Teachers and students must have the resources for learning modern technologies; there are many affordable options available. The Digital Technologies Curriculum was rubber-stamped in September 2015, but the rollout in many schools has been delayed. Anecdotal reports suggest this is ...
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Cure for social ills: maintaining vigilance in the Age of Instagram
Keeping students, teachers and systems safe from cybercrime in the age of Snapchat and Instagram requires being proactive and vigilant. Educational institutions have a duty of care to provide a safe learning environment. This extends to the online world and, ...
More »The thought that counts: putting a premium on effective thinking
Sunshine Coast Grammar School's head of primary puts a premium on developing the ability to think effectively in all situations – for teachers and students. Paul Clegg trained as a primary teacher and spent 10 years as a classroom teacher ...
More »Show them the world: virtual technology opening doors
Virtual technology in the classroom allows students to explore new domains like never before. Curriculum planning is always a challenge, but the key question playing on every educator’s mind today is how we can harness the power of technology to ...
More »Opinion: Schools can learn from flexible providers
We congratulate Kambrya College on inviting us all to share in its journey of creating a world-class school. Revolution School shows us the everyday hurdles of learning and teaching in a diverse school setting, where several young people face complex ...
More »Talking Eds: BubDesk, EduTECH, soft skills and Roz Ward
In the second episode of APN Educational Media's new Week in Review podcast, now titled Talking Eds, new editor Patrick Avenell is joined by James Wells from Education Review and Campus Review and Loren Smith from Early Learning Review to dissect ...
More »New education weekly review podcast launches
APN Educational Media is today debuting its new, as yet untitled, weekly review podcast. The new show will look at the nurturing and education of people from preschool age (EarlyLearningReview.com.au), through primary and high school (EducationReview.com.au) and into tertiary education (CampusReview.com.au). The ...
More »Classroom devices? What’s best is what suits
As the neverending device arms race rages on, it’s easy to forget that what’s new and exciting may not be the best fit for the task – especially in the classroom. Moore’s law observes that over the history of computing ...
More »Innovation you can afford
An environment that fosters creative thinking and student success doesn’t have to cost a fortune; sometimes all that’s necessary is a fresh coat of paint. Innovation can come at a cost. Learning spaces designed in accordance with the latest workplace ...
More »Required reading: positive outcomes from the pages of books
For principal Kris Willis, building an effective culture for positive outcomes all starts with a few good books. Twice a term, principal Kris Willis hosts a book club at Caroline Chisholm School in the ACT. After the students leave, he ...
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