Dear We Are Teachers,My principal called this morning and said that a “community member” sent her a picture of me that a local…
ISTELive25 was another energetic and inspiring conference, held in San Antonio this year with hundreds of sessions and exhibitors enjoying the learning and…
By Demarquis Johnson In a world where attention spans are fleeting, it is becoming ever more difficult to engage young learners. To capture…
The future of learning should look, feel, and be different for students and educators, says Christine Anne Royce. Royce makes this case in…
Along offers a way for teachers and students to communicate that is meaningful and authentic. The idea being this can help academically by…
Last week, more than 200 Year 9 students from across Sydney gathered at a new Gen AI workshop aimed at tackling the increasing…
The traditional flipped classroom model, which reverses the conventional lecture-homework structure, has evolved significantly since its inception. In the digital era, especially post-pandemic,…
Nahuatl (pronounced \NAH-wah-tul\) is the language that was spoken by the majority of the inhabitants of central Mexico at the time of the…
Jirout and Klahr (2012) show classrooms that encourage open-ended questions foster deeper engagement. Loewenstein’s Information-Gap Theory (1994) shows that learning is strongest when…
Pairing fiction with nonfiction is a great way to explore a content area from different points of view. In the early grades, it…
Campsey Public School, 11km southwest of Sydney’s bustling CBD, stands out as a model of cultural diversity and linguistic richness. Being home to…
Science magazines for kids are a perfect, low-prep way to connect classroom learning to real-world stories, and to let kids sample a diverse…
The news can be hard to process these days—and it’s even harder to navigate talking about it with kids. Sharing books about peace…
by Correna Haythorpe Let’s forget the hysteria surrounding Australia’s results in the PISA school test and focus on the facts. The global test…
One to one correspondence. Cardinality and ordinality. These are all important initial mathematical concepts. But just as foundational is correct number formation. We’ve…
One of the most important life skills for anyone to master is time management. Keeping track of everything that we have to do…
If you’re a pre-K, kindergarten, or first grade teacher, these letter-tracing worksheets are for you! Teaching proper letter formation is absolutely key in…
As an educator, staying current in your field requires keeping up with journals and other professional publications. The volume of new research and…
Migration and language learning are so intrinsically linked that, especially at this time of year, language educators cannot help but think about the…