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02/04/2025

Balancing act: can screens really get kids moving?

EduResearch Matters March 31, 2025 Trent Davis As digital technology becomes more ingrained in early childhood education, the debate over its effects on young children’s physical literacies intensifies. While there’s no

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29/03/2025

4 key changes you may have missed in the new school funding agreement

SchoolNews The Conversation 25 March 2025 Rachel Wilson, University of Technology Sydney & Sofia Kesidou, University of Sydney examine the fine print in the new school funding agreement. Queensland and

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23/03/2025

2025 Book of the Year Awards – Notables

The Children's Book Council of Australia website This year’s Notables were announced on Tuesday 25 March 2025. We received 730 entries for 15 expert judges to assess in this year’s awards. The

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23/03/2025

Sally Rippin on advocacy, change, and the future of reading

SchoolNews by Shannon Meyerkort The Australian Children’s Laureate is a two-year role given to an Australian author or illustrator who is making a significant contribution to children’s literature. As the 2023-2025

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19/03/2025

100 Best Australian Books of the 21st Century

Selected by Australia's leading booksellers Book People website Australian literature has flourished in the first quarter of the 21st century, with our authors crafting extraordinary stories that captivate, challenge, and inspire. To

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17/03/2025

NAPLAN Reading for Emotion: we need more from the NAPLAN marking guide

EduResearch Matters March 17, 2025 by Ania Lian, Anneliese Powell, Charles Darwin University NAPLAN testing is on right now. Researchers at Charles Darwin University (CDU) critically examined NAPLAN’s narrative marking

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17/03/2025

News from Australian Children’s Laureate

March 2025 From Sally Rippen: It has been such a busy and exciting start to my second Laureate year, attending events and planning lots more, as well as my own writing behind

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27/02/2025

Part 3: Celebrating Growth in Literacy

teachific Posted by Sharon Callen 4 February, 2025 Transforming Literacy Learning A School's Journey of Collaboration, Confidence, and Student Empowerment In the ever-evolving landscape of education, some schools manage to create remarkable transformations

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26/02/2025

How to teach Aboriginal perspectives

EduResearch Matters February 27, 2025 By Andrew J. Martin, Keiko C.P. Bostwick, Tracy L. Durksen, Rose Amazan, Kevin Lowe and Sara Weuffen Aboriginal Perspectives in the Curriculum: Many teachers feel they

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21/02/2025

Mastering NAPLAN: The Authentic Way

teachific Literacy Blog 12 February 2025 by Sharon Callen As educators, we often grapple with the challenge of preparing students for standardised tests while maintaining authentic teaching practices. Sharon Callen's insights

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