Sometimes the simpler the lesson, and the less the technology, the more effective will be the learning. The lesson suggestions offered here are well-placed to engage and stimulate.By Rachel Maissan As teachers, we have all experienced the brilliant lesson thwarted ...

David La Bozzetta sees great benefits for schools in cloud computing. Here, he talks to Antonia Maiolo about outsourcing IT chores to experts, improved security, controlled costs, increased storage space and much more. Innovation and constant change have been key ...

A new educational resource is offering educators across Australia guidance on how best to support and teach students with a disability. The Disability Standards for Education (DSE) eLearning initiative, being launched today by the University of Canberra, is a web-based ...

New approaches in pedagogy are feeding into school design; At Caulfield Grammar in Melbourne, that means trialling ideas in prototype buildings. By Richard Leonard From little things, big things grow, Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody sang, whilst Carmody spoke of ...

The number of students not sitting national benchmarking tests has hit a record high. According to the 2014 NAPLAN report, released yesterday, there has been an increase in the percentage of students withdrawing from NAPLAN across the country since the tests ...

The head of a remote outback school has found that creative initiatives and regional collaboration have opened up rewarding opportunities for staff and students alike.By Madeleine Regan Creative solutions are mandatory when you’re the principal of a combined primary and ...

Australia’s top science students say competition for jobs and the cost of university degrees are the biggest barriers to their career goals. In a recent survey of some of the most talented secondary science students, more than 80 per cent revealed concerns that ...

A linguist from London is helping Australia improve its standing as a leader in multicultural education. By Antonia Maiolo Inside the classroom walls of a small remote school, students are retrieving their cultural and linguistic roots, thanks to the support ...

Children are the future custodians of the environment, and schools are in a powerful position to show them how to go about it. By Brad Gray There is a growing body of evidence that environmental and nature-based activities during childhood ...

Teachers are motivating their students with a variety of new departures. There’s MoneySmart, plus one service that links schools to local companies and another that offers free classroom webspace. By Antonia Maiolo Educators are always searching for new and exciting ...