John Munro, Australian Catholic University, writes about giftedness. This is a longer read with links to videos. Enjoy! The beginning of the 2022 school year will be a time of planning and crystal-gazing. Teachers will plan their instructional agenda in a general way. Students will think about...
Board books are designed to take some tough treatment from babies and toddlers. Even chewing them is fun, but cuddling up and reading a board book to this age group is the best fun of all! Ribbit Rabbit by Candace Ryan illus by Mike Lowery, pub. Bloomsbury...
Fiction authors are pretty good at writing sentences with striking images, worded just the right way. Writes Brett Healey We might suppose the images are striking because the author has a striking imagination. But the words seem just right because the author also has a large...
After 20 years of teaching academic writing to both native speakers and English language learners, writes Laurie Ann Britt-Smith, I can attest that at some point, just about everyone asks me why, or even whether, grammar matters. There is more than one way to define grammar....
Christmas isn’t just about Santa and his presents. The abundance of food – enjoying lots of indulgent, delicious food, is also a favourite part of this time of year. Dr Mark Cull of Maven Dental has some top tips to keeping your family’s teeth healthy this...
Early childhood educators are slaves to the demands of box-ticking regulations, writes Marg Rogers, University of New England More than two-thirds of Australian early childhood educators reported working many extra hours to satisfy regulatory requirements in our 2021 survey. Half did unpaid work during accreditation —...
Why not both? ACMI has 75 game lessons for you to try, write Amber McLeod and Jo Blannin Despite the growth of technology in our daily lives, the integration of digital technologies into education has been slower than anticipated. There seem to be a number of...
Here are 7 reasons to do it again, writes Karen Malone Leaders across the country – particularly in the states with the largest outbreaks, New South Wales and Victoria – have designed road maps towards reopening the states after long lockdowns. Safety in childcare, schools and...
The idea of health-promoting schools is not new, report Dr Monika Raniti, Dr Ruth Aston and Professor Susan Sawyer. The concept recognises that health and wellbeing are linked with learning and engagement. Healthier students learn better, more educated students lead healthier lives and all students and...
Michael Parker in his book "Talk with your Kids About Things That Matter" looks at ethical topics to help parents talk to kids in a post-trump, post-truth world where the lines between right and wrong are increasingly blurred. Here he delves into Fake News. Firstly, a...
