Welcome to the classroom of the future, where “robots” could outnumber students. With remote learning on the up, it was only a matter of time before telepresence robots took over the teaching.
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‘Stomp out the gap’ with the Cathy Freeman Foundation
As part of the Cathy Freeman Foundation’s 10th anniversary on June 6, 2017, schools around Australia are being asked to celebrate and support the foundation’s work by holding a gold coin fundraiser.
Read More »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 get results, but are they improving learning?
Read More »Should sexism be tackled in the early years of schooling?
The Victorian government has announced it plans to teach its Respectful Relationship program (currently implemented in high school) to preschoolers as a way to target and prevent sexist behaviour among children aged three and four years old.
Read More »It’s not what sport children play, but how they play it that matters
The myth that sport itself is ideally suited to help disadvantaged young people develop “socially” and “psychologically” has obscured the fact that it is the teamwork within sport that helps.
Read More »School perimeter fencing: do fence me in!
Remember the days in the old schoolyard? Well, schoolyards are still around, and while they may contain more interesting play equipment, they are still an area of land with a perimeter, requiring a fence.
Read More »How teaching philosophy could help combat extremism
Young people today are constantly at risk of indoctrination – whether deliberate or inadvertent. This can be by advertisers, politicians, religious extremists or the media – and can make it hard for young people to get a handle on the world around them.
Read More »NAPLAN Online: glitches, challenges and opportunities
Against the backdrop of some fierce criticism, loudly proclaimed concerns, and in the case of one state, a decision not to participate until glitches were ironed out, NAPLAN Online is fraught with challenge.
Read More »Victorian Ed Dept security breach caused distress to vulnerable families
Personal, identifying details of vulnerable children were published on the Victorian Education Department's website, and remained there for 24 hours. In some cases from families where domestic abuse means privacy is vital.
Read More »How virtual reality technology is changing the way students learn
For many years, schools and universities have had to change the way they work and teach in order to fit in with technology.
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