Curriculum
Education
For the first time, the curriculum in Australian classrooms has a focus on truth-telling
Education is an important part of societal change, but what are the best ways to include truth-telling in the Australian curriculum?
Education
Australian teachers shouldn’t be afraid to teach Indigenous Knowledge
The Australian Curriculum’s deeper engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures is a matter of national importance
Education
Blind faith in Australia’s education ‘system’ is failing our kids
To improve Australia’s education system, we need to move away from the idea that the basic features of education are fixed
Education
Learning by knowing, by doing, by being
Many schools promote teaching the ‘whole child’, but to do this, education cannot only focus on knowing and doing – it must explicitly embrace being
Education
The enduring ‘cultural cringe’ about teaching Australian literature
Australian literature hasn’t received the attention it deserves in the classroom, but a new project aims to help teachers share its diversity with Australian high-school students
Education
The trouble with teaching music in our schools
When many schools have cupboards full of musical instruments, why are so few students learning to play?
Education
Coding in the classroom
Australian schools are about to introduce the new Digital Technologies curriculum