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Six tips for being an active online learner.

Here is what your teachers are finding frustrating about teaching online via Webex. I’m finding it really hard to engage students at times verbally- they feel like they are talking to a brick wall- even when I cold call students.Really... Continue Reading →

High 5 Holiday Homework

Get the DSC School year off to a great start by completing your High 5 Holiday Homework.

Five reasons, backed by research, why we are banning mobile phones.

1. MOBILE PHONE USE* HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ATTENTION AND LEARNING • Mobile phone use while learning new material reduces comprehension and impairs academic performance (Froese et al. 2012) • The presence of a mobile phone may induce ‘brain drain’... Continue Reading →

Mobile Phones at DSC in 2020

From Term 1 2020, students who choose to bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and securely stored during school hours. At DSC this means phones are to be switched off and stored in students locked lockers... Continue Reading →

Mobile Phones at DSC. Parents, what do you think?

There has been much talk in the media on the use of mobile phones in schools. The French Government has passed laws that phones are banned at school for students up to that age of 15. The Victorian Governments seems... Continue Reading →

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