Opinion
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The LANTITE: Holding our degrees hostage – opinion
Imagine you are at least halfway through your degree (93 per cent for me) and your university decides to spring…
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Teachers can do it all but they need our support: opinion
I am a school teacher and am therefore more highly attuned than others when people talk about suggestions for how…
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Why Victoria should change its school term structure: opinion
Winter has started. Cold, short days add to the challenge of a long second term for teachers, students and families…
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NAPLAN labelled “bizarre” and “least valid” test
An education expert based in the US has given a scathing review of NAPLAN, labelling it "absurd", "bizarre" and the…
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See You ATAR: Time for universities to rethink their acceptance criteria
It’s time to look beyond the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. Australian universities have had it so good for so long.…
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Sound advice: Classroom acoustics linked to student success
How poor classroom acoustics are linked to lower skill levels in students. If you feel you’re struggling to maintain discipline…
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The internet of school things
How technology will connect educators and students, and usher in a new age of smart schools. Schools are becoming increasingly…
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Measuring success: How can we help our teachers help themselves?
The Teaching Teams trial promises teacher education students and their supervisors a new approach to self-reflection and assessment. With the…
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Reforming teachers: how will the government’s Initial Teacher Education reform agenda affect the sector?
There have been more than 100 reviews of teacher education in Australia since the 1970s.1 Reforming teaching and teacher education…
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Achieving better education outcomes with strategic experience management platforms
Australia's education sector is under fire, having recently ranked 39 out of 41 countries from the European Union and OECD…
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