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Teaching Methods: Differentiated instruction
Teaching Methods: Differentiated instruction

What is differentiated instruction? What are the main challenges for teachers wishing to use it in their classroom? Peter Westwood discusses in this Teacher Q&A.

Assessment in context-based teaching and learning
Assessment in context-based teaching and learning

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

A hands-on approach to science
A hands-on approach to science

How incorporating hands-on tasks has increased engagement in one educator’s science classroom.

Replacing homework with sporting activities
Replacing homework with sporting activities

From worksheets to soccer balls. Why one school has replaced formal homework with after-school sporting activities.

Using digital tablets in pre-school settings – what does the research say?
Using digital tablets in pre-school settings – what does the research say?

Touch-screen tablets are not only being used in primary and secondary classrooms, pre-schools are also employing the technology as a literacy learning tool.

Meeting the needs of Indigenous students
Meeting the needs of Indigenous students

‘If teachers truly embed themselves in the process of becoming culturally responsive they will find that, just like their students, they are always learning.’

Nature Pedagogy - inside, outside and beyond
Nature Pedagogy - inside, outside and beyond

For Nature Pedagogue Claire Warden, outdoor learning is about giving children an opportunity to learn in and with the natural world.

Creative insight problem solving: What teachers should know
Creative insight problem solving: What teachers should know

What should teachers know about creative insight problem solving? Dr Sacha DeVelle provides Teacher readers with some insight.

Drama Literacy – an active approach to learning
Drama Literacy – an active approach to learning

What is Drama Literacy? How does it encourage risk-taking? And, how can it impact student outcomes? Greg Whitby asked one educator.

The Research Files Episode 16: Video, observation and teacher feedback
The Research Files Episode 16: Video, observation and teacher feedback

We find out about Harvard University's Best Foot Forward project, which is exploring the effectiveness of videoing lessons as a feedback tool in teacher observations.