Effective teaching methods

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Problem-based learning and project-based learning
Problem-based learning and project-based learning

Project-based learning and problem-based learning - what is the difference? Dr Chris Campbell discusses.

Does homework contribute to student success?
Does homework contribute to student success?

The effectiveness of homework continues to be a hotly debated topic, but what does the research tell us? Jo Earp explores.

Teaching Methods Episode 2: Flipped learning with Andrew Douch
Teaching Methods Episode 2: Flipped learning with Andrew Douch

In Episode 2 of Teacher's four-part podcast series on teaching methods, we speak to Australian educator Andrew Douch, about the flipped classroom.

Reducing mathematics anxiety
Reducing mathematics anxiety

Catherine Pearn discusses how to approach maths anxiety in the classroom.

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.

So you want to be creative?
So you want to be creative?

A creative person will possess skills such as critical thinking and divergent thinking, will be able to imagine at higher levels than those around them. Veronica Harris explains how you can plan for and assess creativity in your classroom.

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.

Is teamwork key to student engagement?
Is teamwork key to student engagement?

An action research project in Adelaide has highlighted the benefits of team teaching.

A personal approach

Is a change in mindset – one that focuses on ‘personal best’ rather than ‘world records’ – needed to help improve Indigenous student outcomes?

Real-world and active – the benefits of problem-based learning
Real-world and active – the benefits of problem-based learning

If you want your students to evaluate, generalise, hypothesise, synthesise and analyse information rather than simply recall it, you might be ready for problem-based learning.