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ACER UPDATE ACER and VIF Program to provide exchange opportunities for Australian teachers ACER has formed an alliance with the Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF), the United States’ largest international-exchange program for teachers, to help provide Australian teachers with an opportunity to teach in the United States and share knowledge and teaching skills with American colleagues. ACER will work closely with primary and secondary Australian educators interested in applying to teach in the U.S. with the VIF Program. ACER will handle applications from Australian teachers. Between 60 and 100 teachers Australian teachers will be selected for the exchange program and they will be posted in the US for short period of up to two years. Information on how to apply for the program will be posted on the ACER website in late February. Read ACER's Media Release. Physical activity and bodyweight of 17-year-olds examined A briefing paper from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), published by ACER, describes the physical activity and body weight reported by a sample of more than 7000 17 year-olds during 2005. It reports on their participation levels in sport and exercise, their health, body mass index (BMI) and associations between these and other characteristics. Overall, while 85 per cent of young people reported playing regular sport or exercise, only 25 per cent reported playing sport or exercise on a daily basis. Seventy-two per cent of the survey’s participants rated their general health as either excellent or very good. However, one fifth had a BMI placing them in the overweight to obese weight range, sparking concern. Hoops, hurdles and high jumps: Physical activity and bodyweight among 17 year-olds was published as LSAY Briefing Number 13 and is available from LSAY page of this website. Teacher Magazine achieves Bell Awards success Teacher Magazine was successful at the 2007 Publishers Australia Bell Awards taking out an award or being highly commended in three categories. Writer of the Year - Rebecca Leech, Teacher Magazine - Winner Business to Business Magazine of the Year - Teacher Magazine - Highly Commended Best Printing - Jillian Coates/Mary Giblin, Teacher Magazine - Highly Commended « Back to eNews
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ACER and VIF Program to provide exchange opportunities for Australian teachers

ACER has formed an alliance with the Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF), the United States’ largest international-exchange program for teachers, to help provide Australian teachers with an opportunity to teach in the United States and share knowledge and teaching skills with American colleagues.

ACER will work closely with primary and secondary Australian educators interested in applying to teach in the U.S. with the VIF Program. ACER will handle applications from Australian teachers. Between 60 and 100 teachers Australian teachers will be selected for the exchange program and they will be posted in the US for short period of up to two years. Information on how to apply for the program will be posted on the ACER website in late February. Read ACER's Media Release.

Physical activity and bodyweight of 17-year-olds examined

A briefing paper from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), published by ACER, describes the physical activity and body weight reported by a sample of more than 7000 17 year-olds during 2005. It reports on their participation levels in sport and exercise, their health, body mass index (BMI) and associations between these and other characteristics.

Overall, while 85 per cent of young people reported playing regular sport or exercise, only 25 per cent reported playing sport or exercise on a daily basis. Seventy-two per cent of the survey’s participants rated their general health as either excellent or very good. However, one fifth had a BMI placing them in the overweight to obese weight range, sparking concern.

Hoops, hurdles and high jumps: Physical activity and bodyweight among 17 year-olds was published as LSAY Briefing Number 13 and is available from LSAY page of this website.

Teacher Magazine achieves Bell Awards success

Teacher Magazine was successful at the 2007 Publishers Australia Bell Awards taking out an award or being highly commended in three categories.

Writer of the Year - Rebecca Leech, Teacher Magazine - Winner
Business to Business Magazine of the Year - Teacher Magazine - Highly Commended
Best Printing - Jillian Coates/Mary Giblin, Teacher Magazine - Highly Commended

ACER UPDATE

ACER and VIF Program to provide exchange opportunities for Australian teachers

Physical activity and bodyweight of 17-year-olds examined

Teacher Magazine achieves Bell Awards success