Search results

Filter by category

181 total results
Professional learning – reflections from a trip to Finland
Professional learning – reflections from a trip to Finland

Two educators recently embarked on a professional learning journey to Finland. Here, they reflect on the lessons they learned from the Finnish system.

Moving on with literacy
Moving on with literacy

Researchers have developed a program that combines movement with literacy to improve reading and writing skills in early childhood.

Fast five: Spelling errors
Fast five: Spelling errors

Analysing student spelling errors and recognising patterns can help you identify underlying issues and come up with teaching and learning strategies.

Assessment reform and innovation
Assessment reform and innovation

This month we find out how educators can play a part in assessment reform.

Targeting school improvement
Targeting school improvement

How an external audit can help principals and school leaders zero in from the big picture and focus on areas for future development.

Digital schools: An evolving ecosystem
Digital schools: An evolving ecosystem

Mal Lee zeroes in on the consequences of a segmented school, and explains why school leaders must focus on creating an integrated school ecology based on the digital.

School Improvement Episode 5: Numeracy outcomes
School Improvement Episode 5: Numeracy outcomes

Teacher speaks to principal Jenny Dowsett, who shares strategies that are raising numeracy outcomes for students at her primary school.

Student perseverance around the world: Infographic
Student perseverance around the world: Infographic

Are teenage students in Finland more likely to persevere with a problem than their counterparts in Australia? What about students in Shanghai or the US? Take a look at this Teacher infographic.

Australian teens are up for a challenge
Australian teens are up for a challenge

The results of a new international study indicate that Australian teenagers are more likely to persevere in problem-solving.

Online NAPLAN tests are just around the corner
Online NAPLAN tests are just around the corner

Online NAPLAN tests that are tailored to ability and give a more precise measurement of where students are at in their learning look set to be introduced.