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Global attitudes to teachers and teaching
Global attitudes to teachers and teaching

Which occupation is most similar to a teacher in terms of status? Do students respect teachers? How many hours do teachers work? And, how much should they be paid? These are some of the questions posed to more than 35 000 people around the world.

The Arts in the K-2 classroom: Belonging, Being and Becoming
The Arts in the K-2 classroom: Belonging, Being and Becoming

The Arts are a required element of teaching K-2 in Australia and coexist with learning in the early years classroom. In today’s reader submission, Karen Watson and David Roy explore how they can be implemented in practice.

Most borrowed library books
Most borrowed library books

As an educator, how do you encourage your students to discover new books they’ll not only enjoy, but that will also expand their interests? Today’s article looks at the texts that made the 2018 Civica Libraries Index of most borrowed books.

The effective use of teaching assistants
The effective use of teaching assistants

What are the most effective ways to improve student learning with a teaching assistant? In today’s article, Associate Director at Evidence for Learning Dr Tanya Vaughan explores this question.

Using student voice to empower learning
Using student voice to empower learning

In his latest Teacher video Greg Whitby speaks to Greg Tyszkiewicz about why encouraging student voice in his classroom empowers his students in their learning.

Global Education Episode 16: Principal partnerships in South Africa
Global Education Episode 16: Principal partnerships in South Africa

To increase the leadership capacity of principals in South Africa, Dr Louise van Rhyn founded a program named Partners for Possibility, which pairs business leaders with principals for a 12-month structured leadership development program.

Resources: A STEM ecosystem map for educators
Resources: A STEM ecosystem map for educators

A new map has been created to help teachers, students and industry connect with STEM-related programs and resources on offer to secondary schools in Victoria.

The Arts in early childhood learning
The Arts in early childhood learning

The importance of early childhood learning as a foundational building block to lifelong learning is well recognised. This is the first article of two that will explore the place of the Arts in early learning in Australia.

Students impress in STEM Video Game Challenge
Students impress in STEM Video Game Challenge

The Australian STEM Video Game Challenge calls on school students to create their own unique playable video game. The theme for 2018 was ‘transformation’. Here, we look at the winning entries.

World Teachers' Day: A teacher's impact can last a lifetime
World Teachers' Day: A teacher's impact can last a lifetime

Thinking back on your own experience at school, who was your most inspiring teacher and why? That’s the question these primary school students ask their grandparents in today’s very special World Teachers’ Day video.