The perceived negative image of mathematicians by students could result in unhappiness in mathematics classrooms or a loathing of mathematics.
Be Brave: How to Indigenise the Curriculum
Start by looking at the way your subject/discipline has perpetuated colonial power structures in the past, and continues to do so in the present.
Start by looking at the way your subject/discipline has perpetuated colonial power structures in the past, and continues to do so in the present.
What We Really Mean When We Talk About Teacher Quality
The teacher shortage will not be solved by attempting to shore up teacher quality, and any media outlet or political party that thinks it will is barking up the wrong tree.
The teacher shortage will not be solved by attempting to shore up teacher quality, and any media outlet or political party that thinks it will is barking up the wrong tree.
Ditch the Widgets. Start Investing in Their Amazing Futures
The kind of additional support needed by students from low SES backgrounds includes: outreach support to raise aspiration and relevant individual capital prior to enrolment; academic, personal and financial support while at university; and in some cases, support to care for students with highly complex needs.
The kind of additional support needed by students from low SES backgrounds includes: outreach support to raise aspiration and relevant individual capital prior to enrolment; academic, personal and financial support while at university; and in some cases, support to care for students with highly complex needs.
A Vital Message for Teachers Everywhere: How To Help Traumatised Students
Trauma inhibits learning.
Trauma inhibits learning.
Why the Markets Can Never Teach Us How to Care for the Aged
A society is not just if people are not able to receive the care they need.
A society is not just if people are not able to receive the care they need.
Time, Money, Exhaustion: Why Early Childhood Educators Will Join the Great Resignation
The study has shed light on the hidden costs of being an educator in Australia, many of which have increased during COVID. Here are five hidden costs the educators revealed.
The study has shed light on the hidden costs of being an educator in Australia, many of which have increased during COVID. Here are five hidden costs the educators revealed.
What Schools Should Do Now To Empower Their Non-Binary Students
A good place to start is by asking young people what it is they want rather than having an assumed policy for trans and non-binary students.
A good place to start is by asking young people what it is they want rather than having an assumed policy for trans and non-binary students.
Towards a Culture of Inclusion: Teaching to Bell Hooks
Inclusion is a way of thinking, a belief in the value and contribution of every student. Inclusion does not label students or place them in boxes.
Inclusion is a way of thinking, a belief in the value and contribution of every student. Inclusion does not label students or place them in boxes.
Do We Really Have a Frightening School to Prison Pipeline in Australia? Only One Way To Find Out
Students who experience exclusionary discipline tend to have lower educational outcomes than might have been expected and are far more likely to be involved in the criminal justice system.
Students who experience exclusionary discipline tend to have lower educational outcomes than might have been expected and are far more likely to be involved in the criminal justice system.
Race and Class Politics in Competitive Schooling
Australia’s traditional middle class is feeling anxious about its ability to pass on class status to their children. Competition has grown for jobs, housing, and places in desirable schools.
Australia’s traditional middle class is feeling anxious about its ability to pass on class status to their children. Competition has grown for jobs, housing, and places in desirable schools.
Now There’s One Surefire Way To Stop the Brain Drain
The pandemic has brought about an energetic rethinking of the role and nature of higher education into the future, but these visions don’t always take account of the challenges and opportunities facing regional and rural Australia. We cannot afford to be left out or left behind on this.
The pandemic has brought about an energetic rethinking of the role and nature of higher education into the future, but these visions don’t always take account of the challenges and opportunities facing regional and rural Australia. We cannot afford to be left out or left behind on this.
“How Are the Children?” One Powerful Question To Ask In Early Childhood Education
By Dimity Franks The Masai tribes of Africa use the traditional greeting “Kasserian Ingera,” which translates to “And how are the children?” This greeting demonstrates the emphasis Masai warriors place on the wellbeing of the children in their tribe. As early childhood educators and educational researchers we too have a responsibility to protect and…
Students Say Uni Online Learning Is Mostly ‘Busy Work’. Here’s What Will Really Engage Them
What if we listened to what students have to say about their own engagement?
What if we listened to what students have to say about their own engagement?
One Provocative Question: What on Earth Does Evidence-Based Really Mean?
By Paul Gardner There can be little argument in wanting university Schools of Education to impart to their students, knowledge premised on systematically-acquired evidence. It is irrefutable that teacher educators want their students to leave university and enter the classroom confident in the delivery of best practices. However, the requirement for ‘evidence based-practice’ is…
‘My Teacher Sucks’
How teacher shortages shatter learning.
How teacher shortages shatter learning.