Learning activities

What is photonics? And, how can you make it relevant to your students? Teacher turned to Australian photonics expert, Professor Tanya Monro, for help.

Two Western Australian teachers have developed a play-based program that provides experiences for students to explore and investigate phonetic sounds.

Julian Fraillon discusses the results of the pioneering International Computer and Information Literacy Study, which took place for the first time in 2013.

Academics suggest adolescent nicknaming is a great topic for language analysis lessons that's likely to spark student interest.

Teachers planning theme-based units, displays and assemblies will find ideas in this round-up of celebrations and commemorations for 2015.

Australian educators believe insufficient time to prepare for lessons and a lack of skills are hindering the use of ICT in teaching and learning, a new study suggests.

Have the reading formats that young people engage with outside class time changed since 2005? Find out in this Teacher infographic.

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

Need ideas for National Science Week? Take a look at this special Teacher vox pop video.

The SunLit reading program at Sunshine College in Melbourne is designed to cater to students of all abilities and has attracted interest from schools across the country.