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Creating a positive practicum experience
Creating a positive practicum experience

In our latest reader submission, two supervising teachers and two pre-service teachers who worked together in Semester One 2017 reflect on the elements that helped drive a positive practicum experience for everyone involved.

Students committed to a sustainable future
Students committed to a sustainable future

It’s STEM month at Teacher magazine and to coincide with National Science Week, we speak with Lara Pratt from Kincumber High School. In the lead up to National Science Week, her students have been conducting water quality tests and macroinvertebrate surveys down at their local waterway.

Indigenous voice in education
Indigenous voice in education

A new Australian Education Review argues active engagement of Indigenous families and communities is critical to addressing Indigenous education disadvantage.

School climate - the effect on transition
School climate - the effect on transition

Donna Cross and Leanne Lester look at how components of school climate can affect the transition from primary to secondary.

Preparing students for the workplace
Preparing students for the workplace

Teacher quality and a lack of project-based learning have been flagged up as the main challenges facing primary and secondary schools by global education experts.

Laying the foundations
Laying the foundations

The formal partnership between this school and its local council supports remote, rural students who are transitioning into further education or employment.

Green thumbs
Green thumbs

At this Darwin preschool, teaching sustainable, healthy garden practices has helped connect youngsters to their multicultural community.

Targeting school improvement
Targeting school improvement

How an external audit can help principals and school leaders zero in from the big picture and focus on areas for future development.

Re-engaging students with learning
Re-engaging students with learning

Setting up effective school-community partnerships can not only improve outcomes for students, but also re-engage them with learning.

Student retention in Indigenous contexts
Student retention in Indigenous contexts

What can educators at the grassroots level do to continue to drive improvement in Indigenous student retention?