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Teach questions, not answers: science literacy is a crucial skill

There are many practical ways to show the Earth is round that can be done as a classroom activity. For…

4 years ago

School closures had positive effects on some teenagers’ mental health, our new research suggests

Perhaps surprisingly at first glance, our recent study of year nine students in the south west of England actually suggested…

4 years ago

3 education questions the Victorian government should answer at the COVID-19 inquiry

Question 1: How will the government help disadvantaged students catch up?

4 years ago

NSW hits pause on school choirs, but we can’t stop the music forever

The recent research around singing and COVID-19 suggests transmission options such as singing with masks on, or singing outdoors with…

4 years ago

Fostering self-confidence in the maths classroom

Positive outcomes are associated with pedagogy that prioritises collaboration over competition in the classroom; self-chosen activities, buddy systems, and mixed…

4 years ago

‘It really sucks’: how some Year 12 students in Queensland feel about 2020

Perhaps endurance and resilience have become a necessary part of the DNA of the class of 2020. These are positive…

4 years ago

Canada doesn’t fully fund its private primary schools, and Australia shouldn’t either

Charter schools can be best understood as a hybrid of public and private schools.

4 years ago

Lifelong learning opportunities for teachers

Approved teachers can now be supported to retrain as a teacher of a high-demand or specialist teaching area. There are…

4 years ago

Every Victorian Year 12 student will have COVID-19 factored into their grade – we should do it for all Australian students

This kind of individual assessment is what educational advocates have been calling on for decades.

4 years ago

First aid for teacher wellbeing

What if we could use the DRABC model alongside psychological strategies to act as first-responders to our wellbeing? These five…

4 years ago

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