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Mobile technology may support kids learning to recognize emotions in photos of faces
To our surprise, the students who grew up with tablets and phones scored 40% higher on this test than the…
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Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly
Social distancing rules have made it more difficult for student teachers to take the literacy and numeracy test, but there…
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Number of Australia’s vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll
Health and well-being issues caused by the crisis may undermine young people’s learning and efforts to reengage with school. Young…
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PLD: “But it only works when there’s a relationship”
Adam Voigt on the benefits of "curly questions" from skeptical teachers...
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Practical resource on how to improve student outcomes
This is a series of case studies highlighting the ways in which schools have successfully improved students’ school experiences. Strategies…
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Principals commit to a life of learning
Two regional high school leaders have been awarded prestigious scholarships to attend Harvard.
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COVID-19: Australia’s class of 2020 can (and will) overcome adversity
When stress overwhelms a young person, parents and teachers can set the emotional tone – alert but not alarmed. There are five…
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Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking?
Teachers at one Brisbane school, who have extensive training in critical thinking pedagogies, developed a task that asked students to…
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Trade apprentices will help our post COVID-19 recovery. We need to do more to keep them in work
Australia risks a generation of lost apprenticeships as young people lose connections with their employers and cannot complete their training.…
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Educators worried about VET opportunities for school leavers
Universities and TAFE programmes have, to date, been left out of stimulus packages and educators are worried about the knock-on…
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