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A HOD’s experience of a Curriculum change
What comes to mind when you hear curriculum change? Endless word documents? More endless word documents? Meetings? Codes and content descriptions? For many teachers the words ‘curriculum change’ are often met with sighs and pangs of stress. Because regardless of whether or not the change brings about a positive impact on the curriculum, what teachers […]
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7 practices to avoid in the classroom
Each year new research is published informing us of which practices are best to use in the classroom and which aren’t hitting the benchmark.
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The 3 elements that make Professional Development impactful
Learning doesn’t stop once we graduate from higher education and enter the workforce, if anything this is where learning really takes place.
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Explicit teaching versus inquiry learning
Let’s settle the debate…or not?
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Using the pandemic’s data to support deep learning in the classroom
We’re in the unique position of spending more time online than ever before, so how do we use the captured learning data?
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3 Strategies for Deepening Maths Understanding
Every teacher’s toolkit is filled with strategies to enhance student learning. From quick tips, to whole-class routines, teachers know what works to get their students focused, engaged and learning.
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Let’s celebrate World Maths Day with Prime Numbers
In celebration of World Maths Day, we are sharing a fascinating Prime Numbers lesson that you can take back to the classroom.
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6 ways to help yourself and your teachers manage stress this term
School principals and assistant principals are experiencing 1.5 times the amount of workplace demands as the general population.
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Supporting out-of-field teachers: the how and the why
One in four Year 7-10 teachers are teaching a subject that they have not specialised in. And mathematics is no exception.
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What’s the best Wordle starting word? We used maths to find out.
Ever wondered what the best starting word for Wordle is? Well, our co-founder Justin might have figured it out! How? Using his maths brain and a spreadsheet.
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Holding no students back or leaving anyone behind
The average Year 7 class has an eight year spread of ability, ranging from students who struggle to count to students who have a deep mathematical understanding and often lack challenge from aged-based content.
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Creating more equitable classrooms
There is nothing more radical than providing equal access to quality education. Only when students’ ability, will, and perseverance determines how well they perform at school — not their socio-economic background — will Australian society be truly inclusive, equitable and just.