Online portal brings Barangaroo to the classroom
Lend Lease this week announced Discover Barangaroo, an online learning portal adding a new dimension to the state’s geography teaching syllabus. Lend Lease managing director for Barangaroo South, Andrew Wilson, said: “More than 60,000 NSW secondary school students who study geography each ...
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Calls for maths shake-up to solve low levels of employment for people with disabilities
Children with disabilities who leave school without basic numeracy skills may struggle to gain employment later on, a Queensland University of Technology expert is arguing. Dr Bronwyn Ewing from QUT’s faculty of education pointed to the 2012 Human Rights Commission ...
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One of Australia’s biggest banks has announced the launch of a business program aimed at nurturing young entrepreneurs. NAB has partnered with the Foundation for Young Australians to deliver $20 Boss, a $1 million program designed to equip Australian students ...
More »A new challenge in maths teaching
Making mathematics more difficult can actually improve learning in low-achieving students, a new study has found. The Monash University study explored a unique way of delivering a lesson on fractions where teachers provide students with challenging maths tasks to work ...
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Schools make the switch to virtual excursions
In recent years education has transformed immensely, with technology being a driving force of this transformation. In particular, we have seen the rise of video collaboration solutions enter the classroom, expanding learning from the four walls of the school to ...
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Early exposure to STEM education drives path to future careers
The University of Melbourne has taken up the challenge of instilling a love for STEM subjects in young children. Over two days the university is hosting 300 primary school students at the Melbourne School of Engineering and will show students ...
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