Education experts have called to push NAPLAN testing towards the end of the year to better assess students' progress and overhaul the writing test to make it more meaningful.Ā From tomorrow until 27 March, 1.3 million Australian students across 9800 ...
More »Teachers’ connections essential to manage stress during NAPLAN
Teachers should try to check in and engage with their colleagues to help keep their stress levels at bay during NAPLAN season, an education expert has said. On Wednesday, more than 1.3 million students nationwide will sit the NAPLAN test. ...
More »Transforming Education with Technology ā a John Paul College Case Study
Technology has become an integral part of education. Schools are increasingly incorporating technology into their curriculum as they realise its value in empowering learning and teaching. A prime example is John Paul College, which delivers its entire curriculum through digital ...
More »‘I feel very lucky’: Uni teacher of the year on making maths meaningful
Dr Poh Wah Hillock likes to ask her students a lot of questions in class, even if they might find it a little irritating. āAfter so many years of teaching I still have to think about my lessons and refine ...
More »Having an ottoman in class can help relieve teachers’ workloads: Q&A
Teachers can reduce their workloads and boost student engagement by using innovative furniture in their classrooms, a new study shows.Ā A three-year study by Edith Cowan University found that 'innovative furniture' such as ottomans, sofas, high tables and benches in ...
More »Will ChatGPT usher the end of written tests?
With NAPLAN set to begin nationwide in less than a week, an education expert has argued the emergence of writing bots like ChatGPT will put an end to the writing test. Deakin University senior lecturer in pedagogy and curriculum Dr ...
More »‘End of the ropeā: half of Australia’s teachers plan to leave, survey says
Nearly half of teachers in Australian schools are considering quitting their jobs within the next 12 months due to heavy workloads, staff shortages and teaching out-of-field, a new survey has revealed. A survey of 4000 Australian educators by the Black ...
More »‘Breaking point’: Principal’s wellbeing at an all-time low
The number of principals wanting to quit or retire early has tripled since 2019, with teacher shortages, heavy workloads and lack of time as sources of stress for school leaders, a new survey shows. A survey of 2500 Australian school ...
More »NAPLAN 2022: regional and rural schools fall behind
Regional, rural and remote schools have scored on average lower than their city counterparts in the latest NAPLAN test. A recent News Corp analysis used MySchool data to track the 2022 NAPLAN results nationwide. The results are the first snapshot ...
More »What do the NAPLAN changes mean for teachers?
Schools will have to navigate the recent NAPLAN changes carefully if they want to take advantage of the new testing window and reduce the emphasis they have previously put on the test, an education expert has said. This years NAPLAN ...
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