Professional learning

Getting students out of the classroom and conducting their own investigations increases engagement and interest in Geography. Therefore, it is important for educators to incorporate fieldwork into their unit planning.

Tom Stehlik recently spent some time in Finland. Here, he reflects on the Finnish school structure and culture, teacher education programs and processes.

Collaboration is the key word at this year’s Excellence in Professional Practice Conference, as members of the education community share their stories of school-based improvement projects.

Teacher explores a project involving academics partnering with school leaders and staff to develop feedback strategies to promote a growth mindset in students.

‘[Ruby] has been working on this project for many months and comes to each day with a new idea to try, or a new way to achieve something already attempted.'

Five global education experts sat down with Teacher to give a snapshot of the developments and challenges in mathematics in their respective countries.

Andrew Nicholls discusses how staff professional development supported the implementation of a literacy program at his school, as well as the program’s impact on student learning outcomes.

At this school, staff use an evidence-informed framework to reflect on and improve the quality of their set assessment tasks.

We were overwhelmed by the number of readers who submitted feedback and suggestions, and took the time to recount their own stories in our annual reader survey.

‘It's about student progress - ensuring each child is constantly improving.’ We asked Teacher readers one question – if you could share one piece of advice with a colleague, what would it be?