Teaching
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Coronavirus: Remembering the value of school in a time of crisis
The 2010s saw a growing tendency to argue against the principle of mass compulsory schooling.
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Op-Ed: How to optimise online learning in the age of Coronavirus
Professor of Educational Psychology Andrew Martin offers a five-point guide for educators in the face of COVID-19. Due to the…
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Education
Understanding emotions is nearly as important as IQ for students’ academic success
Students who can regulate these tough emotions will achieve more. Anxiety will not impair the test performance. They can push…
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Gov’t desperate for rural teachers
The controversial program, Teach For Australia will receive an additional $15 million for two initiatives to address shortages in high-quality…
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Don’t ‘just Google it’: 3 ways students can get the most from searching online
Many teachers don’t explictly teach students how to search online. Instead, students often teach themselves and are reluctant to ask…
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Teacher's Desk
Advice for when your lesson goes wrong…
We have all had that day or that particular lesson that we just want to forget!
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Teacher's Desk
How a year of trying to buy nothing made me a smarter shopper and a better teacher
It started as a New Year’s resolution driven by guilt and a touch of sibling rivalry – but by the…
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Being compassionate to students who reject it is hard, says Adam Voigt
There are students about to arrive into your care in 2020 who are going to test you.
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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…
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Real life, real stakes, real learning
With the creeping focus on real-world context, LEOTC has never been so explorative, engaging or exciting.
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