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Apple is positioning itself as a global education expert. It’s providing not just computers to classrooms, but also professional learning for teachers.
We investigated the initiatives schools around the world took to help support and maintain the well-being of their students and staff. We pulled out seven things that made a difference.
Some school districts now accept year-long consent forms in which guardians can consent for children to participate in neighbourhood walks at any time in the school year.
If national teacher policies are not comprehensive, practical and inclusive of teachers, they can undermine the very workers they aim to help, a global education policy expert argues.
The review into teacher education announced by the Federal Education Minister in recent months was met with criticism from many. But it is actually a necessary part of reforming the education system.
Improving initial teacher education is a long-term strategy. It won’t achieve the education minister’s goal of getting Australia to the top-performing nations in maths and literacy by 2030.
Teaching financial literacy requires more than adding financial literacy to kids’ school curriculum. It also means offering teachers professional development to ensure they’re equipped.
A study in one Alberta school board found racism contributes to poor attendance of on-reserve Indigenous students in public schools, despite educators not recognizing this as a barrier.
The recently released Gonski report contains a recommendation to supporting teacher collaboration. Researchers in Queensland have been conducting research on how design thinking can foster this.
Twitter provides a low-cost, easy to access platform for teachers to connect with other teachers, gain support and find resources that fit their specific professional development needs.
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Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Interaction Design, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Manager, Brisbane Catholic Education & Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct), Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Educational Administration, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor Engineering Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in interior design, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Education, Concordia University of Edmonton
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Assistant Professor in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
