohol use, sleep deprivation, cybersafety and other key issues.

Christian giving: A complex matter? (Feb 2012)

Gumbuli of Ngukurr: Aboriginal Elder in Arnhem Land - A Book Review from 2012

A History of Australian Army Chaplains - Book review of "Captains of the Soul (Feb 2015)

Story of Helen and Peter Kidd (December 2013)

Left and right again.

Lest we forget (June 2012)

Living a life under God's calling. A review of the book: "Captains of the Soul" by Michael Gladwin from February 2015.

Money Traps (Aug 2009)

Book review of Roy William's book: "Post God Nation" (John Gore - Dec 2015)

Promotion: An elusive goal - tips for applying for a promotion (Feb 2015)

Stewart of Stewart house - Article on the ministry and influence of Sir Frederick Stewart (December 2013)

Technology: What the Bible says

RUCAS Keynote The Keynote Address at the TCFNSW RUCAS Conference was presented by Phil Nanlohy from the University of Western Sydney. (RUCAS stands for Really Using Computers At School)

Using Technology in the Classroom: How Christian is that?. The dinner speech at the TCFNSW RUCAS Conference was presented by John Capper. (RUCAS stands for Really Using Computers At School)

Trivial Pursuits (Dec 2008)

Is Values Education just the latest fad? Professor Brian Hill

Which values do I Teach in a multi-faith society? Professor Brian Hill

Are today’s young people different? Ken Buttrum, former Director-General of Juvenile Justice

Teaching

The Christian Connection: Support for the Australian School Curriculum (April 2016)

Contemporary, controversial and Christian?

Creationism – What is it?

Racial Tensions – Is it safe to go to the beach?

Service learning gains momentum

Student–teacher relationships, forbidden territory?: Looking again.

Teacher expectations and student performance (Dec 2009)

Teaching About Christmas – 1  (Dec 2006)

Teaching About Christmas – 2  (Feb 2007)

Teaching ethics to Non-SRE students?

Teaching well - Book review (April 2014)

Tsunami: Making sense of the world

Learning

Supporting the Oral and written language needs of students with additional needs - Notes from Harley Mills on the half day seminar on May 2016

10 things I learnt from the seminar on Occupational Therapy Strategies. Harley Mills reflects on the half day seminar in May 2016.

ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder - Implications for students and Management Strategies for Teachers - Notes from Andrew Greenfield’s presentation to 2013 Teacher’s Christian Fellowship Day Conference.

Bullying (pdf 3MB) Examining some of the ethical moral and legal dilemmas in working with young people. (pdf of Slide Presentations only..)

Including students with a disability in regular classrooms (December 2012)

Mental and behavioural health - Old problem, new solution?

Today's adolescents - different? (Feb 2013)

Attention Difficulties Ilona Bruveris, Senior Adviser, Student Behaviour Support, NSW Department of Education and Training

Foundations of Learning John Frew, Principal, Holsworthy High School

The Invisible Problems. Vicky Kasunic, School Links Program Manager, South-west Sydney Area Health Service, Liverpool

Being the boss. Dr Cath Laws, Principal, Fowler Road School

Think Right to Act Right. John Gore, Chief Education Officer, Human Society and Its Environment, NSW Department of Education and Training

Classroom Context Alison Soutter, Senior Adviser, Behaviour Management, NSW Department of Education and Training

International

Members from NSW Australia, visiting schools overseas

Bangladesh teacher training: Ian thanks the teachers involved and shares his experiences in his report: Barefoot in Bangladesh - John's perspective of teacher training work in Bangladesh.

Margaret's reflections on her time in Bangladesh (December 2014).

The education of girls in India: Issues discussed in an article August 2013. John Gore, Education Consultant, Australia (Paper given at the 2013 Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Honolulu, Hawai’i)

India finished - John Gore says thanks (Feb 2015)

What did I learn? Seven years involvement with schools in India. Education in India (Dec 2015)

Education in Tanzania - A big challenge (April 2013)