EduResearch Matters, 29 April 2021. Parents see digital devices as necessary for their kids’ learning but worry about the distraction and activities they’re missing out on. So how soon is too soon for digital devices in the lives of young children?
Michael Carr-Gregg, The Age, 17 March 2021. Some parents don’t set intelligent limits, boundaries and consequences when it comes to the behaviour of their boys. Some have turned away from raising respectful, polite, well-mannered boys. See more from Carr-Gregg here: https://michaelcarrgregg.com
The Conversation, 5 February 2021. Early exposure to diverse story characters helps young people develop a strong sense of identity and belonging. It is also crucial in cultivating compassion towards others.
Trevor Cobbold, Save Our Schools, 12 Jan 2021. The widespread perception that private schools deliver better results than public schools has taken another blow. A study of NAPLAN results shows that public schools do as well as private schools after differences in socio-economic background of students are considered. This is despite the large resource advantage of private schools.
Trevor Cobbold, Save Our Schools, 14 Feb 2021. This report shows that school funding in Australia is heavily biased against public schools.
Dr Peter Bowers, 2021. Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) teachers grapheme-phoneme correspondences more explicitly than phonics does: An open letter to Jennifer Buckingham and the reading research community.
Sydney Morning Herald, 5 Jan 2021. Two decades ago, Australia was one of the leading education nations in the world. That was before market-based models of school choice, test-based accountability (eg. pre-NAPLAN) and gradual privatisation of public education. The OECD used to hold Australia as one of the best in class in education. But not any longer. And UNICEF has ranked Australia’s education among the most unequal in rich countries.
The Conversation, 17 Dec 2020. The authors (academics from Monash university) outline five evidence-based practices that dramatically reduce challenging student behaviour at school.
EducationHQ News, 3 Dec 2020. The role of the teacher librarian is changing, but is more important now than every before. Developing a love of reading is vital and so is the need for children to learn to effectively steer their way towards factual, reliable and safe content.
The PETAA website has some outstanding resources for teaching. I highly recommend the teaching and learning progression on sustainability, which spans from pre-school to Year 8. Click here Hayes, J. & Parkin, B. (2020). The language of climate change science: a teaching and learning progression. Newtown, NSW: PETAA.
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