As the review of the Australian Curriculum is underway, with Digital Technologies and Mathematics being the first subjects in this process, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the opportunities that this review brings.
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You are not imagining it; you are probably overloaded…
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People can be created or destroyed by words, the words you say about others will influence who they become.
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Animals and books have always been intrinsic elements of my life. You could say they’re in my blood.
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Let’s face it. This year has been very difficult not only on the kids but the parents, teachers and admin as well! We have all persevered!
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All the students in my class are exactly the same...said no teacher ever. That's right. Students are different. They look different, they behave in different ways, and they think differently. But it's our job, as teachers, to develop a student’s learning by at least one year (possibly more if we can).
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Same old, same old. Does student writing all seem the same? It can be frustrating – not to mention boring!
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Times are very different at the moment. The world has been turned upside down as a result of COVID-19. Sanitizer, face masks and keeping away from people has become the norm. It’s isolating. It’s lonely
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At the core of it, innovation can be the term to describe something that makes a thing better…..
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Great teachers guide children how to think: not what to think….
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As humans we are designed to think in linear terms. This produces a paradox for educational leaders.
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Genrefication has been a buzzword in school libraries in recent years, though the concept has been around much longer than that.
Read MoreRegistration numbers at the National Education Summit were up 10 per cent on last year, with strong attendance across The Education Show, Special Needs Symposium, Digital Classroom Conference, Transforming Australian Schools Conference and Positive Education Conference.
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Developmental Bibliotherapy is designed to help young people navigate their developmental years, and can be reinvigorated throughout one’s life, simply by picking up the right book.
Read MoreInstructional video is a way to free up the teacher or leader to engage more actively with students and staff while still delivering Direct Instruction or information as needed, says Steven Kolber. Named among the ‘Top 100 Educators leading Flipped Learning’ in the K-12 sector for 2018, Kolber is an advocate for delivering instructional content, particularly via video.
Read MoreReading and spelling acquisition is much simpler, faster and more sustainable than conventional ‘phonic’ approaches when a phonetics teaching-tool is used with a phonographic, multisensory focus, says Denyse Ritchie, Principal at The THRASS Institute.
Read MoreIt is vital that teachers and school leaders understand that body image and eating disorders are developing and increasing in those who identify as boys and men, according to Danni Rowlands, National Manager, Prevention Services, Butterfly Foundation.
Read MoreThe learning outcomes and mental health of Victorian students is being challenged by sobering statistics around healthy eating and nutrition. According to the Department of Education’s VCAMS data (2018), Victorian students are getting forty per cent of their daily energy intake from ‘junk foods’ such as cakes, fast food, confectionary, and sugary drinks, with only ten per cent of students eating their recommended intake of fruit and vegetables.
Read MoreThe school setting is the most critical and untapped site for identification and support of school aged students with mental health concerns, says special education consultant Tim Connell.
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LiteracyPlanet, a comprehensive program which works alongside traditional teaching methods, is seeing encouraging results from school users. Students are seen to build confidence in their literacy skills after using the program, particularly when they’ve started below their grade standard.
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