One teacher together with 25 kids in a classroom may no longer work as the norm for Australian schools.
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As children return to face-to-face learning, schools will need to adopt multiple strategies to overcome their longstanding problem of overcrowding.
Many interactions between teacher and student may appear insignificant or random, but they are important for learning and building relationships.
International student demand for places in Australia has fallen by a third over the course of the pandemic, while for our key competitors demand has remained stable or even increased.
It’s common knowledge that children are voracious learners but the famous cliche suggests that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. This simply isn’t true.
Slideshows, when designed right, can be a useful part of online instruction. But they shouldn’t be the main, or the only, method of instruction.
Ever since the invention of the printed word, academics have been arguing about the proper place of technology in teaching. On one side are those who I’ll call the traditionalists who insist on the primacy…
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