Hey, we're Cool.org!

But you might know us as Cool Australia (we've been creating resources for Aussie teachers for over 13 years). While our name has changed, our mission hasn't. Our real-world, curriculum-aligned teaching resources equip educators to teach the stuff that matters, creating better outcomes for humanity.

About our courses

We have a range of free courses, available to all educators looking to enhance their practice. We also offer a Cool+ subscription, which gives you unlimited and ongoing access to our full catalogue of professional development courses. Check them out!

For Primary Teachers

  • Professional learning
  • ...

How to Teach a Unit on Fire and Flood Resilience

  • Primary
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Environmental
  • Disaster resilience
  • Land Management
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Introduce Primary Students To Design Thinking

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 6
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Digital Technologies
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Systems Thinking
  • Technology
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Big History

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • English
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Human Endeavour
  • Inquiry Skills
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Professional learning
  • ...

How to Approach Trauma in the Classroom

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 1 - 12
  • Social
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Strategies for Dealing with Aggressive and Violent Behaviours

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 3 - 12
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Using Group Work To Improve Student Learning

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Work Studies
  • Skills for Learning and Work
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Exploring General Capabilities: Ethical Understanding

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Social
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Investigate How Animals are Impacted by Their Environment

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Listen and Understand with Sketchnoting

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • English
  • Creative writing
  • Persuasive writing
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability

For Secondary Teachers

  • Professional learning
  • ...

What's the Secret Sauce for Delivering SEL?

  • Secondary
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Mindfulness and Meditation
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Top Tips to Embed SEL Into Your Classroom

  • Secondary
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Mindfulness and Meditation
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

LifeChanger Is Coming to My School – What Should I Do Before, During and After Each Visit?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Mindfulness and Meditation
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

How to Approach Trauma in the Classroom

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 1 - 12
  • Social
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Establishing Passion-led Learning (1 of 3)

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Social
  • Social Action
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Setting Up a Passion Profile (2 of 3)

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Social
  • Social Action
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Acting on the Passion Profile (3 of 3)

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Social
  • Social Action
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Strategies for Dealing with Aggressive and Violent Behaviours

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 3 - 12
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Using Group Work To Improve Student Learning

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Work Studies
  • Skills for Learning and Work
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Exploring General Capabilities: Ethical Understanding

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Social
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Geographical Inquiry Made Simple

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 12
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Technology
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Technology
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Investigate How Animals are Impacted by Their Environment

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Professional learning
  • ...

Listen and Understand with Sketchnoting

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • English
  • Creative writing
  • Persuasive writing
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability

Popular Cool+ courses (subscription required)

  • Professional learning
  • Cool+
  • ...

Brain-Based Learning Strategies With Andrew Fuller

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Parents
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 12
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • Cool+
  • ...

Your Top 10 Behaviour Management Challenges and How to Tackle Them with Andrew Fuller

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Professional learning
  • Cool+
  • ...

Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics With Nicole Case

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • English
  • Grammar and Spelling
  • Reading
  • Professional learning
  • Cool+
  • ...

Trauma-Informed Responses to Challenging Behaviour (45 minutes)

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning