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The Knox School builds and pilots first lightboard
The great advantage of this is that teachers can be recorded as they teach; the recorded image is captured together…
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Poorer NSW students study subjects less likely to get them into uni
More students from advantaged backgrounds study subjects that will get them a higher ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) in New…
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A familiar place among the chaos: how schools can help students cope after the bushfires
Even students not directly affected by the fires might be distressed by images they have seen or stories they have…
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Real life, real stakes, real learning
With the creeping focus on real-world context, LEOTC has never been so explorative, engaging or exciting.
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Teachers, get out more!
Place-based learning is out-of-classroom learning without the seven-hour bus journey and inevitable front seat vomiter.
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Public school students and staff are fighting fires in NSW
As the bushfire crisis escalated on the mid north coast, public school students and staff put themselves in the path…
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Flexible approach to learning at small high school
Maddy Jerrett is proof that Coonamble High School is a small school with big opportunities.
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Kids may need more help finding answers to their questions in the information age
Recent studies by scientists who examine how people ask questions or explore problems have shown that by the time kids…
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PISA doesn’t define education quality, and knee-jerk policy proposals won’t fix whatever is broken
There are two striking features of the reactions to the PISA results. First, it seems broadly accepted PISA defines educational…
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Do parent/teacher interviews have to be a nightmare?
Yes, it is end-of-year parent/teacher conference time. The most fun part of the year – said no teacher ever!
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