Effective teaching methods

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A deep dive into literacy
A deep dive into literacy

Greg Whitby chats to a Sydney teacher Catherine Jean-Louis about her school’s approach to teaching literacy.

Achievement gaps - the continuing challenge
Achievement gaps - the continuing challenge

Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses the challenges of closing achievement gaps.

Dylan Wiliam: Tips for changing practice
Dylan Wiliam: Tips for changing practice

‘You have to work on ... a skill until it becomes second nature.’ Professor Dylan Wiliam shares advice for teachers and school leaders changing practice.

Teaching in context – finding the starting point
Teaching in context – finding the starting point

Dave Tout discusses the first stage of connecting maths to the real world – negotiating a theme or context.

Research Files Episode 10: Professor John Hattie
Research Files Episode 10: Professor John Hattie

Teacher chats to Professor John Hattie, who provides a snapshot of his groundbreaking work on Visible Learning and previews a new piece of research on learning strategies.

Inquiring minds
Inquiring minds

‘I don’t know, but we can find out’ is one of the most powerful things you can say to students, says one educator. See why play-based learning works in her classroom.

Challenging our most able students
Challenging our most able students

Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses identifying and addressing the needs of individual learners in Australian schools.

Inquiry based learning in action
Inquiry based learning in action

Melbourne educator, Mel Cashen discusses a unit which fuses inquiry based learning with gaming.

Teaching Methods: Inquiry with Kath Murdoch
Teaching Methods: Inquiry with Kath Murdoch

Teacher speaks to education consultant, Kath Murdoch about inquiry based learning.

Books by young people, for young people
Books by young people, for young people

An in-school book publishing program is one of the most important motivators in Noosa Pengari Steiner School’s high school English program. Here, Shelley Davidow shares details of the approach, in the hopes to inspire others.