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Boys will be boys but there are ways to better educate them. Research shows that boys have been underachieving at school compared to girls since the 1980s, however a new program called Success for Boys hopes to create change by 2008. [Recent Items]

MindManager Comes to the Mac. A mind map is a diagram of connected ideas. In the past, I've written about various mind-mappers, including the minimalist Pyramid ("Pyramid Therapy," 2004-09-13) and the full-featured NovaMind ("Draw What's On Your Mind With NovaMind," 2006-04-17). Recently, a new heavy hitter has appeared on the scene: Mindjet MindManager 6. The "6," a surprisingly high version…

Future of schooling online conference begins. The free 2nd ACEL/Microsoft online conference on the future of schooling will be active until midnight Sunday 19 November 2006. Access a wide range of papers by classroom teachers, school leaders and education academics and take part in discussion with education colleagues in Australia and around the world. There is NO COST for participating…

Nursing offered as HSC subject in 2007. Schools in Sydneys west and south-west will next year offer nursing as a subject for senior students. The hope is that offering nursing as a HSC subject will lead to more students picking nursing as a career choice. [School Education Headlines]

Strategy for industry advisory arrangements announced. The Australian Minister for Vocational and Technical Education has announced the Australian Government's strategy for reform to industry advisory arrangements in the area of Vocational and Technical Education (VTE). The existing Industry Skills Council arrangements will continue to operate for another 15 months. [Government Education Portal News Headlines]

Climate change expert backs economic impact warnings. The Professor of Global Change at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Peter Grace, says predictions of the economic cost of climate change are becoming more reliable. [ABC News: Breaking Stories]

Opportunities in post secondary education and training for people with a disability. Opportunities is a website designed to provide information for prospective and enrolled students with a disability or medical condition and for those working in, or with an interest in post secondary education. Opportunities provides information about post secondary education, training and employment for people with a disability or…

Skills for the Future new website. A new website is available for the recently announced Skills for the Future initiative. The website provides information on the Skills for the Future package and access to information on Australian Technical Colleges, Australian Apprenticeships and Career Advice Australia. [EdNA Home Page Headlines]

News Roundup - Animated 3D, EmerGeo, Altered Oceans, Virtual Airlines. Some more examples of using the new GE 4 time feature with 3D models were posted a week ago at the Google Earth Community. The time animation feature is used to create 3D animations in this case. The first one shows how a Russian Soyuz rocket is set up on…

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