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Welcome back, Teacher!
Welcome back, Teacher!

The research tells us that one of the most significant influencers of student learning outcomes is the quality of teaching. Which, of course, raises the critical question: what is good quality teaching? 

From the Editor
From the Editor

Welcome to an exciting new chapter in the life of Teacher magazine.

EPPC 2014
EPPC 2014

The Excellence in Professional Practice Conference 2014 features dozens of presentations and workshops celebrating the successes of school educators.

Student attendance
Student attendance

Why is student attendance important? Take a look at this Teacher infographic.

Real-world and active – the benefits of problem-based learning
Real-world and active – the benefits of problem-based learning

If you want your students to evaluate, generalise, hypothesise, synthesise and analyse information rather than simply recall it, you might be ready for problem-based learning.

The Research Files Episode 1: Brendon Hyndman
The Research Files Episode 1: Brendon Hyndman

This month we find out how bringing everyday items like milk crates and hay bales into primary school playgrounds could boost student fitness.

Walk your school's hallways: Secrets to a healthy school culture
Walk your school's hallways: Secrets to a healthy school culture

Do you really know if you have a healthy school culture or a toxic one? A good way to find out is to walk down your school’s hallways, says Donna Laubli.

Attendance: It's a big deal
Attendance: It's a big deal

Principal Mike O'Connor makes attendance data a 'big deal' at Brisbane's Browns Plains State High School and is only too happy to shine a spotlight on student absence.

Thinking about thinking
Thinking about thinking

Giving students time to think, and changing the way you respond to their thoughts, allows you to withhold judgement, as Stephen Keast and Rebecca Cooper explain.

Music and the Habits of the Mind
Music and the Habits of the Mind

Michelle Waller looks at the relationship between a consistent involvement in music and the development of the Habits of Mind identified by Art Costa and Bena Kallick.