Australian curriculum
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Opinion
Gonski’s vision of ‘personalised learning’ will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons
The recently developed and implemented Australian Curriculum should be rewritten so every learning area and general capability is written up…
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News
History textbooks still imply that Australians are white
Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school history textbooks still imply that Australians are white. Research has shown…
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How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online
Young people get a huge amount of their news from social media feeds, where false, exaggerated or sponsored content is…
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Education
Teaching maths: what does the evidence say actually works?
“I’m just so bad at maths!” Too often we hear that claim uttered in fear and frustration. It’s not just…
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News
Is Indigenous education policy being deliberately stalled?
A lack of real progression in the area of Indigenous education since its first policy in 1989 points to a…
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News
A textbook case of ‘moral education’ in Japan
Neighbouring countries monitor changes to Japan’s education system with keen interest. The content of Japanese textbooks, in particular, has a…
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Education
Class Dojo: What if you were last?
Adam Voigt offers another perspective on the effectiveness of Class Dojo style behaviour management approaches. Many are convinced points systems…
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News
New 100-year-old Anzac footage: national film archive
Providing a valuable resource for history teachers, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has published a selection…
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