Good teachers make a great school
Policy makers have regularly highlighted the need to build more schools over the next decade, giving school operators a reason to invest in the country’s education infrastructure. Twenty-one new...
View ArticleSupport grows for Daniel Morcombe safety course in schools across Australia
Bruce and Denise Morcombe. Photo: Glenn Hunt Support is growing among the state and territory governments for the Daniel Morcombe child safety course to be included in the national curriculum, with a...
View ArticleEducation Quality in Latin America Comes Down to Teachers
It seems like almost every day more evidence comes in showing that teachers are the most important single factor when it comes to education quality. While that makes intuitive sense, it is also...
View ArticleRoadmap for Effective Teacher Leadership Released by Aspen Institute and...
(Source: Aspen Institute) Contact: Jon Reinish SKDKnickerbocker 202-999-0461 JReinish@SKDKnick.com Katrin Thomas The Aspen Institute 202-736-5857 katrin.thomas@aspeninst.org Paper Shows Districts how...
View Article14 October, 2014 - Investment in Education will create 1,700 new Education...
(Source: Department of Education & Skills of Ireland) Significant additional funding for the Education budget will ensure 1,700 new teachers and SNAs will be employed during 2015. An additional...
View Article>Study: Teacher hiring should be more scientific
SEATTLE (AP) — School districts may be able to hire teachers who do a better job in the classroom if they change the way they screen job applicants, a new study has found. Recruiters should carefully...
View ArticleReview blasts patronising, vague arts curriculum
Curriculum reviewers say it has been cobbled together to placate lobby groups from the different artistic sectors. Photo: Michele Mossop The national arts curriculum is banal, bloated and demonstrates...
View ArticleInnovation in research to boost Australia’s economy (Department of Industry -...
(Source: Department of Industry - Australian Government) Joint media release with the Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP Translating our research success into an economic boost is the...
View ArticleMake teaching a career of choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders...
(Source: CDAA - Career Development Association of Australia Inc) Make teaching a career of choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders CDAA Media Release 30 October 2014 Make teaching a career of...
View ArticleEducation Expert Kim Adsit Shows Teachers How to "Teach Smarter, Not Harder"
PETERBOROUGH, N.H., Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Early education teachers likely already know the struggles of "fitting everything in" to the school day. From instructional requirements to meeting the...
View ArticleStudy: Teach for America teachers on par with regularly trained educators
A study of Duval’s Teach for America teachers shows that many of the novice educators may be slightly better at teaching math and reading than other educators in the district. Their challenge, the...
View ArticleA critical appraisal of Abbott's curriculum review
EDITORIAL The back-to-basics rationale of the review of the national curriculum is worthwhile to the extent that it aims to improve literacy and...
View ArticleRoger Tattersall, Lead Educator in Tasmania (3P Learning Ltd)
(Source: 3P Learning Ltd) St Patrick's College celebrates it's second Mathletics Lead Educator! Roger Tattersall has been employed at St Patrick's College since 2010. His teaching specialisation is...
View ArticleTeachers ‘don’t have the training to cope with disruptive pupils’
Inadequate training in how to tackle disruptive behaviour has left many teachers struggling to cope with rowdy pupils, a survey has found. One in four teachers say they have not been sufficiently...
View ArticleACT upgrades to A-E scale for year 10
Students completing the ACT's year 10 certificate will receive grades on an A-E scale for the first time in 2014. Education Minister Joy Burch confirmed the move to traditional grades on Sunday,...
View Article?Georgia teachers invited to Medal of Honor workshops (Georgia Department of...
(Source: Georgia Department of Education) Based on Medal of Honor recipients' stories, program brings character development into classrooms October 27, 2014 - Georgia educators are invited to register...
View ArticleMore News From Africa
"Arguably the most dysfunctional education systems, especially public schools, are to be found in Africa. This is related to a bigger problem that is twofold: a washed away value system and lack of...
View ArticleTeachers for Tomorrow trains future educators
(AP) — William Fleming High School junior Quasmirah Allen, 17, wasn't sitting behind a desk in a classroom listening to a teacher. Allen and several of her classmates are...
View Article328 ‘failed’ teachers in classrooms educating children
Hundreds of trainee teachers who failed to qualify are taking lessons in the classroom. Statistics published by the Department for Education came as headteachers say they are beginning to see signs of...
View ArticleChristopher Pyne concedes no school curriculum changes before 2016
Minister says review recommendations are based on ‘common sense’ but support from states will take longer than first hoped ...
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