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Infographic: Student concerns prior to transition
Infographic: Student concerns prior to transition

What do students worry about before transitioning into secondary school? A new study, published in the Australian Journal of Education, provides some interesting insights.

Visual learning in English
Visual learning in English

‘Perhaps the greatest benefit of teaching and learning through pictures is two-fold: imaginations can be primed and personal responses can be triggered as the foundation of a full critical analysis.’

Schools and the fight against piracy
Schools and the fight against piracy

An independent study shows 26 per cent of Australians aged 12 to 17 participate in some form of piracy activity.

School Improvement Episode 6: Targeted teaching with Peter Goss
School Improvement Episode 6: Targeted teaching with Peter Goss

Teacher chats to Dr Peter Goss about a research paper highlighting schools and education systems that are starting to do targeted teaching in a more systematic way.

Sharing the written word
Sharing the written word

Engaging in discussion about books was something this educator believed would be of benefit to her extension literacy students. So, she began an online shared reading space.

Mathematical investigations: Refining and defining a task
Mathematical investigations: Refining and defining a task

When connecting maths to the real world, how do you move from a chosen theme or context into something achievable for you and your learners? Dave Tout discusses.

A deep dive into literacy
A deep dive into literacy

Greg Whitby chats to a Sydney teacher Catherine Jean-Louis about her school’s approach to teaching literacy.

Behaviour management: Angry children
Behaviour management: Angry children

‘Some children follow rules and boundaries. Angry children follow people first.’ Paul Dix discusses how to manage the behaviour of angry children.

The digital school and enhanced student learning
The digital school and enhanced student learning

In the final instalment of his six-part series, Mal Lee discusses the impact of digital technology on student learning.

Mentoring and support for new teachers
Mentoring and support for new teachers

To what extent are new teachers supported once they are employed in a new school? OECD data provides some interesting insights.