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What makes a good assessment tool?
It’s assessment time. You’ve just finished a unit on skip counting and you want to know how your students have progressed. So you plan out the assessment, get your assessment tool ready and pencil in a time to run it with your class. In reality, teachers know too well this isn’t as easy as it […]
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Why streaming is not the same as personalised learning
Streaming is common practice in Australia. In fact 98% of schools use some form of streaming to organise students. And why wouldn’t they? It’s all about grouping students according to their current achievement level to better target their learning needs. It allows schools and their teachers to address narrower ranges in the classroom, making it […]
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Signs and Symptoms of Mindsets in Diagnostics
Poor performance on diagnostics is more of a sign of attitude and mindsets rather actual content knowledge.
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The one challenge that all teachers and leaders face
Teachers and leaders face many challenges throughout their career, but one that most educators will encounter and is likely to come up over and over again is the spread of ability.
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Mindsets and Maths Pathway
Education is awash with buzzwords. We want the best for our students so we jump onto the next best thing as quickly as possible, but in that rush to add new strategies to our pedagogy it can be easy to miss the mark.
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5 ways for teachers to start the new year off the right way
After what can only be described as a hectic 2020, it feels more important than ever to start this new school year off the right way. We all know forming good habits and routines is one of the best ways to set yourself up for a successful year.
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7 activities for the first week back at school
The summer holidays have come to an end and the school year is starting. We all know the first week back can be crazy, with students still running off the adrenaline from the holidays and trying to adjust to their new year level and classes. So how can we get them settled in with ease? […]
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5 tips for assessing young students
How often do you see a class of 6 year-olds sitting at their desks quietly completing a written assessment? Never. And that’s not only because getting 6 year-olds to sit quietly and focus their attention is hard. It’s because written assessments are not the best way to measure the progress of students that young. Assessing […]
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6 tips to make remote learning easier in Term 4
The school gates won’t be opening for all students in Term 4.
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Are textbooks still relevant?
‘Turn to page 160 in your textbooks’ is an all too familiar sentence for many of us. Followed almost certainly by several groans from some of our more vocal students, and perhaps an internal one from us too. When it comes to textbooks we feel our students pain. Textbooks are more often than not heavy, […]
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How the recommendations from the new Grattan Institute can work in your classroom
There’s a big difference between learning in a classroom and learning from home. Just ask the millions of students and teachers who have experienced both this year. It’s highlighted what we know, but what we don’t is not often thought about. Schools exist in the way that they do because classroom environments are where students […]
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The challenges teachers are facing in Term 3
The results from our survey are in. This school year has felt particularly long in light of the unprecedented events of 2020. As we progress through Term 3, we’re up against challenges old and new that will shape the way we teach. Our Term 3 survey was designed to identify the top challenges that teachers […]
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