Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek wants Australian teachers to be the cream of the student crop. Following Finland's lead, last week, she reiterated a policy prefaced in September last year that would bar students with an ATAR below 80 from entering the ...
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Innovation is flourishing as our schools explore new strategies for teachers’ personal development, ranging from social media to video to face-to-face discussion. By Antonia Maiolo. Schools, teachers and organisations in Australia are taking up innovative approaches to support professional ...
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An online learning program designed for pre-service teachers is giving them the support they need, and putting them in touch with other educators. A free online teacher professional learning program has been released to assist teachers and schools in ...
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Classroom observations should focus on boosting the quality of teaching and learning, not evaluating individuals, an education publisher says The recent recommendation of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership to make lesson observations part of the teacher evaluation ...
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