The teacher shortage crisis has been taking its toll on the sector, pushing educators to strike for better pay and working conditions while more than 50,000 teachers are expected to leave the profession in the coming years. Blended learning could ...
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Troubled students want to learn but need clearer instructions, survey says
Teachers should use more simplistic instructions when teaching students with learning and behavioural difficulties, a new study shows. Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology interviewed more than 50 Year 7 to 10 students from three disadvantaged secondary schools to ...
More »Managing the curriculum to enable more outdoor learning: podcast
Teachers employing nature-based learning in their schedule have described it as providing a flexible and relaxed environment which allows both students and themselves to better engage in different activities. Yet, teaching outside can become difficult with a crowded curriculum, as ...
More »Will single sex education disappear? podcast
Single sex education has long been a feature of Australian education, yet more and more single sex schools are merging to form a co-ed cohort in response to increasing demand. According to research fellow from the Institute for Social Science ...
More »‘I actually managed to go to the toilet’: teacher’s shortages cripple schools ahead of strike
Before joining his colleagues on the picket lines today, Glenn Lowe, a high school head teacher in the Wollongong Catholic diocese shared with Education Review his experience of the teacher shortage crisis. Wednesday was a busy day for Lowe. The ...
More »Boosting students’ interpersonal skills with gaming: podcast
In the classroom students have diverse levels of interpersonal skills that allow them to communicate and interact with others, which can sometimes create communication breakdowns between students and teachers. This can be particularly true for neurodiverse students with autism or ...
More »Unpacking Australia’s HSC gender gap: podcast
New data from the University Admissions Centre has shown that young men are less likely to achieve an ATAR than women and don't perform as well in their first-year university courses. According to Deakin University lecturer in education Piper Rodd, ...
More »Kids who participate in chores do better at school
Students participating in chores have better planning skills, self-regulation, working memory and execute tasks better, resulting in better academic performance. A new study conducted by PhD candidate from La Trobe University Deanna Tepper found a relationship between executive functions and ...
More »Books reflecting today’s society need to be present in the classroom
Reading books from a young age is beneficial for children, it opens their mind, teaches them empathy, and boosts academic results, yet the books we present to children are often only reflecting one side of society. According to ECU lecturer ...
More »Online learning widens the education gap for migrant children
Rising cases of Covid-19 and influenza have prompted schools to return to online learning, and experts worry it will further widen the learning gap with migrant children. The past months have seen Australia being hit by both Covid-19 and influenza ...
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