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Preparing students for the workplace
Preparing students for the workplace

Teacher quality and a lack of project-based learning have been flagged up as the main challenges facing primary and secondary schools by global education experts.

Taking ICT literacy to the next level
Taking ICT literacy to the next level

What do the results from the latest NAP-ICT assessment mean in terms of student skills and competencies?

Designing a whole-school literacy program
Designing a whole-school literacy program

One educator discusses the process he undertook when tasked with the job of revamping his school's literacy program.

Read and ride – mixing page turning with pedal power
Read and ride – mixing page turning with pedal power

Scott Ertle was riding an exercise bike while reading a magazine when it struck him that combining pedal power with page turning may help students enjoy reading.

Be a professional pioneer
Be a professional pioneer

Researchers are testing innovative methods for recognising highly accomplished practitioners that link focused portfolio tasks to teacher standards.

‘Invisible' stealth assessments offer learning support
‘Invisible' stealth assessments offer learning support

Stealth assessments woven 'invisibly' into digital gaming environments have the power to offer continual learning support to students, while reducing test anxiety and cramming.

Leading thinkers in conversation
Leading thinkers in conversation

Professor Geoff Masters AO, Dr Michele Bruniges AM and Sir Michael Barber gathered last month to discuss assessment reform and innovation. Here's a taste of what they had to say.

Global Education Episode 3: Amy Dugré on sustainable in-house PD
Global Education Episode 3: Amy Dugré on sustainable in-house PD

Teacher chats to a Californian educator about how teachers at her school are reaping the rewards from an in-house PD program that utilises a teachers teaching teachers delivery model.

When I grow up ...
When I grow up ...

How early do children start to think about future careers? A new study offers some interesting insights about the career aspirations of students and the reasons behind their choices.

Mobile phones in the classroom
Mobile phones in the classroom

Banning mobile phones from schools boosts student performance in high stakes tests, according to a study published by the London School of Economics (LSE).