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Teacher takes a look at the latest developments in school design, showcased this week at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore.
The American architect Louis Sullivan coined the phrase "form follows function," and this is true of classrooms as well.
A Melbourne school has scrapped age-based classes and given students free rein to assign themselves to whatever year level they feel best meets their ability.
Students at Templestowe College – a public secondary school in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs – are grouped according to their skill or ability level, rather than their age.
“Entry students” (Year 7’s) must study four core units – English, maths, science and health/physical education – with other similar-aged students, and can begin to familiarise themselves with other mixed-aged students by choosing two units from their 130 different electives.
From Year 8 onwards, students have complete control over the course load and can work at a level they feel is best suited to their ability. A class can include anyone from 13 to 18 years of age.
Principal Pete Ellis said 20 per cent of Year 8-aged students took a VCE unit in 2017 and passed.
“Anything is possible”, Mr Ellis said.
Via Kim Flintoff
It’s great for boosting creativity, less so for improving routine performance.
A study by Pearson and a U.K. nonprofit finds education must change to help students prepare for the future workforce.
Thomas Frey's futurist predictions will leave you beyond enlightened. Learn more about the future of education by clicking here!
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There's robots, interactive flooring and Lego furniture. And engaged, happy kids in the classroom of the future.
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Part of a technology coach's role these days is to convince teachers that their job description has changed. The industrial model of education is well past its expiration date, and the generation of students born today are going to graduate into a world that will look completely different than our own. In order to train…
Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student learning. Teachers can help level the playing field and provide opportunities for success to all their students. They can inspire students to innovate; to think and reflect and to work in collaboration with others. Good teachers can also stimulate and guide students' development so that their achievements go beyond their own expectations. Therefore, how teachers achieve this in the classroom is important to understand. Teaching for the Future: Effective Classroom Practices To Transform Education links research and data on key issues facing teachers today with teachers’ own experiences to overcome challenges and create an effective classroom. This report builds on the discussions and stories shared at the Qudwa Global Teachers’ Forum, organised by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on 7-8 October 2017. It captures the efforts made by teachers, from across the world, to facilitate student learning and transform education to build a fairer, humane and inclusive world. The report provides an in-depth analysis of issues that teachers encounter in their day-to-day professional life, particularly those around equity and reducing personal and social disadvantage, building academic, social and emotional well-being of students through parental engagement and integrating information and communication technology in classrooms.
Via Kim Flintoff
Challenging kids, demanding parents, social media — no wonder our school principals are finding it harder than ever to cope with the demands of the job. But recent research shows there are ways to help them, which in turn helps us all, writes Adam Fraser.
What matters isn't so much who's on your team, but rather how the team works together.
Workplace emotional health depends heavily on leadership. These are 8 bad boss behaviors to watch out for that can lead to stress in the workplace.
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We cannot carry on with short term, politically-driven tinkering with an old-fashioned system. We need an education spring, says Mick Waters
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ITS close to 21 years since the first CyberClass column appeared in the Mercury, asking readers to imagine your childs work being read in Andorra or Romania. Not so long ago this would have been an impossible dream
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