Dress codes are just as inevitable for teachers as they are for students. But if footwear is one of your favorite ways to…
Across Australia, the youth mental health crisis continues to weigh on schools. According to a 2025 report by the Australian Institute of Family…
For over a decade, math scores on international tests have declined across all Canadian provinces. On the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and…
Most people put vacation destinations and paint colors on their vision boards. Naomi Meredith put a STEM trailer on hers. And not just…
Schools do not run only on vision statements and instructional frameworks, but on calendars, inboxes, shared drives, slide decks, and dashboards. Schools operate…
One of the world’s largest studies into after-school habits has found social media use among young people has exploded since COVID, crowding out…
In August 2025, headlines from BBC News, The Guardian, and CNN carried a tragic story: the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine is suing OpenAI, alleging that months of…
Danielle “Nell” Thompson and Terrie Noland lead schools from fragmented efforts to coherent literacy practices Literacy improvement efforts have swept across the nation…
SELF-REGULATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS What happens when we allow students more freedom to regulate and organise their own revision before high-stakes exams?…
QR codes. They look sleek. They’re everywhere. But in education, they’re often misused. Sure, these are convenient if the audience you’re targeting primarily…
What if the AI tools we are trying to limit and caution against were actually essential (or beneficial) to enhancing the critical thinking…
Wrapping up a recent course, one of my students approached and asked to talk. It turns out she wasn’t there to review an…
Australian schools spend millions each year on professional learning, but knowing what truly works – and why – remains a challenge. Despite the…
A national summit has brought together leaders from government, business, education, and community to promote financial confidence, inclusion, and resilience across Australia as…
Strathcona Girls Grammar has announced the appointment of Olivia Cher as the new Head of Middle School, commencing in 2026. Cher brings over…
If you wear glasses, you probably know how handy it is to finally invest in a pair of prescription sunglasses—but can you imagine…
The late Dave Pasquini, my friend and a history teacher at Glenbrook South High School near Chicago, always said “A day without handouts…
ACTFL. (2024). ACTFL Proficiency guidelines 2024. Alexandria, VA: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Block, Nicholas. (2011) The Impact of Two-Way…
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) has released its 2025 Dyslexia Definition—the first revision since its widely recognized 2002 definition that has guided research,…