-
Could this be schools’ answer to improving student behaviour?
A new prevention program developed by the Australian Multicultural Foundation (AMF) aims to identify and stop violent behaviour before it develops.
-
Keyboards multiply, but educators still swear by cursive
It has helped human communication evolve since 3200BC, but Finnish schools will soon be phasing out handwriting altogether. Could Australia be next?
-
EXCLUSIVE: Silence in national Gonski debate “appalling and disappointing”
Remember the Gonski debate? With so little being said about it lately you might be forgiven for saying ‘No’.
-
Genius or madness? Exploring a 'student-created curriculum'
Some old-school teachers might scoff at the idea. Others might applaud it as a stroke of genius.
-
"UNACCEPTABLE": Row over data mining in schools
In a digital and interconnected world, the concept of ‘online privacy’ almost seems like an oxymoron.
-
All click but no drag in classroom tech experiment
Teachers have found a type of homework assignment no student’s dog could ever eat: a digital one.
-
How prepared are online-trained teachers for the classroom?
Schools may need look no further than online training to fix classroom woes, a revealing audit has found.
-
Corporate branding to the rescue of cash-strapped schools
Health and Physical Education, bought to you by the delicious taste of McDonald’s.
-
NSW Education coffers running dry as 2,000 schools wait for upgrade
The planned systems upgrade to our state’s schools may soon grind to a halt – and the implications could be massive.
-
Future gazing: the classroom of 2030
Fifteen years from now tablets will replace text books and set school hours will be a thing of the past.
