A teacher from Victoria has set up two school campuses in Zimbabwe while continuing full-time teaching in Australia. By Jennifer White. "Students have often been living on the street, may have been orphaned or HIV positive or have had limited ...

Our approach to teaching languages needs to change radically if we are to produce enthusiastic learners and fluent speakers. By Andrew Weiler. "We learned our first language by being attentive, by noticing relationships between sounds and actions, by noticing patterns ...

IT-skilled teachers and technology-rich classrooms are producing highly motivated students. By Dallas Bastian. As the technology used in schools changes rapidly, there is a need for teachers to keep up-to-date with new developments. University of Southern Queensland professor of educational technology ...

  This year’s AIEC Conference highlighted the challenges and rewards for local institutions in engaging on the international level.  By Kathryn Jones. Pull quote: The new Colombo plan is not just about education. It’s about Australia’s soft diplomatic capacity, our ...

The Victorian government wants to give principals the power to sack staff, but the proposal has been met with anger and anxiety in some quarters. By Antonia Maiolo. In the latest shake-up of Victorian schools, principals will be given the ...

At this stage, teachers and independent schools are on board with the government as restructuring proposals near legislation. By Dallas Bastian. The NSW government is moving ahead with plans to restructure the way education is administered in the state, as ...

  A group of high school teachers in Queensland give full marks to an ICT course where the emphasis is on the interactive and the practical.  By Antonia Maiolo. Pull Quote: Straightaway, you have what you learnt and you can ...

  Delivery of NAP-CC online has wide-ranging benefits, not the least of which is great student engagement. By Dallas Bastian. The latest NAP sample assessments in Civics and Citizenship have been delivered online for the first time. The federal Ministerial ...

More than 1000 initial education graduates are not working full-time; but a little context suggests it’s not time to panic. By Dallas Bastian. Recent reports have shown that the state of teacher graduates’ employability is similar to figures for graduates ...

A leading not-for-profit program has seen 20,000 computers committed to Australian schools since the beginning of the roll-out last year. “Teachers are seeing the benefits that our program can bring to the classroom, and the increased levels of engagement by ...