‘… teachers talked about how they can prepare today’s students for their future, rather than for our past.’ Teacher columnist Andreas Schleicher shares details of discussions from the recent Qudwa Global Teachers’ Forum, which brought together 800 educators.

How well do we help students recognise and reflect on the long-term progress they make at school? Could progress in school mathematics learning be more like progress in music learning? Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses.

There is a well-established way of thinking about schooling. But is there another way? Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses.

Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses the challenges of closing achievement gaps.

Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses identifying and addressing the needs of individual learners in Australian schools.

Professor Geoff Masters discusses recent developments in assessing student learning and how they will shape the future of assessment.

Professor Geoff Masters discusses several practices that he would advance are part of the generic ‘essence’ of effective teaching.

In his final Teacher column of the year Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills, shares his key takeaways from this month’s Forum for World Education in Paris.

Success in schools may best be achieved not by pursuing it directly, but as a ‘side-effect’ of an unwavering dedication to the larger educational purpose, writes Professor Geoff Masters AO.

Students begin each school year at very different stages in their learning and development. Nevertheless, every student should be expected to make excellent progress in their learning regardless of their starting point, Professor Geoff Masters AO writes.