Australia’s most well-known high school teacher Eddie Woo has collaborated with the Sydney Opera House to develop a four-part series on how mathematical concepts can be used to understand the design of the iconic landmark. The award-winning maths teacher, who ...
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Do Australian secondary school students have a ‘problem’ with writing?
Nearly a decade's worth of NAPLAN data and a sweeping review of how writing will be taught in NSW has suggested that Australian students’ writing skills are in a sad state of decline. In a recent Sydney Morning Herald story, ...
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EducationReview · Our texts lists are (mis)representing us | Alex Bacalja Although Australia was built on multiculturalism, the country hides a dark past in discrimination against Indigenous Australians and other ethnic minority groups. Patriarchy, too, dominated both men and women' ...
More »‘There are many pathways to success’: education experts offer top tips for the end of Year 12
Two Australian education experts have offered some advice to improve students' chances of success as Year 12 students across the country prepare to finish a unique and highly challenging academic year. Andrew Martin is Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational ...
More »Emotional invalidation might be harming your students – here’s how to spot it and stop it: opinion
Have you ever been upset and turned to someone to seek comfort and reassurance, only to have them say something like: “It’s not worth getting upset about”, “why did you do that?!”, “it could be worse”, “everything happens for a ...
More »The value and power of student agency
Student agency, or agency in its broadest terms, is about the individual knowing and understanding that they have the capacity of free will. Free will brings with it the power of self-motivation and choice. This power of choice brings with ...
More »#ThankYourTeacher campaign shows relationships are at the heart of great teaching
As Victorian students progressively return to face-to-face teaching, Monash University has released a report showing that student-teacher relationships might be more valued than teachers’ knowledge of a particular subject. Titled World Teachers’ Day Report, it was released yesterday (5 October) ...
More »Academic slams LANTITE report as ‘flawed’: podcast
EducationReview · Academic slams LANTITE report as 'flawed' | Dr David Zyngier Before an internal government report recently revealed that the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) was causing significant concern among pre-service teachers and universities, nine ...
More »Report finds 1.25 million students fell behind during school closures
Research conducted by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has concluded that 1.25 million Australian children fell behind in learning because of the COVID-19 school closures. The paper, Parents’ perspectives on home-based learning in the covid-19 pandemic, covers a wide-range ...
More »Latest OECD report highlights equity flaws in Australia’s education funding policies
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has responded to the latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) report on worldwide education indicators, saying Australia’s poor ranking in several areas reflects inadequate government funding policies. These indicators include resource equity, staffing, and ...
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