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		<title>Canadaopoly: The Ultimate Boardgame!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 03:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leading Out</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Moving to Melbourne]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now here&#8217;s a game that Canadian teachers in Australia could bring out to play with Australians and not only is the game fun, but they will learn so much about Canada! In fact, even as a Canadian, you are likely to learn something about your own country! Check out their website as they even have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are jeans appropriate for teachers to wear?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leading Out</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite some time ago we wrote an article about what teachers should wear in the different school systems (aka government, catholic, and independent schools) but as I continue to visit schools and see young teachers at work, I am surprised at what I see. Young teachers wearing jeans to work  Each time a new teachers arrives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast Breakfast before early morning teaching start</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leading Out</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Term 1 holidays but once Easter weekend finishes, teachers across Victoria will soon be worrying about Term 2 starting. So how can we make Term 2 more manageable especially with winter setting in Melbourne, and mornings getting dark and the sun going down before we even leave school. How about an extra sleep-in? But I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Reasons Students Don&#8217;t Like Using Laptops in Schools</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/7-reasons-students-dont-like-using-laptops-in-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/7-reasons-students-dont-like-using-laptops-in-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laptops are toys and used for games. They become just a replacement to writing with pen and paper and are not used in a &#8216;fun&#8217; way in the classroom. Blogwork is untraditional and paper-free. Unless you are an internet surfer, you don&#8217;t quite understand how the Internet works. Laptops are hard to carry around (although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conclusion of the Vancouver Winter Olympics &#8211; Channel Nine coverage</title>
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		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/conclusion-of-the-vancouver-winter-olympics-channel-nine-coverage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well it was a sad day to see the flame go out in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, but for some, they are glad not to have to watch anymore of Channel Nine&#8217;s Winter Olympic Coverage. As you can see by my infrequency of posts, that I went through major Olympic Withdrawal. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historical Day for Canada at the Winter Olympic Games</title>
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		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/historical-day-for-canada-at-the-winter-olympic-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australasia Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a historical day for Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games when we won 14 Gold medals &#8211; the most gold medals won by any nation in history!   At the beginning of the games all the media could talk about was, &#8220;when was Canada to get a gold medal on home soil?&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Channel Nine nearly got it right &#8211; Vancouver Winter Olympics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After all the bad commentating and press, Channel Nine changed their tactics for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. They gave Eddie McGuire an afternoon roll, Mick Malloy was hardly on at all, and the evening show was taken over by the female and male commentators that were doing the afternoon show. Well done Channel Nine in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada leads in Golds at Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a slow start but Canada has really taken our Olympic dreams to a new level. With 12 Golds and the possibility of 2 more, we lead the gold medal tally! Not only are we leading the Golds, but we have just tied the number of medals we have ever won in any Olympic Games. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Channel Nine responds to Olympic Winter Games complaints</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/channel-nine-responds-to-olympic-winter-games-complaints/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/channel-nine-responds-to-olympic-winter-games-complaints/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was nice to see the media responding to the complaints made on Channel Nine&#8217;s coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. In our last post, we discussed the Australian coverage of the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately with the homophobic comments, and the patronizing behaviour of Eddie McGuire and Mick Malloy, there was very little reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Channel Nine Winter Olympics Coverage after 1st week</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/channel-nine-winter-olympics-coverage-after-1st-week/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/channel-nine-winter-olympics-coverage-after-1st-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do people really think of Channel Nine&#8217;s coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver? Australia is no different than most other countries in the world, where they show all their own athletes over and over again. As an ex-pat, this is frustrating because while so much sport is going on, all that is shown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Winter Olympic Games 2010 begin!</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/vancouver-winter-olympic-games-2010-begin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How proud I am to be Canadian! The Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics was incredible. The messages, the voices, the people said it all. I doubt there was a dry eye amongst Canadians around the world and I am sure many others felt the pride we have for our country. I think that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>T-minus One Day to the Vancouver Olympics 2010</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/t-minus-one-day-to-the-vancouver-olympics-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With only one day to go before the Vancouver Olympic Games begin, I sit here in Australia wondering if I will get to see any of it! In Melbourne, Australia the ads on Channel 9 are going strong but what does it really mean. The strangest part is when they proudly state that they will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Tips for a Smooth Start to the School Year in Australia!</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/15-tips-for-a-smooth-start-to-the-school-year-in-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/15-tips-for-a-smooth-start-to-the-school-year-in-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1) Make sure you get a map &#38; tour of the school including the location of your classrooms. 2) Ask for your class timetable and class lists in advance. 3) Enquire about any individual needs for your students. 4) Make sure you get information about the code of conduct/consequences &#38; procedures for discipline issues. 5) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating with Australians &#8211; Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/eating-with-australians-etiquette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leading Out</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eating with Australians &#8211; Etiquette 1) Plate 2) Tea 3) Supper (link to http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/05/australian-slang-25-essential-words-and-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-1034) 4) Bring something first time, second time, try to cook, alwyas offer to help clean up 5) eating out: dutch As I&#8217;ve previously posted, there are a number of Australian &#8216;meal&#8217; terms that will be unfamiliar to North American visiters in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Harry Potter does not disappoint &#8212; if you see it at IMAX!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leading Out</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t really call yourself a teacher in the 20th Century if you&#8217;re not a Harry Potter fan.  Luckily we booked our tickets for the Half Blood Prince online a few days before the opening weekend9 pm IMAX showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It was General Admission so we had to wait [...]]]></description>
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