Teaching First Nations concepts can be quite challenging and lead to educators to giving up on covering the lessons or to rely solely on Indigenous teachers. "Teachers can have a lot of ignorance and even though there's some interest in ...
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Enhancing teaching with virtual reality: podcast
Two years ago Gleeson College in South Australia made the decision to include virtual reality in its classrooms. Now, the tool is an everyday part of students' lives and is used in multiple classes such as PE, languages, art and ...
More »What’s new in the digital technology curriculum? podcast
The new digital technology curriculum has been "decluttered" to help teachers focus on the essential skills students need. ACARA has also added a new concept: privacy and cyber security. The revised curriculum aims to focus on the foundation levels to help ...
More »One ‘rich’ maths lesson per month is enough to engage kids: podcast
Students' interest and enrolment in maths subjects has dropped sharply in recent years following a longstanding national decline. Yet, reviving students' interest in the topic might be achieved simply by doing one ‘rich maths lesson’ a month which will help ...
More »The impact of excessive gaming on classroom behaviour: podcast
Excessive gaming has an impact on teenagers schooling, behaviours and attention focus, a new study shows. Teenagers who spend a lot of time gaming have difficulties learning and focusing in the classroom as they cannot manage their emotions and impulses, ...
More »Education could be the key to reviving indigenous languages: podcast
School and education could be a solution to save indigenous languages from extinction, experts have said. Earlier this year, a survey revealed that students in primary school would rather learn an indigenous language than a traditional foreign one. While more ...
More »Why are writing skills declining in Australia? podcast
Students' writing skills have plummeted over the years, and experts believe it can be due to a lack of frequency in writing exercises. A new study by Edith Cowan University revealed the time teachers spend teaching writing skills varies from ...
More »Is blended learning the solution to the teacher shortage? podcast
The teacher shortage crisis has been taking its toll on the sector, pushing educators to strike for better pay and working conditions while more than 50,000 teachers are expected to leave the profession in the coming years. Blended learning could ...
More »Managing the curriculum to enable more outdoor learning: podcast
Teachers employing nature-based learning in their schedule have described it as providing a flexible and relaxed environment which allows both students and themselves to better engage in different activities. Yet, teaching outside can become difficult with a crowded curriculum, as ...
More »Will single sex education disappear? podcast
Single sex education has long been a feature of Australian education, yet more and more single sex schools are merging to form a co-ed cohort in response to increasing demand. According to research fellow from the Institute for Social Science ...
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