A new million dollar partnership aims to inspire young Queensland minds to aim high in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). With the support of a $3.95 million partnership announced last week between natural gas producer QGC ...
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Teach computer science, coding young
Teaching young kids computer science and coding is a good idea, argues a Charles Sturt University (CSU) expert, who says primary-aged children take to digital technology at a relatively fast rate. Jason Howarth, course director at the CSU school of ...
More »New resource to help kids get active
University of Canberra researchers have launched a new resource to get kids active earlier in life. The Physical Literacy Activities Yearbook (PLAY) comprises 200 activity suggestions to help teachers prepare and deliver fun physical education for primary school students. It ...
More »Calls for maths shake-up to solve low levels of employment for people with disabilities
Children with disabilities who leave school without basic numeracy skills may struggle to gain employment later on, a Queensland University of Technology expert is arguing. Dr Bronwyn Ewing from QUT’s faculty of education pointed to the 2012 Human Rights Commission ...
More »A new challenge in maths teaching
Making mathematics more difficult can actually improve learning in low-achieving students, a new study has found. The Monash University study explored a unique way of delivering a lesson on fractions where teachers provide students with challenging maths tasks to work ...
More »Early exposure to STEM education drives path to future careers
The University of Melbourne has taken up the challenge of instilling a love for STEM subjects in young children. Over two days the university is hosting 300 primary school students at the Melbourne School of Engineering and will show students ...
More »Opinion: Pen and paper tests don’t work
Existing exam systems within schools and universities are trapped in the 19th century and aren’t properly preparing graduates for the workforce, educators at a recent conference in Brisbane heard. Microsoft education industry solutions manager Ray Fleming said there is a ...
More »Popular educational apps make learning more accessible, easy
In an exclusive interview, Education Review spoke with 3P Learning chief executive Andrew Smith to find out about 3P's range of educational apps to support teachers, parents and students, as well as to discuss its move to the Windows platform. 3P’s ...
More »Starting the assessment revolution
A senior Harvard academic has issued educators at all levels of the education system as well as students and their parents a call to action to effect what he argues is a long overdue revolution in assessment and examination models. ...
More »Tablets the holy grail of tech-based learning: expert
A US educator has urged his Australian contemporaries to embrace the possibilities of tablet PC-based learning. He called it the simplest and most effective tech-based modality for transforming classroom experiences. Speaking at the EduTECH 2015 conference in Brisbane this week, ...
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