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AITSL has developed a rich body of evidence-based products that teachers and school leaders access through the AITSL website and apps.

Data big and small have come to education, from creating online platforms to increasing standardised assessments. But how can AI help us use and improve it?

This week we hear from Emily Kate, teacher and founder of Actual Teaching; a collaborative blog for teacher experience and growth. She shares what she learnt from her first go at supervising a pre-service teacher.

In Australia, the rate at which parents are delaying their children’s entry into school appears to be increasing. If professionals are to give sound advice to parents on when to start school, more research is needed.

Public submissions have opened for the federal government’s review of regional education. The final report and recommendations will be considered concurrently with the findings of the new Gonski review into achieving excellence in all Australian schools.

While we often hear about the negative impact social media has on children, the use of sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is not a one-size-fits-all activity. Children use it in a wide variety of ways – some of which are adding value to their lives.

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel has long been on the syllabus in Canada and the USA, with history of mild opposition. In Australia, it is more ignored than opposed, but could it be a history and social sciences resource for senior students? Or is it just too confronting?

Children’s oral vocabulary – their knowledge of the sounds and meanings of words – is strongly positively associated with their reading all the way through school. Understanding this relationship is important for making children’s reading as strong as possible.

This week, Adam Voigt shares insights from Professor Sugata Mitra, designer of the ‘Hole in the Wall’ experiments. Voigt suggests we fill the gaps between scheduled learning activities with mind-expanding questions, Mitra style.

The Australian Education Union (AEU) has expressed serious concern about the federal government’s move to prevent the new panel reviewing student outcomes from considering school funding allocation.