Reading is a critical skill to have for school and life success and there are multiple suggestions as to how to teach it effectively and quickly in schools – but what happens in home schooling?
So Wrong: Inspirational Campaigns for Teachers Will Never Work. Here’s Why
The Federal government recently launched two high profile campaigns to attract people into the teaching profession.
The Federal government recently launched two high profile campaigns to attract people into the teaching profession.
Disability: Let’s Adjust Learning Design Now for Everyone
Universal design learning is about flexibility and adjustment to suit a variety of learners.
Universal design learning is about flexibility and adjustment to suit a variety of learners.
Write at the Start, All Kids Need to Keyboard
In Australia, children are expected to develop computer-based writing skills as soon as they start schooling yet the writing performance of students is plateauing or even declining.
In Australia, children are expected to develop computer-based writing skills as soon as they start schooling yet the writing performance of students is plateauing or even declining.
To Understand AI Today, We Need Both Why and How
The number of AI tools and their applications to education is overwhelming, and certainly way beyond initial angst about ChatGPT and cheating that set the tone for the start of the 2023 academic year.
The number of AI tools and their applications to education is overwhelming, and certainly way beyond initial angst about ChatGPT and cheating that set the tone for the start of the 2023 academic year.
Want to Do a PhD Now? Here’s What You Should Know
Research in schools is messy. Things change fast and decisions need to be made on the fly.
Research in schools is messy. Things change fast and decisions need to be made on the fly.
How to Say Gay: What Should Happen in Australia
The most stark example of this concerted effort to push LGBTQIA+ identities back into the closet and out of public discourse is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, which restrict the teaching of gender and sexuality in Florida schools.
The most stark example of this concerted effort to push LGBTQIA+ identities back into the closet and out of public discourse is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, which restrict the teaching of gender and sexuality in Florida schools.
Second Year Teachers: Now I Know What I Don’t Know
This raises significant concerns. Schools and systems focus their attention and funding on formal and intentional mentoring for the first year of teaching, believing that by the second year, teachers have found their way in many respects and are not in need of formal mentoring opportunities.
This raises significant concerns. Schools and systems focus their attention and funding on formal and intentional mentoring for the first year of teaching, believing that by the second year, teachers have found their way in many respects and are not in need of formal mentoring opportunities.
Education Leaders: Could We Please Just Get This Done Quickly?
Educators across all sectors are pressed for time. Here’s how we can manage one constant drain on our attention.
Educators across all sectors are pressed for time. Here’s how we can manage one constant drain on our attention.
Think About the Awesome Roman Empire Every Day? Excellent. Here’s What Else To Do
It’s not (ancient) history. A viral post on TikTok revealed we think about ancient history all the time, even now. But it’s how we think about it that matters.
It’s not (ancient) history. A viral post on TikTok revealed we think about ancient history all the time, even now. But it’s how we think about it that matters.
Why Spectacular Slogans and Perfect Pop Ditties Will Never Work
The phenomenon of moral politicking around an issue rather than a political party has been a key part of my research over the last five years.
The phenomenon of moral politicking around an issue rather than a political party has been a key part of my research over the last five years.
Special Schools: Should They Be Phased Out?
Even before the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, the differing views on segregated settings for people with disability in education received media attention.
Even before the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, the differing views on segregated settings for people with disability in education received media attention.
Why Being a Mentor Is Hard. Here’s How to Help
The government recently reported through the National Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) a need for high quality professional experiences under the guidance of experienced and expert teachers.
The government recently reported through the National Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) a need for high quality professional experiences under the guidance of experienced and expert teachers.
How to Stop Racism in Class: Burn It Off
“You’re like the token black kid in the class”: the continued need for Indigenisation of curriculum to support Indigenous student university completion rates and stop racism
“You’re like the token black kid in the class”: the continued need for Indigenisation of curriculum to support Indigenous student university completion rates and stop racism
Digital Learning: How to Manage a Very Tricky Balance
The way we navigate the fast-changing digital landscape is crucial for the academic and social experiences for students of all ages.
The way we navigate the fast-changing digital landscape is crucial for the academic and social experiences for students of all ages.
How Universities Have Become Big Business
Australian public universities have undergone extensive policy reforms since the 1980s, driven by neoliberal ideologies that emphasise free markets, competition, efficiency, and reduced state intervention.
Australian public universities have undergone extensive policy reforms since the 1980s, driven by neoliberal ideologies that emphasise free markets, competition, efficiency, and reduced state intervention.