Learning

Old white men dominate school English booklists. It’s time more Australian schools taught Australian books

Concerns grow amid revelations Sydney University has withdrawn funding from its Chair of Australian Literature – the nation’s first.

4 years ago

Reading is more than sounding out words and decoding. That’s why we use the whole language approach to teaching it

Good readers use a full repertoire of skills, each dependent on the other. And a whole language approach to teaching…

4 years ago

Why every child needs explicit phonics instruction to learn to read

40% of children manage to learn to read without explicit and systematic phonics instruction due to a confluence of biological…

4 years ago

Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroom

Schools can engage students in being environmentally conscious by taking steps to become more sustainable themselves.

4 years ago

TAFE cuts hurting vocational opportunities for students

“These figures show just how misguided the Morrison Government’s single-minded favouritism of profit-seeking private training providers over our public TAFE…

5 years ago

Cyber security STEM learning program launches for high schools

Priming them for jobs in cyber security, students will be offered mentoring, work experience and practical training to improve their…

5 years ago

Back to basics: students to focus on maths, English and science

The NSW school curriculum is set for its first major shakeup in over a generation, with a renewed focus on…

5 years ago

Zoos have quantifiable learning benefits

A visit to the zoo in 2019 is not about getting up-close-and-personal with a wild animal, although children will certainly…

5 years ago

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

Adam Voigt: Let’s play chess, not poker

It wasn’t uncommon for my staff to attempt to fit another day's work during the evening. And I was guilty…

5 years ago

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