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PISA 2022 insights: Creative thinking in Australian classrooms
PISA 2022 insights: Creative thinking in Australian classrooms

The first ever PISA assessment on creative thinking revealed Australia’s 15-year-olds were among the world’s top performers. Now, new analysis offers insights into student performance and attitudes, and how teachers are fostering creative thinking. Find out the results from your state and territory in this article.

School Assembly S3E3: Crafting a school vision and mission statement
School Assembly S3E3: Crafting a school vision and mission statement

School Assembly is the podcast series that explores what it takes to build a school from the ground up. In this episode we catch up with Notre Dame College Principal Dan McShea to talk about crafting the school vision, mission and motto.

Teacher Awards 2024: Curriculum Design and Implementation
Teacher Awards 2024: Curriculum Design and Implementation

The winners of the Teacher Awards 2024 have been announced, and we’ve been sharing more details of the outstanding practice recognised. Today we catch up with Kristie Shulz and Elizabeth Willman, from Queensland’s Parklands Christian College – winners of the Excellence in Curriculum Design and Implementation award.

Teacher at 10 – a decade of survey feedback
Teacher at 10 – a decade of survey feedback

To celebrate 10 years of Teacher magazine online, we’ve been reflecting on the publication’s impact, including milestones and highlights from the last decade. In today’s article we look at trends from our reader survey, including your most requested topics and favourite formats.

School Improvement Episode 55: Instructional leadership with Research Conference keynote Professor David Hopkins
School Improvement Episode 55: Instructional leadership with Research Conference keynote Professor David Hopkins

We’re joined by Professor David Hopkins ahead of his keynote at ACER’s Research Conference 2025, titled ‘Unleashing Greatness – A Strategy for School Improvement’. Our conversation zeros in on one of the 8 steps of his strategy, instructional leadership, and includes practical pointers and plenty to reflect on in relation to your own context and practice.

Global Education Episode 25: Playful learning in Laos
Global Education Episode 25: Playful learning in Laos

In this episode of our Global Education podcast, Teacher Editor Jo Earp talks to Soukdalone Phommathep – Foundation Principal of Lab Langban in Laos – about its growth from humble beginnings, learning while having fun, the importance of student voice, and a playful design touch that’s enjoyed by adults just as much as the children.

Teacher at 10 – a decade of podcasting
Teacher at 10 – a decade of podcasting

We're celebrating 10 years of Teacher magazine this year, and that also means 10 years of podcasting. In this special episode, the Teacher editorial team share snippets from the last decade to chat about how it all started, the thinking behind the different series, and how your feedback and input has shaped what we do.

The educators in the running for the 2024 ARIA Music Teacher Award
The educators in the running for the 2024 ARIA Music Teacher Award

Four inspirational educators from New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory are in the running for the 2024 ARIA Music Teacher Award. Find out more about each of the finalists, and details of how to vote, in today’s article.

Infographic: Creative thinking in classrooms – encouragement + time
Infographic: Creative thinking in classrooms – encouragement + time

Do you encourage your students to come up with original answers? Do you also give them enough time to be creative in assignments? Our latest infographic looks at data from the PISA 2022 creative thinking questionnaire. We look at 10 of the participating countries and economies, and the percentage of students who agreed with the 2 statements about encouragement and time

Expert Q&A: Transforming learning systems
Expert Q&A: Transforming learning systems

How can we transform education practice to enable holistic growth for all students? That’s the topic for Research Conference 2025. In this Q&A, we speak with Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy Research Director for ACER’s Centre for School and System Improvement about the theme, and why it’s an important topic for school leaders and teachers.