Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 29, 2023

Good question: Did the teaching panel even look at what’s available now?

AARE by Damian Blake March 30, 2023 ...Rather than funding linked to these performance measures, it would be more productive to have a serious funding discussion focussed on enabling high quality

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 13, 2023

The Shine’s off Finnish Education. Pay Attention, Canada

The Tyee 30 January 2023 by Crawford Killan In the land whose students once topped the world, scores are declining. Why? ...Nevertheless, “Despite the notable decline, young people’s achieved learning outcomes are

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

January 30, 2023

‘Arts are meant to be at the heart of our life’: what the new national cultural policy could mean for Australia – if it all comes together

The Conversation January 30, 2022 by Jo Caust It’s finally been launched. A new cultural policy for Australia. After years (actually decades) of neglect, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today launched a

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 22, 2022

Personalised learning is billed as the ‘future’ of schooling: what is it and could it work?

The Conversation November 22, 2022 by Maya Gunawardena ... A 2017 Grattan Institute report found as many as 40% are unproductive in a given year because they are disengaged. This is a

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 17, 2022

The Magic of STEM-Related Read-Alouds in Elementary School

Picture books are an excellent way to introduce young students to science and engineering concepts. Edutopia October 7, 2022 by Canice Thynne ...It’s probably the librarian in me, but I think picture

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 3, 2022

The good, the bad and the pretty good actually

November 3, EduResearch Matters AARE blog by Sally Larsen Every year headlines proclaim the imminent demise of the nation due to terrible, horrible, very bad NAPLAN results. But if we

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

October 23, 2022

AAAE responds to the Grattan Institute release on teacher planning

Media release by AAAE October 18, 2022 The discussion surrounding this Report, as well as similar initiatives in some states, has focused on “taking something off the plate of busy teachers”,

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

October 16, 2022

Breaking the Legacy of Teacher Shortages

ASCD October 1, 2022 by Linda Darling-Hammond In the face of yet another crisis in teaching, it’s time for a bold and comprehensive plan to revitalize and better support the profession. Read

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 25, 2022

How students can inform our teaching?

We need to learn how to use 'real time data' to inform our teaching. Often, that comes from our students. So what can we find out from our students, and

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 4, 2022

Four Steps to Connect Teaching with the Curriculum

The ability to easily and effectively connect teaching to a curriculum is crucial for any teachers. On Episode 67 of The Teacher's Toolkit for Literacy, literacy expert Sharon Callen

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