Australian curriculum

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…

5 years ago

Does the Safe Schools program contain ‘highly explicit material’?

The Conversation ran a factcheck on Safe Schools after a One Nation politician claimed it contained highly explicit material. The…

6 years ago

Should children be exposed to news on terrorism?

Reports of terrorism fill news bulletins. Should our students be exposed to these reports? How should teachers help them understand…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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