Dear We Are Teachers, I have an 8th grade student who, over the last month or so, is increasingly in the counselor’s office…
Matthew Flinders Anglican College has recorded its highest-ever NAPLAN writing results for the third consecutive year, defying a national trend showing Australian children’s…
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) have named the 2025–26 National Principals of the Year. Damon Lewis of Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy in Norwalk,…
How often have you experienced that afternoon energy crash in the classroom? Because we know from experience that, sometimes, a lack of protein…
Wayground (formerly Quizizz) was once a quiz-only creation tool, like several others out there, but it’s now so much more. This platform was…
Traditional approaches to managing school absenteeism are failing to meet the diverse needs of students and a new approach is needed to tackle…
Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang &…
At a time when global competence and cultural literacy are no longer optional in education, Delaware has taken a bold step forward. Through…
Small bags for brief vacation outings. Wristlets for runnings errands. Big bags for carrying all of your lesson plans, extra pencils, a cardigan,…
On Tuesday night, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) released its latest report into the mathematical, reading and scientific literacy of 15-year-old…
Incorporating music in the classroom has many benefits. There has been a big focus on social and emotional learning in recent years, and…
We tell students that learning is its own reward, and that’s certainly true. But it’s also nice to win money and other prizes!…
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…