Teacher’s Desk
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A collective return to school, and adjusting to the ‘new normal’
Teachers, with their greater understanding of events, may actually experience more trepidation and feelings of uncertainty than their children.
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40% of Australian principals are victims of physical violence
More than 70% work more than 56 hours per week during school terms and 25 hours each week of the…
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Macarthur school adapts quickly to home schooling during COVID-19 pandemic
Headmaster Dr Nockles takes us through his school's layered process: "The planning we undertook included not only online lessons but…
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‘I spoke about Dreamtime, I ticked a box’: teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives
Teachers must critically reflect on their own identity and how it potentially influences their personal bias and worldview. They must…
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Op-Ed: Online learning: Rethinking teachers’ ‘digital competence’ in light of COVID-19
Teachers have quickly found that they cannot expect students to be doing the same things online at home as they…
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Teachers use 3D ingenuity to help medicos
A doctor with a student at Dudley Public School contacted Assistant Principal Jason Horadam to ask if it was possible…
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Self-care with Adam Voigt: Is your glass half full or half empty?
We all face tough days or times. It’s a part of life, especially in schools, and especially for leaders. But…
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How not to fall for coronavirus BS: avoid the 7 deadly sins of thought
The answer for the kind of panicked flurry in reasoning may lie in a field of critical thinking called vice…
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6 strategies to juggle work and young kids at home: it’s about flexibility and boundaries
Getting through all these curve-balls will be a challenge for all. Some schools are closed, others remain open, the government…
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OP-Ed: No, Australia is not putting teachers in the coronavirus firing line. Their risk is very low
Although the risk is small, teachers aged above 65 or who have a chronic condition, should consider not going to…
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