In her opening address to this year’s Successful Learning Conference – now in its 25th year – the head of the University of Sydney’s School of Education and Social Work, Professor Debra Hayes, used a poignant anecdote of her sister’s schooling in ...

The Victorian Government’s decision to ban mobile phones during school hours in all state secondary and primary schools next year has been met with mixed feelings from educators, parents and students, and the eSafety Commissioner herself. The move is intended ...

Many of us have fond memories of poring over an Encyclopedia Britannica in high school, knowing it was both an easily digestible and trusted source of knowledge. Not much has changed in that sense, and 250 years later Britannica is still ...

An abundance of evidence links student wellbeing to positive learning outcomes. With young people spending most of their day-to-day lives in school, these sites are critical environments to implement and encourage wellbeing through programs and practices. But what, precisely, is ...

Teachers are well known for all the support and guidance they provide students as they transition into the real world, but who’s there to support and guide the teachers? Well, one Australian university has thought long and hard about this ...

The revelation that Victoria’s Education Department has a high-tech, round-the-clock crisis centre is one window into the challenges facing school leaders today. The fact that over a fifth of educators have been bullied by parents is another. Delivering quality education ...

Podcasting is the fastest growing digital content market in the world, with experts believing it will produce over $1 billion in revenue by 2021.  With its perfect blend of entertainment and information, the genre holds huge potential for education and ...

Ever since a sole, rudimentary computer was rolled into Nicole Barnes’s classroom at the beginning of her career, she was captivated by the possibilities it held for her classroom practice. We’ve come a long way since then, but Nicole’s passion ...

As any educator will tell you: telling your students about something is one thing, but being able to show them is another. That’s the idea behind On Safari, the latest Google Expedition created by the NSW Department of Education and ...

Although technology plays a key role in the classrooms of Stamford American International School in Singapore, the overarching belief is that it has to enhance teaching practice and not just be used for the sake of it. That’s the key ...