Rebecca Vukovic

Rebecca Vukovic

Rebecca Vukovic is the Deputy Editor of Teacher.

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Q&A: Making Teaching Easier – real-world professional learning to drive classroom practice
Q&A: Making Teaching Easier – real-world professional learning to drive classroom practice

Joy Russell, a teacher at Scotch Oakburn College in Tasmania, organised a professional learning event all about financial literacy earlier this year. In today’s Q&A, she explains how it helped participants to build a strong support network, share practical ideas through connections with local business leaders, and take valuable lessons back to their own classrooms.

Award-winning educator on improving outcomes for Aboriginal students
Award-winning educator on improving outcomes for Aboriginal students

‘While intergenerational trauma remains a reality, we are also seeing powerful examples of intergenerational success.’ Dr Jennet Hansen from Sevenoaks Senior College in Western Australia tells us about the Follow the Dream program, how she encourages students’ connections to their culture and Country, and the impact it has had on their learning, achievement and post-school pathways. 

Teacher Staffroom Episode 69: Our range of different formats
Teacher Staffroom Episode 69: Our range of different formats

Did you know that Teacher magazine publishes content in different formats? In today’s episode, I’m going to share some of the podcast highlights from this month on Teacher, and point you to some of the articles, infographics and reader submissions that you won’t want to miss.

School Improvement Episode 60: Cracking persistent classroom dilemmas with Professor Brianna Kennedy
School Improvement Episode 60: Cracking persistent classroom dilemmas with Professor Brianna Kennedy

What are the persistent teaching dilemmas you find yourself thinking about in your spare time and circling back to time and again? Professor Brianna Kennedy from the University of Glasgow joins the podcast to talk about a 2-stage process for cracking persistent challenges in the classroom, how teachers can use it in practice, and the impact it has on student learning and engagement. 

Curriculum planning and resources – science activities
Curriculum planning and resources – science activities

When you consider your curriculum planning for the term, or the year, linking learning goals and lesson activities to key events can be a great hook, and a chance to bring students and teachers from different year levels together. Today’s article looks at free curriculum-aligned resources for National Science Week, and a school example of planning in action for this annual celebration.

Global Education Episode 27: The maths gender gap in the early years
Global Education Episode 27: The maths gender gap in the early years

In today’s Global Education podcast we’re joined by Dr Pauline Martinot, the lead author of the groundbreaking French study that points to the first year of school as the time and place where a maths gender gap emerges in favour of boys. Dr Martinot shares how her colleagues went about conducting the study of over 2.6 million children, some key findings, and the impact of this research on schools and teachers around the world. 

Teacher resources: Addressing student wellbeing needs
Teacher resources: Addressing student wellbeing needs

Schools play a critical role in supporting student mental health and promoting wellbeing initiatives. The Australian Council for Educational Research has produced the Wellbeing Program Guide – a comprehensive catalogue of 233 wellbeing programs designed to help teachers and schools find suitable programs that are evidence-based, locally relevant, and practical for educators to implement.

Helping children thrive in the early years
Helping children thrive in the early years

Research shows that when children thrive in their early years, they have a strong foundation for lifelong learning, health, development and wellbeing. New data from the 2024 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) show there has been an overall increase in the percentage of children developmentally on track on 5 AEDC domains since the baseline was established in 2009. 

School leadership: Sharing expertise by hosting school visits
School leadership: Sharing expertise by hosting school visits

Research shows that outstanding teachers and school leaders regularly share their skills, knowledge, expertise and best practice with others, both within and across schools and learning networks. Every week Templestowe Heights Primary School in Victoria opens its doors to educators from other schools to share their leadership expertise and to watch their classrooms in action.

Teacher Staffroom Episode 67: Real-world maths
Teacher Staffroom Episode 67: Real-world maths

In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we share some of the highlights from the past month on Teacher, including an article on the International Mathematical Modeling Challenge and a contribution from Rachael Lehr on how to start the term off strongly.