Teaching students' abstract reasoning skills can help improve their literacy and numeracy results, an education expert said. As part of a two-year project, around 180 Year 5 and 6 Victorian school students were taught how to solve puzzles with different ...
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Australian schools should learn how to use artificial intelligence in the classroom rather than banning them if they want to keep up with 'modern writing', an education expert has said. In an upcoming study, Deakin University will partner with Victorian ...
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The NSW government has offered school teachers a $4000 bonus if they pass their Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) accreditation. Under the Coalitions' plan, the one-time cash bonus will enable teachers across the state to access salaries up to ...
More »Australian public school enrolments fall in 2022
Public school enrolments in Australia have slid for the second year in a row, according to new ABS data, while independent and faith-based schools popularity continues to rise. New schools data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday ...
More »Sarah Henderson appointed shadow education minister
Sarah Henderson has been appointed the federal coalitionās shadow minister for education. On Tuesday, opposition leader Peter Dutton announced Senator Henderson will take on the role of federal education spokesperson following Alan Tudge's resignation last week. In a statement, Mr ...
More »Beating the ‘back-to-school blues’: podcast
Are you feeling stressed, physically unwell, and dragging your feet to enter the classroom? you might be experiencing back-to-school blues, a psychology expert said. University of Queensland Professor of Clinical Psychology Vanessa Cobham said feeling gloomy at the beginning of ...
More »Big changes to NAPLAN
Australia's education ministers have announced major changes to standardised NAPLAN tests including changes to the way results are reported to teachers. On Friday, federal education minister Jason Clare and his state and territory counterparts signed off on a new marking ...
More »‘It’s about trial and error’: how teachers can stay organised
Staying organised at school can help to save teachers' time, lighten their workload and boost their confidence, according to a high school maths teacher and organisation expert. When starting her career 15 years ago, high school maths teacher Leanne Baker ...
More »Teachers should earn 25 per cent more, study says
NSW teachers' wages should be increased up to 25 per cent over the next seven years to counter low salaries and inflation, a new report shows. A report by the University of Sydney analysed teachers' pay over the past 30 ...
More »High maths anxiety linked to poor results: podcast
Maths anxiety has become a growing issue in Australian classrooms, driving studentsā numeracy results down, an education expert has said.Ā USyd Lecturer in Mathematics Education Dr Benjamin Zunica said maths anxiety is a fear of negative repercussions of not knowing ...
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