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Culturally responsive teaching: What Aboriginal parents and students say is important
Culturally responsive teaching: What Aboriginal parents and students say is important

Recent research provides insight into culturally responsive teaching practices from the perspective of Aboriginal parents and students.

Challenging students in maths
Challenging students in maths

‘The emphasis is that the students are the ones doing the learning, not the teachers doing the teaching.’ Professor Peter Sullivan discusses a system project designed to challenge students in mathematics.

Teaching Methods: Team Teaching Part 2
Teaching Methods: Team Teaching Part 2

Dr Stephen Keast and Dr Bec Cooper share some tips for those interested in adopting the team teaching approach and pitfalls to watch out for.

Designing a whole-school literacy program
Designing a whole-school literacy program

One educator discusses the process he undertook when tasked with the job of revamping his school's literacy program.

Teaching Methods: Team Teaching Part 1
Teaching Methods: Team Teaching Part 1

Jo Earp sits down with science teacher educators Dr Stephen Keast and Dr Bec Cooper, to explore team teaching and its potential benefits for students.

Inquiry in history
Inquiry in history

How inquiry learning and film editing has helped students at this school gain an understanding in history.

Teacher survey - future topics
Teacher survey - future topics

We were overwhelmed by the number of readers who submitted feedback and suggestions, and took the time to recount their own stories in our annual reader survey.

Parents 'want information on classroom practices'
Parents 'want information on classroom practices'

A new study by Australian academics suggests parents want more information from educators about classroom practices and teaching methods.

Targeting content to individual skills
Targeting content to individual skills

‘You need to plan for what might arise, remembering that the range of skills and abilities of the group is likely to be very wide.’ Dave Tout discusses identifying individual maths skills and targeting lessons.

Teaching Methods: John Fleming - explicit instruction myths and strategies
Teaching Methods: John Fleming - explicit instruction myths and strategies

Want to use explicit instruction in the classroom but aren’t sure how to approach it? Teacher asked John Fleming for some tips.