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Proposed new curriculum acknowledges First Nations’ view of British ‘invasion’ and a multicultural Australia
Here is a summary of some of the good and the bad detail in the proposed curriculum changes.
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Children own around 3 digital devices on average, and few can spend a day without them
Pasi Sahlberg and Amy Graham say that many parents told them they hoped schools would focus more on children’s digital…
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NSW high schoolers to trial digital ‘learner profile’
“An education passport would provide a digital record of a student’s achievements and accomplishments throughout their school journey, which can…
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The education minister wants graduating teachers to be ‘classroom-ready’. But the classroom is not what it used to be
The aim is to return Australian students to the top of international rankings in reading, maths and science by 2030...
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Young people learn about relationships from media. You can use books and movies to start discussions
In a 2006 study, researchers interviewed 272 teenagers and found they internalised “scripts” about relationships and sexuality. The researchers wrote…
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Nepean Specialist School Principal on proudly leading a beautiful community
I count myself as truly blessed to have been entrusted with the privilege, joy, and challenge of leading Nepean Special…
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Teacher training review an exercise in blame shifting, says AEU
"It is deeply disturbing..."
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Heroes, villains … biology: 3 reasons comic books are great science teachers
Many science comics, including Optical Allusions, are written by scientists, allowing for reliable facts.
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Not only are some of the government’s consent videos bizarre and confusing, many reinforce harmful gender stereotypes
Education academics, women’s rights campaigners and many in between have criticised some of the material in the government’s new respectful…
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In an AI world we need to teach students how to work with robot writers
Robots are writing more of what we read on the internet. And artificial intelligence (AI) writing tools are becoming freely…
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