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Op-Ed: How to optimise online learning in the age of Coronavirus
Professor of Educational Psychology Andrew Martin offers a five-point guide for educators in the face of COVID-19. Due to the…
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COVID-19: what closing schools and childcare centres would mean for parents and casual staff
Even without closures, the fewer numbers of students across Australia will impact on casual staff in both the childcare and…
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What my students taught me about reading: old books hold new insights for the digital generation
Last year, 2019, saw the first cohort of students who were born in or beyond 2000 – the so-called digital…
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Australian schools are closing because of coronavirus, but should they be?
Without a concrete national plan, individual schools rely on state and territory advice, which varies significantly (see NSW and NT).…
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Adam Voigt: R-E-S-P-E-C-T….find out what it means to me!
The likelihood of the brain responding with positive affect to respectful interactions is extremely high and can be very rewarding…
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Handpicked teachers stage high school interventions
They'll share their classroom skills directly with those teachers and students who need it most, while also building a new…
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Which schools will close as COVID-19 cases rise? QLD bans international school travel
Federal government prepares for widespread school closures as the risk of community transmission rises.
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Ethical veganism big concern for kids
It’s hard to be a healthy vegan! Yet Australia now has the third-fastest-growing vegan market in the world as climate…
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Elite boys’ schools like St Kevin’s were set up to breed hyper-masculinity, which can easily turn toxic
St Kevin’s is simply the latest example, and a distinctive one in that recent events have shown a boys’ club…
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