Technology must not be sidelined from national curriculum (ACS - Australian...
(Source: ACS - Australian Computer Society) The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has welcomed the report into the ACARA curriculum review, and its consideration of the technologies & ICT learning...
View ArticleKimberley Calling for Early Childhood teacher (The University of Notre Dame...
(Source: The University of Notre Dame Australia) 31 October 2014 Five members of The University of Notre Dame Australia have received national acclaim for their outstanding contributions to student...
View ArticleHistory wars: Pyne needs evidence to build a case to change the curriculum
Christopher Pyne’s curriculum review wants more focus on the west but provides little evidence that this area is being ignored ...
View ArticleState Board Adopts Resolution Supporting School Libraries (Michigan...
(Source: Michigan Department of Education) State Board Adopts Resolution Supporting School Libraries Contact: John C. Austin, President, State Board of Education 517-373-3902 Agency: Education October...
View Article2014 celebration event of Music: Count Us In | Ministers' Media Centre...
(Source: Australian Government) Check against delivery Welcome to Parliament House. These walls usually echo with the sound of speeches and debates, and occasionally raised voices and misbehaviour. But...
View ArticleBlack Parents Embrace Higher Educational Standards
Black families want more for their kids and would embrace more challenging PK-12 paths to achieve it. This is evidenced in the latest Education Post poll on how parents and grandparents feel about...
View ArticleBack-to-basics review spot on for schools
LETTERS As a retired public primary school principal, I welcome with a loud "Hurrah!" the recommendations of the review of school curriculum conducted by Kevin Donnelly and Ken Wiltshire for the Abbott...
View ArticleNew Day aims to tackle numeracy
THE LEADERSHIP of New Day Primary and Junior High School, St Andrew, has said intervention strategies to improve literacy and numeracy at the institution are bearing fruit, and expressed confidence...
View ArticleHalf a million students take part in Australia’s largest school sing-a-long...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, welcomed 850 ACT students to Parliament House as part of...
View ArticleEducation Ministers agree: NAPLAN going online (Department of Education -...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) At a meeting of Australian Education Ministers today, the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments agreed to move and fund NAPLAN...
View ArticleLaunch of the National Music Teachers Mentorship Pilot Programme | Ministers'...
(Source: Australian Government) We are delighted to announce $594,000 in funding for a new national music mentorship programme that will bring high quality music mentorship to classroom teachers across...
View ArticleReview marks a start in tackling declining literacy
AT last, common sense has prevailed (“Subjects fine-tuned as schools go back to basics”, 13/10). Something had to be done about declining literacy and numeracy standards and the Wiltshire-Donnelly...
View ArticleMinister's Panel on Education Releases Report (Government of Nova Scotia)
(Source: Government of Nova Scotia) The province is being challenged to make significant changes to the way education is delivered in Nova Scotia. The Minister's Panel on Education released a report...
View ArticleCurriculum review filled with contradictions (Monash University)
(Source: Monash University) 15 October 2014 by Libby Tudball A close reading of Dr Kevin Donnelly and Professor Ken Wiltshire's review of the Australian Curriculum reveals contradictory messages...
View ArticlePyne's political curriculum review to take schools back to the past...
(Source: Australian Greens) The Australian Greens have warned a simplistic 'back to basics' approach to the school curriculum could leave Australian students without the necessary skills to navigate...
View ArticleACS welcomes focus on ICT skills in Government’s Competitiveness Agenda (ACS...
(Source: ACS - Australian Computer Society) The Australian Computer Society (ACS) today welcomed the focus on technology skills in Australian Government's National Industry Investment and...
View ArticleTechnology experts criticise school curriculum review
The praise for the federal government-commissioned school curriculum review has not been shared by the technology sector. The review received wide acclaim since on Sunday, but on Monday, technology...
View ArticleNational curriculum changes won't be ready for 2015 school year
Education Minister Christopher Pyne has warned changes to curriculum will take time to implement. Photo: Melissa Adams Comment: Culture wars fizzle out in curriculum review Widespread support to change...
View ArticleThe human cost of NSW's teacher oversupply
Teaching Graduate Ashleigh Garven of Wallsend is one of thousands of people who can't get a full time job teaching. Photo: Dean Osland Like SMH Student on Facebook HSC Study Guide SMH Education: full...
View ArticleSky News - Curriculum Review | Ministers' Media Centre (Australian Government)
(Source: Australian Government) RICHO Sky News Australia; Janine Perrett Date: 22 October 2014 Time: 8.00PM JANINE PERRETT: For an update on where this is all at, at the moment I'm joined now by the...
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