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Teacher education
Do Australian teachers have poor literacy skills? Let’s look at the evidence
Australians have been sold the idea that our primary school teachers today have poor literacy standards, not only …
‘Nothing you learn at university has any relevance in a classroom’
Reading professional experience reports, written by teachers about the student teachers practising in their classrooms, is a disturbing …
Lay off blaming new teachers for ‘falling’ standards
Public discussion on teacher education has reached a depressing new low. A casual flick through current commentary gives …
This is how Australian teachers are taught how to teach children to read: not just phonics
There is a lot of misinformation out there, as well as ill informed commentary, about how we prepare teachers to teach reading and writing in Australian schools today Of course you have heard the argument that teachers do not teach phonics any more and worse, that many early career teachers do not even know how …
Teacher selection and education set to be worst hit by Pyne’s uni fee deregulation
I believe it is of great importance that we preserve the public charter of our tertiary sector and …
Why is Australia condemning language education to insignificance?
Languages are not considered important in Australia. This general attitude towards language learning is not only evident in …
Should we be more like Finland? The Finnish education system explained.
Educators around the world laud the Finnish school system and there is constant discussion in Australia about how …
There is a better way to select prospective teachers than just by grade scores and interviews
Teacher selection and teacher education are back in the spotlight. Media and political attention is particularly focused on …
What Twitter offers teachers: The evidence
Twitter is a revolutionary new tool for many teachers. They use it to drive their professional development and to connect with other educators. However not everyone is so enthusiastic, others see Twitter as a tedious waste of time and are not tempted to give it a go. Of course many teachers may also describe face …
What’s new about dyslexia?
A learning disability may be thought as a kind of ailment, difficulty, trouble, condition, even an illness in …