Learning

A math teacher’s plea: Let’s keep pi irrational

The challenge for the mathematics teaching community will be about increasingly creating and sustaining a healthy balance in our classrooms…

4 years ago

You won’t believe where these school tours are taking students

School tours are more exciting than ever, featuring Broadway workshops, Stella Adler acting workshops, international sports competitions, lunches with NASA…

4 years ago

Outdoor learning builds bonds with students

“Seventy-one percent of secondary students felt that,” according to a study, “their teachers had a better understanding of how they…

4 years ago

Teachers, get out more!

Place-based learning is out-of-classroom learning without the seven-hour bus journey and inevitable front seat vomiter.

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Quality teachers have biggest impact on disadvantaged students

Teacher quality, classroom environment and school leadership are the biggest in-school factors affecting educational outcomes for Indigenous, regional, remote and…

4 years ago

Mind-blowing results for our schools

The STEM Long Term Challenge involved building a machine that could move a ping-pong ball from 1.6-metre high to a…

4 years ago

The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?

More than half of year 10 music students in NSW dropped the subject by the time they reached year 12.…

4 years ago

Aussie students are a year behind students 10 years ago in science, maths and reading

Australian 15-year-old reading scores are way below those of their peers in ten countries – including Singapore, Estonia, Canada, Finland,…

4 years ago

Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what’s already working

Australia has scheduled up to A$11 billion on new schools and facility upgrades between 2016 and 2026. We need as…

4 years ago

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