Rebecca Vukovic

Rebecca Vukovic

Rebecca Vukovic is the Deputy Editor of Teacher.

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Teacher Staffroom Episode 50: Teacher planning
Teacher Staffroom Episode 50: Teacher planning

In today’s episode of Teacher Staffroom, we’re going to be talking about teacher planning, drawing on 3 articles written by educational leader Michael Rosenbrock, as well as some of the other highlights from Teacher this month.

Research update: Supporting post-school transition for disadvantaged students
Research update: Supporting post-school transition for disadvantaged students

In today’s article we share an update on the Pathways, Engagement and Transitions study, which explores the post-school pathways of young people experiencing disadvantage and how this information can be used to create better support systems, including in school settings.

Anticipating controversy: Teachers’ decisions about resource selection
Anticipating controversy: Teachers’ decisions about resource selection

Teachers across all settings and subject areas make daily decisions about the resources they use with students to develop learning activities. In today’s article we speak with Dr Rebecca Cairns from Deakin University about her new research paper, Anticipating Controversy: What’s the Problem Represented to Be in Australian Policies for the Selection of Learning Resources? published in the Australian Journal of Education.

Photo story: Award-winning school landscape designs
Photo story: Award-winning school landscape designs

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects' (AILA) Landscape Architecture Awards celebrate the achievements and work of landscape architects. In today’s photo story we take a closer look at the award-winning landscape designs from schools around Australia.

Students’ confidence in their creative abilities
Students’ confidence in their creative abilities

A new research paper, Creative self-beliefs among children and adolescents, published in the Australian Journal of Education, seeks to understand more about young people’s confidence in their creative abilities, as well as their beliefs about whether these abilities are fixed or malleable.

Teacher Staffroom Episode 48: Diversity and inclusion
Teacher Staffroom Episode 48: Diversity and inclusion

What does it mean to be a totally inclusive school? In today’s episode of Teacher Staffroom, we discuss a Teacher’s Bookshelf article that delves into this question, as well as a School Improvement podcast episode which explores the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion in greater detail.

Recruiting career changers into teaching
Recruiting career changers into teaching

Recruiting career changers into teaching has become a strategy to address teacher shortages in hard-to-staff schools. In today’s article we speak to Dr Babak Dadvand from La Trobe University about his research that aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of how career change teachers navigate challenges in these schools in the early years of switching to the profession.

Teacher Awards 2023: FAQs
Teacher Awards 2023: FAQs

We are excited to launch our latest project – the Teacher Awards – aimed at recognising outstanding approaches to teaching and school leadership. In this article, learn more about who is eligible to be nominated, how the application process works, entry fees, and what happens once you’ve entered.

Teacher Awards 2023: The 8 Award Categories
Teacher Awards 2023: The 8 Award Categories

We are excited to launch our latest project – Teacher Awards – aimed at recognising outstanding approaches to teaching and school leadership. The 8 Award Categories are open to educators working in the K-12 school education community and recognise achievements of the last 12 months. Find out more in today’s article.

Teacher Awards 2023: Meet the Judging Panel
Teacher Awards 2023: Meet the Judging Panel

We are excited to launch our latest project – Teacher Awards – aimed at recognising outstanding approaches to teaching and school leadership. The Judging Panel for the awards is comprised of 10 experts in education. Find out more in today’s article.