Short articles

The founder of a non-profit school to share effective practice in teaching reading and writing has won the inaugural million dollar Global Teacher Prize.

Setting up effective school-community partnerships can not only improve outcomes for students, but also re-engage them with learning.

An approach to professional development that combines collaborative, local learning communities with a focused pedagogical framework.

Analysis of philanthropic contributions to education by the world’s largest firms has revealed Australian companies place a great emphasis on community and employee engagement.

Across many professional areas there has been a surge of interest in Big Data, but what's the relevance of Big Data in education? Dr Michael Timms discusses.

Teaching mathematics using a problem solving approach requires preparation if it is going to work. So, how do you go about it? Dave Tout outlines one possible process.

As a follow up to our popular Books for reluctant readers series, Teacher is pleased to introduce the newest member of the team.

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

A clear, transparent line of communication, clear expectations and mutual respect - one principal shares her school's approach to building strong parent and family relationships.

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