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Room 3: Volume 1
Room 3: Volume 1

Once a fortnight Teacher ventures down to Room 3 – the basement archives at the Australian Council for Educational Research.

The art of conversation?
The art of conversation?

In schools across Australia there are educators avoiding having difficult conversations with their colleagues. Debra Ferguson offers some tips on how to get those conversations started.

Learning spaces: Moving past tradition
Learning spaces: Moving past tradition

When New South Wales principal Natalie Mansour trialled project-based learning (PBL) in her school, she soon realised the 'traditional' classroom needed a revamp.

Teaching Methods Episode 1: Explicit instruction with John Fleming
Teaching Methods Episode 1: Explicit instruction with John Fleming

Welcome to the first of Teacher’s four-part podcast series on teaching methods. This month we speak to John Fleming about explicit instruction in the classroom.

Welcome back, Teacher!
Welcome back, Teacher!

The research tells us that one of the most significant influencers of student learning outcomes is the quality of teaching. Which, of course, raises the critical question: what is good quality teaching? 

Attendance: It's a big deal
Attendance: It's a big deal

Principal Mike O'Connor makes attendance data a 'big deal' at Brisbane's Browns Plains State High School and is only too happy to shine a spotlight on student absence.

EPPC 2014
EPPC 2014

The Excellence in Professional Practice Conference 2014 features dozens of presentations and workshops celebrating the successes of school educators.

Stop and smell the roses
Stop and smell the roses

Rapid change takes its toll on teachers and school leaders. All the more reason, says Robyn Collins, to address your own wellbeing, not least to ensure your longevity and sustainability in your challenging role.

Sweet emotion
Sweet emotion

A school is made up of its people, and people are not always rational beings. Gerard Ferrara explains the importance of emotional intelligence.

Self esteem: Caution – do not over-inflate
Self esteem: Caution – do not over-inflate

If we over-inflate our students’ self-esteem, we run the risk that the air will quickly come out of the balloon when they hit the wide world, says Stephen Dinham.