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One step backward, two steps forward
One step backward, two steps forward

By stepping back and letting your students have some control of their learning, you can step forward in your own practice, as Stephen Keast and Rebecca Cooper explain.

Teaching, and really teaching
Teaching, and really teaching

Here’s a simple question: what should we be teaching our students in science classrooms that will be of most use them? The answer, as Stephen Keast and Rebecca Cooper explain, is to teach them to think for themselves, but that’s not as easy as it sounds.

Risk averse
Risk averse

In our highly risk averse society it’s surely time, says Simon Gipson, to expose children to challenge, and give them a degree of autonomy, responsibility and trust.

Teacher review: The Glogster app
Teacher review: The Glogster app

Glogster is an old favourite for teachers that will soon come in the form of an app. Here, Christine Haynes gives Teacher an exclusive sneak peek into the soon-to-be-released resource.

Exploring quality and equity
Exploring quality and equity

The benefits of quality learning in the early years and re-emerging gender issues in mathematics are among the hot topics that will be explored at this year's ACER Research Conference.

Influences on student spending behaviour
Influences on student spending behaviour

What influences student spending behaviour in Australia? Take a look at this Teacher infographic.

Better than a ‘quick fix'
Better than a ‘quick fix'

The SunLit reading program at Sunshine College in Melbourne is designed to cater to students of all abilities and has attracted interest from schools across the country.

A change of focus
A change of focus

Greg Whitby speaks to Tony Bryant, principal of Silverton Primary School in Victoria, about the process that he and his staff undertook in order to implement change.

Does A to E grading show individual growth and progress?
Does A to E grading show individual growth and progress?

Professor Geoff Masters says A to E grading doesn't tell the whole story. Teacher editor Jo Earp sat down with him to discuss possible alternatives.

Teaching Methods Episode 2: Flipped learning with Andrew Douch
Teaching Methods Episode 2: Flipped learning with Andrew Douch

In Episode 2 of Teacher's four-part podcast series on teaching methods, we speak to Australian educator Andrew Douch, about the flipped classroom.