The teaching profession needs to be 'inspired by innovation and research', says Andreas Schleicher. Read more about his special video message at ACER's Research Conference in today's Teacher article.

In an exclusive Teacher podcast, Professor Geoff Masters, CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Research, discusses quality and equity with the honourable Julia Gillard.

Look at learning or mastery in fields as diverse as sports, the arts, languages, the sciences or recreational activities and the research evidence is clear: great teachers give great feedback, says Stephen Dinham.

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.

Postgraduate study is a great way for teachers to develop new skills to improve their classroom practice and further their careers. Rebecca Leech spoke with educators who have returned to study.

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 more you know about how the brain works, the better will be your teaching, says David Sousa.

The positive or negative things we say and do as teachers in the classroom have a great influence on student learning – which is a good reason, says Rob McEwan, to plan for positive attitudes.

The benefits of quality learning in the early years and re-emerging gender issues in mathematics are among the hot topics that will be explored at this year's ACER Research Conference.

Greg Whitby speaks to Tony Bryant, principal of Silverton Primary School in Victoria, about the process that he and his staff undertook in order to implement change.