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Authentic literacy – writing for a real audience
Authentic literacy – writing for a real audience

How much more engaged, motivated and invested in the task would your students be if they knew they were writing for a real audience, for a reader other than the teacher?

Look for opportunities to scale up small changes
Look for opportunities to scale up small changes

‘By adding pockets of change that link firmly to our vision into the timetabled curriculum, assessment reform can become more widespread ...’

Infographic: Time online and attendance and wellbeing
Infographic: Time online and attendance and wellbeing

Is there a link between time spent online and wellbeing and attendance? A recent OECD report explored.

Research Files Special: Geoff Masters, Val Shute, Rukmini Banerji
Research Files Special: Geoff Masters, Val Shute, Rukmini Banerji

Stealth assessment, interactive learning environments and assessing literacy and numeracy. In a special podcast, Teacher provides a snapshot of the keynote speeches from Research Conference 2015.

Great tech can't replace poor teaching
Great tech can't replace poor teaching

Investing heavily in ICT for education doesn't lead to appreciable improvements in student achievement in reading, maths or science, according to a new OECD study.

10 must-reads: Positive Education
10 must-reads: Positive Education

Access 20 per cent off selected titles by visiting one of ACER's Bookshops over the next two months and greeting staff with: 'I'm a Teacher reader!'

iPad learning journals enhance skills
iPad learning journals enhance skills

How iPad learning journals and success criteria are helping students at this school improve their skills.

Global Education Episode 4: John Burns on creating a school Twitter presence
Global Education Episode 4: John Burns on creating a school Twitter presence

Teacher chats to John Burns in China about creating a school social media presence and showcasing teaching and learning via Twitter.

Student access to software resources
Student access to software resources

Do students in Australia have ready access to software resources in comparison with other countries? A recent report offers some interesting insights.

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.