With HSC exams quickly approaching, it's timely to refresh our knowledge of how to prepare for high-stakes tests – in many ways, they can set the foundation for the rest of our professional lives. In his final instalment of the ...
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Expert calls for better literacy instruction for students and teachers
Qualified linguist Lyn Stone is an expert in what she does, but someday she hopes to be made "redundant". Until then, however, the founder of literacy consultancy group Lifelong Literacy believes there are far too many students and teachers in ...
More »This week’s big issue: Banning mobile phones in schools
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has applauded Victoria and urged other jurisdictions to act now in banning mobile phones. He later told reporters that evidence from Canada shows that banning mobiles in schools improves student performance by six per cent, ...
More »Studying for success – Part 3: Note-taking effectively
Dr Steven Greene shares his tips about what note-taking is, why it's important and some strategies for doing it well in the third installment of our series on studying for success. Greene says effective note-taking should be "an accurate record ...
More »Keeping sick kids connected with school
Even missing a few days from school can be disrupting. You have to catch up on lessons, you miss out on the latest gossip. There’s a new game your friends are playing at lunchtime, and you don’t know the rules. ...
More »Valuing teachers: how can we avoid 5 year burnout?
It's an alarming statistic that educator Stephanie Wescott now belongs to: leaving the teaching profession after just five years of practice. In a wide-ranging interview in The Age, which covered everything from teachers not "being trusted to do their work" ...
More »‘Reading for pleasure needs to be back on the table’: CBCA Book Week
As we reach the end of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week, which has run since 1946, an important yet often forgotten lesson is simply reading for pleasure. Education Review spoke to senior lecturer at Monash University, Dr ...
More »Leadership in Education – Part 2: Patrick O’Reilly – Where have we gone wrong?
Despite record investment in education, Australian students’ literacy and numeracy levels have been steadily declining. This podcast series speaks with some of Australia’s K-12 education leaders and asks the key question: What, if anything, are we doing wrong? In episode ...
More »Studying for success – Part 2: managing information
In episode two of Studying for Success, Dr Steven Greene introduces us to the fundamentals of managing information properly – from file storage, USB storage and interesting graphic organisers to colour-coded topic sections. These techniques will make help students organise ...
More »Weekly wrap up: performance pay for teachers
Listen as education editor Wade Zaglas reflects on one of the week's key issues: performance pay for teachers. Who's for it and against it? Can it really work? And what kind of an effect could it have on the profession?
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