In this special episode of The Research Files, Teacher talks to Professor Tim Bell about Computer Science education. He's one of the keynotes at the ACER Research Conference 2016 – his talk is titled 'What's all the fuss about coding?'

‘We're mainly using LEGO kits at the moment because we find that a lot of schools are familiar with them.’ How a university partnership program is supporting STEM learning.

In honour of our second birthday, the Teacher team looks back on some of our favourite podcasts from the last year.

How one primary school is using a humanoid robot in the classroom to develop digital technology skills, including evaluating and problem solving.

Early research results suggest humanoid robots are providing students with the opportunity to engage in deep learning.

Teachers can prepare students for careers by helping them develop 'enterprise skills' such as digital and financial literacy, according to analysis of job ads.

Professor Geoff Masters AO and Robert Marshall discuss school improvement, effective assessment and the current grading system.

Collaboration is the key word at this year’s Excellence in Professional Practice Conference, as members of the education community share their stories of school-based improvement projects.

‘In an applied, investigative, context-based task, much of the learning and achievement of outcomes occurs during the process of undertaking the task.’

A coding club and inviting research scientists to speak to students at lunch times are two of the ways this school is working with its parent community to develop STEM learning.