EducationReview · Finnish education is coming to Australia | Michael Lawrence The last time I interviewed Michael Lawrence the experienced music and English teacher had just published his book Testing 3, 2, 1: What Australian Education Can Learn from ...
More »A tailored approach to rural and remote school leaders’ professional development
Working with remote and rural leaders has become an absolute joy for the Eduinfluencers team. The beauty and sometimes harshness of the locations is definitely part of it, but even more so we are spurred on by what we hear ...
More »Feeling the love: the rise of collective teacher efficacy in schools
Just as the concept of flexible learning spaces revolutionised how we think about our classrooms, the concept of collective teacher efficacy, or CTE, is changing the way we approach professional development. For anyone who is missing this particular acronym from ...
More »Australian teachers call for more special needs, ICT training: TALIS
Australian teachers aren’t getting access to the professional development they need to tackle advanced ICT, teaching in multicultural settings and educating students with special needs. That was one of the takeaways of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD) ...
More »What does effective professional learning for teachers look like?
Parents routinely roll their eyes any time a school announces a student-free professional learning day for its teachers. Many parents consider these days an inconvenience and struggle to see their purpose. High quality, continuous professional learning (as opposed to one-off, snapshot professional ...
More »English grammar – how can teachers upskill?
In recent years, there has been ongoing discussion about whether mainstream primary and high school teachers are sufficiently prepared to fully implement the language components of the Australian Curriculum. Over the past decades, educators have successfully delivered the functional genre ...
More »Simplifying professional development: opting for quality not quantity
The most passionate teachers are also enthusiastic learners; not content to let their practice become stale and always looking for ways to improve the outcomes of their students. Professional development is so important for these teachers who actively look forward ...
More »Gillard launches aid to help with ‘constant worry’ of mental health
Teachers concerned about the mental health of students now have a new place to turn. Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard today launched Be You, a free resource that aims to better equip teachers and principals to nurture the mental health ...
More »Coaching the team: one principal’s game plan to create opportunities for students
Teamwork comes naturally to a school leader like Michael Battenally. The principal of Canberra’s Melba Copland Secondary School for the past decade, and an educator in the ACT system for the past 33 years, Battenally can also list on his ...
More »Teaching wellbeing
Professional learning can help school leaders, teachers, school staff and students strengthen their wellbeing As educators, we are aware of the importance of the social and emotional learning (SEL) we facilitate for the children and young people within our schools ...
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