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 ...
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QUT’s new podcast series for teachers
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
More »EduTECH 2019: The computer that ignited a passion
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 ...
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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 ...
More »EduTECH 2019: Incorporating technology “authentically and purposefully”
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 ...
More »EduTECH 2019: Expert shares what young readers need
Reading instruction, perhaps more than any other teaching practice, has always been fiercely contested, with the ‘war’ between phonics and whole language instruction reaching right back to the 1800s. In recent times, however, a lot of evidence-based research has underscored ...
More »EduTECH 2019: Writing tool a hit in schools
Data shows there has been a worldwide decline in writing achievement. In trying to understand and counter this, Littlescribe founder and CEO Jenny Atkinson found that children needed a more authentic purpose for their writing and a sense of ownership. ...
More »EduTECH 2019: How analytics and AI are closing the ‘feedback loop’
Analytics and AI are combining to provide fantastic insights into “student learning and progress”. While today's learning platforms can provide basic feedback on, say, how much of text a student has read or whether they have completed a section of ...
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