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Term 2: Update 1

12 May 2020

Update from the PrincipalWho would have predicted as we began the start of term 1 this year that a virus worldwide would impact on our lives and continue to do so in such a dramatic way?

As the pandemic and isolation requirements unfolded, Adelaide Botanic High School was well placed to step full stride into a remote learning environment. Our staff and students work and learn in a school environment that has a futures focussed understanding and approach at its core, it is this that certainly prepared us well.

The T.U.N.A. acronym developed at Oxford University, stands for Turbulence, Uncertainty, Novelty and Ambiguity, and is used to describe the characteristics of our times. As much as we try to smooth the turbulence, create greater certainty, reduce the number of new things, and want clarity, we know the future is uncertain.

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THE ADVERTISER WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2020

Pictured: Student Olivia Keatch helps teacher Theo Papazoglov with online learning at Adelaide Botanic High.

Success is where we accept our future as uncertain and find ways to build resilience, adaptability and agility.

Our students and staff demonstrated bucket loads of this as they rapidly prepared for and moved to remote learning and seamlessly moved back to face to face learning in a very short time frame. The experience has provided some amazing new opportunities to improve learning opportunities for students as we have moved back to school and to a new normal.

Please take some time to look at the insights provided some students in this Update, commenting on their time being isolated and away from school.

Attendance has been extremely high throughout the transition back to face to face learning and we have really appreciated your support. We know that it will take quite some time before we can engage in all the activities that make schools exciting and interesting places to learn. Every effort however is being made to make the best of the situation.

We look forward to sharing more in future Updates.

Alistair on behalf of our whole Team

Students teach teacherstricks of digital worldCHRIS RUSSELLEDUCATION REPORTER

EDUCATIONIN a reversal of traditionalroles, Adelaide University stu-dents on placement at schoolsto learn how to teach are help-ing teachers work out how bestto use online platforms.

Attendance at publicschools in SA has reached 63per cent, the highest in the na-tion, but interest in remotelearning remains high.

“We’re keen for the place-ments to be a give-and-takeexperience,” said educationlecturer Walter Barbieri of theBachelor of Teaching students.

They were making a signifi-

cant contribution, with someteachers finding it a steeplearning curve to go online, hesaid. Among the students isOlivia Keatch, in her final yearof a double degree in scienceand teaching and the first in-tern at Adelaide Botanic HighSchool. “I’ve been able to takewhat I’ve learned at uni, likekeeping online learning simpleand creating a great student-

teacher relationship online,into the school,” she said.

Adelaide Botanic STEM co-ordinator Theo Papazoglovsaid the school had always hadsome online learning but thishad increased dramatically.

“Our staff are very enthusi-astic, willing to learn and push-ing new boundaries,” he said.

“So Olivia has helped us put

more tricks up our sleeve.”Ms Keatch took the lead on

the online launch yesterday ofa new unit within maths, sci-ence and technology to im-agine Adelaide in 2040. Shecreated an introductory videoand bank of resources.

“It’s a very different experi-ence doing a launch online,”Mr Papazoglov said.

The unit was structured as“flipped learning”, where stu-dents were introduced to thetopic by watching the video in-dividually before going onlinetogether with the teacher.

This contrasts with a tra-ditional first step of a teacherdescribing the topic to the classas a group.

Adelaide Botanic HighSchool principal Alistair Brown

said even though the staff at

the science-rich school wereexperienced in technology, MsKeatch had brought a depth ofempathy about how studentsapproached e-learning.

Mr Barbieri said the univer-sity taught skills such as video-making, how various learningplatforms worked and how togive feedback digitally, such asmaking audio comments.

Meanwhile, the MedicalJournal of Australia has pub-lished a Flinders University re-port on clinical placement ofmedical students.

Dean of Medicine and Pub-lic Health Education AlisonJones said students gained in-sight into health systemgovernance and clinical prac-tice during the pandemic.

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Students teach teachers tricks of digital world

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Learning during a

pandemic

I really enjoyed the Remote Learning as

I was able to be in control of my own time.

Ella, Year 8

It was fantastic to be back as I could see my friends

but I do miss my cat.

Ella, Year 8

Having the Zoom sessions helped

keep me feeling part of the class.

Matt, Year 8

Not being at school meant it was more difficult to ask clarifying

questions, I didn’t really know I missed that part till I was back.

Mika, Year 8

Working from home meant that there were less distractions and I was able

to get a lot more work done.

Sam, Year 8

I have enjoyed the structure of a timetable and knowing where to be in face to face learning.

Kane, Year 8

I liked being an independent learner and having greater

control over my learning.

Olivia, Year 9

I enjoyed being settled in to access my learning

from one spot with Zoom.

Kailum, Year 8

Having an instrument lesson in Zoom has been challenging.

Jack, Year 9

I liked going back to school and using

my locker again.

Jess, Year 9

I enjoyed going back to school and seeing my friends.

Lorena, Year 9

I missed playing my instrument

in the band.

AJ, Year 9

I enjoyed the shorter

lessons.

Jess, Year 9

I liked having class notes in

Daymap.

Grace, Year 9 I enjoyed connecting

with my teachers on Zoom.

Elijah, Year 9

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Keeping students warm this winter!Below is our winter range – especially relevant with the cooler weather that has arrived. These outer-wear uniform pieces will ensure warmth in the cooler months in school, on breaks and on the commute.

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ABHS Uniform Policy ABHS Uniform Brochure

How to order

Call Kaye at Campus School and College Wear on 8346 0830 to make a booking for a fitting. Students can try on all sizes from the above winter range during Break 1 of Week 3.

Call Kaye at Campus School and College Wear on 8346 0830 to place your order and pay by credit card.

Deliveries will come to the school and be given to the student.

Puffer jacket $79.00

Puffer vest $69.95

Jacket/blazer $195.00

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Meet the Neighbours in Lot 14!

Lot Fourteen’s state-of-the-art facilities and diverse range of spaces for residents are home to innovators, pioneers, ground-breakers and thought leaders in a host of emerging and fast-evolving industries, including defence, space, artificial intelligence, cyber-security and creative industries.

Development of the Lot 14 site continues despite COVID-19 and new companies are taking up residence, adding more excitement to the existing mix!

View the neighbours!

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Pre-order using Qkr!

View Café B menu

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Pre-order and pay for menu items using the Qkr! app.

Any items that are paid and ordered and not collected on the day by the student will no longer be able to reimbursed the student on the following day.

It is the responsibility of students to collect the food that has been ordered and prepared for them by Café B on the day.

Qkr! tipView your receipts

Open Qkr! and tap ‘Activity’.

Scroll down to ‘Order History’ and tap ‘Receipt’.

Never lose a receiptSelect the receipt you wish to email yourself.

Tap on the mail icon at the top right of your screen.

Tap ‘Send’ to email the receipt to your email address or enter another email address and tap ‘Send’.

Use a receipt to cancel a food orderSelect the receipt for the order you wish to cancel.

Tap the red circle with a minus symbol on the order to be cancelled. Select the entire order or individual items to cancelled tap ‘OK’.

Cancelled items are shown in red on your receipt confirming they have been cancelled and a credit is available for future food orders. The value of any credits will be automatically deducted from your next Qkr! food order.