Trade in your old Interactive whiteboards and upgrade to multi touch screens
We have negotiated with our suppliers, and managed to get a trade in deal on your old interactive whiteboards, projectors and speakers if you would like to upgrade to multi touch screens. The whiteboard era has moved on, projectors are fading and repairs can be...
read moreFISH! for Childcare is back
We are excited to announce our last three FISH! workshops for 2017 exclusively for Childcare and OHSC educators. Join us on Swim away with • The ability to build a cohesive team and effective leaders who INSPIRE • A work culture where everyone loves to give their best...
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FISH! for Schools. What a Principal needs to hear
The FISH! Philosophy has it’s base in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the USA and runs workshops through out the country. We are pleased and proud to have Sue as our Accredited FISH! trainer here in Victoria, working across a variety of industries and moving into the...
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BE THERE
One of our favourite practices from the FISH! philosophy is BE THERE. Some would say that this is THE most important practice. If you are BEING THERE, you are listening to understand and that allows you to MAKE THEIR DAY. By BEING THERE you also know the boundaries of...
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Kaizen- the art of continual improvement
Kaizen according to Wikipedia, is the Japanese word for "continual improvement" or "change for better”. In business, kaizen often refers to activities that continuously improve all aspects of the business and involve all employees in every department and office. The...
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Looking after your Projectors, Touch screens and Interactive Whiteboards.
For those of us in schools who rode the interactive whiteboard rage over 10 years ago, our projectors are in need a bit of TLC or even replacement. Unfortunately, nothing lasts for ever these days and although there is nothing wrong with most of the interactivity,...
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HR Executives Ponder the All-Important Buzzword: Culture
Here’s an interesting article about workplace culture from Utah Business, in which Jeanine Wilson,… uses the imagery of a school of fish when explaining culture to new employees. “I say our culture is us. It’s all of us together,” says Wilson. “As you come into that...
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The Regional Directors team at Regional Development Victoria Gippsland goes FISH!ing.
What a FISH!tacular afternoon we had in Traralgon Victoria! And what a sensational newly formed team who enjoyed getting to know each other and the FISH! Philosophy. The possibilities are tunariffic!
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The Benefits of Interactive Technology in the Classroom- Don’t throw those IWB’s away yet!
I have been told on a couple of occasions by Principals that Interactive Whiteboards and Touch Screens are outdated and now we get the interactivity on the iPads. That can be true. But the continued use of Interactive Whiteboards and Muti touch screens with your...
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Why Makerspaces in Schools?
We love the idea of MakerSpaces in schools. They provide an opportunity for creative time and the space for students to explore questions, build prototypes, try out ideas, faiol and retry and build something together. Makerspaces don’t always have to include...
read moreTrends in Education
FACULTY Volume 4 Issue 1 Here’s the latest edition of Faculty Magazine with our very own Gerard Stevenson’s article “Trends in Education on Page 8. This time “Augmented Reality.” Click the link above to...
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How FISH! relates to Childcare National Quality Standards
FISH! provides Childcare educators, co-ordinators and staff members with the knowledge and practical strategies to improve outcomes and quality in the following areas: Element 4.2.1 Professional standards guide practice, interactions and relationships. Element 4.2.2...
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FISH! meets Pharmacy.
Last night, the pharmacy staff from Canberra based Develin's Pharmacy group met after work to dive deep into the FISH! Philosophy. We explored how the FISH Practices can improve customer service as well as the relationships between colleagues. Although it was a late...
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Makerspace 101
Read all about Makerspaces and their History.
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FISH! Experience and the National Childcare Quality Standards
The FISH! experience provides Childcare educators, co-ordinators and staff members with the knowledge and practical strategies to improve outcomes and quality in the following areas: 1. Element 4.2.1 Professional standards guide practice, interactions and...
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Journey Early Learning Development Day.
The Journey Early Learning Development Day for Educators last Saturday was action packed and included a Two Hour FISH! workshop. These awesome teams took the Vital Act of Participation on board and dived into the FISHY activities. And then celebrated with Pete the...
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YMCA Childcare Centres join together to go FISH!ing
Last Saturday the educators from two YMCA Childcare Centres- Packenham and Cranbourne North- went FISH!ing together in a Four Hour fish filled event that saw them Playing, Making Each Others Day, Being Their and Choosing Their Attitude.
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FISH! arrives at the Austin Hospital
The Speech Pathology and TRAMS team at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne dived deep into FISH! during yesterday's workshop conducted by Sue. The aim of the workshop was to help the teams build better support for each other and their patients. A FISH!tacular time was...
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6 Ways to Keep Your Attitude Up When Life Tries to Bring You Down
Choose Your Attitude is one of the FISH! Practices and one that has been very important to us and our family. We loved this article by Chris Widener about practical tools on how we can keep our attitudes up when the circumstances are down. Here are some of his...
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We are FISH! accredited!!!
We are excited to be accredited FISH Philosophy Trainers and ready, willing and able to share our FISH! experiences across Victoria. The philosophy has been important to as it's helped us focus through a series of unfortunate events, as well as help us grow our...
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