Want To Fast Track Education Reform? Try Giving Teachers the Time
When it comes to K-12 education reform, most people argue that change happens too slowly. The common narrative is that while administrative bottlenecks make implementation difficult, teachers...
View ArticleFrom trade to teaching (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) High school teachers who have moved into the classroom from the trades have left a lasting impression on Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic, Dr Annette Green....
View ArticleU-M TeachingWorks receives grant to transform teacher education (University...
(Source: University of Michigan) ANN ARBOR-TeachingWorks, an organization within the University of Michigan School of Education, was awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley...
View ArticleQueensland state schools embrace independence (Department of Education -...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP welcomed the Queensland Government's announcement that 250 Queensland schools would become...
View ArticleNSW Business Chamber congratulates Government on success of K-2 literacy and...
(Source: Sydney Business Chamber) Release Date: 17/10/2014 The State's peak business organisation, the NSW Business Chamber, has congratulated NSW Minister for Education, the Hon. Adrian Piccoli, on...
View ArticleProgram to create educational opportunities for out-of-school, displaced...
Creative Associates International Logo. Facebook Twitter Pinterest × Creative Associates International Logo. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 54,000 out-of-school and internally...
View ArticleNSW public school teachers to undergo performance reviews
For the first time, every public school teacher in NSW will have mandatory performance reviews in a push to lift teaching standards and ensure "the very best teachers get better" while underperforming...
View ArticleAITSL to help improve teacher education to put students first (Department of...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) Improving initial teacher education, helping principals be better leaders and providing better professional development tools for teachers will...
View ArticleSydney doorstop interview on international tests and National Plan for School...
(Source: Australian Government) E&OE TRANSCRIPT ISSUES: International tests; National Plan for School Improvement PETER GARRETT: Today's results from both the maths and science international...
View ArticleRepeat after Pyne: chalk and talk
I t is a vision of the future - grounded in the past. New Education Minister Christopher Pyne invites us to imagine classrooms where teachers return to old-school instruction - becoming more a...
View ArticleHigh expectations for tomorrow's teachers (NSW Department of Education and...
(Source: NSW Department of Education and Communities) 4 June 2014 Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli has announced the trial of a literacy and numeracy test for teacher education students as part of...
View ArticleStudents First - Pyne and Randall visit Ocean Road Primary in Mandurah...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Mr Don Randall MP, Member for Canning, visited Ocean Road Primary School in Mandurah...
View ArticleHow Gonski kept teachers going
'Pyne wants to return to the funding model that led directly to the sort of funding inequities that necessitated the Gonski report in the first place.' Photo: Andrew Meares There is nothing more likely...
View ArticleTeachers learn at the school of hard knocks
EVERYONE seems to be an expert when it comes to teaching. How difficult can it be to teach small children? Certainly expert teachers make it look so simple. While all children are ''hardwired'' to...
View ArticleReview of national curriculum to put students first (Department of Education...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) The Coalition Government today confirmed its commitment to implementing a world-class national curriculum with the appointment of Professor Ken...
View ArticleFederal funding to support greater autonomy in South Australian government...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) The Australian Government's $70 million Independent Public Schools (IPS) initiative will improve the capacity of school leaders and communities...
View ArticleHouse of Representatives: Australian Education Bill 2012, Second Reading...
WED 28 NOVEMBER 2012 Prime Minister Canberra Speaker, the Bill before the House today gives this 43rdParliament an opportunity none of our predecessors have fully shared. We can enshrine in law our...
View ArticleInequity in education Australia's real problem: academic
MARK COLVIN: A leading literacy academic says the debate about student performance is missing a fundamental point. The release last night of the latest international education rankings showed a slide...
View Article$2 million to help school students learn about agriculture (Department of...
(Source: Department of Education - Australian Government) The Australian Government will invest an extra $2 million to ensure primary and secondary school students in the cities and the bush can learn...
View ArticleHasty curriculum changes will demoralise teachers, review told
Educators and academics draw Pyne review a grim picture: demoralised, cynical teachers ...
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