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Health+Wellbeing
Kids who participate in chores do better at school
Students participating in chores have better planning skills, self-regulation, working memory and execute tasks better, resulting in better academic performance.…
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Podcasts
La Trobe’s unique Nexus teaching program celebrates its first graduates – podcast
In an exciting development for the teaching profession, La Trobe University’s unique Nexus program has recently produced its first group…
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In The Classroom
La Trobe joins other unis offering alternative forms of entry for Year 12s
La Trobe University has created two innovative new pathways as an alternative to ATAR to help Year 12 students demonstrate…
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News
Joanna Barbousas on the decline in interest in teaching: Podcast
A recent Indeed report concluded that searches for teaching jobs declined in 2019, with some states recording sharp dips. This…
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In The Classroom
The importance of early reading instruction
Professor Pamela Snow is head of the La Trobe Rural Health School and will soon become Professor of Cognitive Psychology…
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School Management
How to prevent deaths in the great outdoors
Can you guess how many people have died during school outdoor education experiences in Australia between 1960 and 2002? At 128, it…
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