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08/05/2022

Some (other) facts about teachers and teaching

SMH March 28, 2022 Marcia Devlin Teaching and teachers do not enjoy high status in Australia. I find this curious for a number of reasons. First, teaching is an enormously complex, challenging

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24/11/2021

A failure at 6? Data-driven assessment isn’t helping young children’s learning

The Conversation November 24, 2021 by Martina Tassone Children’s early years from birth to the age of eight are crucial for their social, emotional and intellectual development. However, early years education

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01/09/2021

Books offer a healing retreat for youngsters caught up in a pandemic

Margaret Kristin Merga in The Conversation August 9 2021 Parents at a loss to find activities for their children during COVID lockdowns can encourage them to escape into a book. New

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02/07/2021

New book: A History of Literacy Education

Waves of Research and Practice Robert J. Tierney, P. David Pearson Teacher's College Press In this volume, two notable scholars trace the monumental shifts in theory, research, and practice related to reading

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29/05/2021

Why NAPLAN is not ‘soft’ enough: investing in the future ‘currency’ – opinion

Education Review by Christopher Hogbin May 25 2021 NAPLAN doesn’t help kids prepare for the real world. We need our next generation to be thinkers, to be problem solvers with the

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29/03/2021

From Testing to Showcasing

FREE podcast from Cue Learning In this episode, Sharon and Phil talk about: How to identify what is the same and different about everyday teaching, learning and 'one day' standardised testsTips for helping students do their

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