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Back to school – for teachers
Back to school – for teachers

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.

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.

Brainy teaching: Educational neuroscience and classroom practice
Brainy teaching: Educational neuroscience and classroom practice

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

Plan to be positive
Plan to be positive

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.

Exploring quality and equity
Exploring quality and equity

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.

A change of focus
A change of focus

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.

Does A to E grading show individual growth and progress?
Does A to E grading show individual growth and progress?

Professor Geoff Masters says A to E grading doesn't tell the whole story. Teacher editor Jo Earp sat down with him to discuss possible alternatives.

School Improvement Episode 1: Karen Endicott
School Improvement Episode 1: Karen Endicott

In the first episode of Teacher’s podcast series on school improvement, we speak to Karen Endicott, principal of Sarah Redfern High School in New South Wales, about her school improvement journey.

Reducing mathematics anxiety
Reducing mathematics anxiety

Catherine Pearn discusses how to approach maths anxiety in the classroom.

Room 3: Volume 1
Room 3: Volume 1

Once a fortnight Teacher ventures down to Room 3 – the basement archives at the Australian Council for Educational Research.