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Podcast special: Co-designing a podcast lesson with students and
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (1285+ words) Thanks for listening to this podcast from'Teacher'magazine, the free digital resource for K-12 educators published by ACER, the Australian Council for Educational Research. I'm Rebecca Vukovic. Hello and welcome to today's podcast special from'Teacher. I'm excited to share this one with…...
Swifties and Stranger Things " teen fandoms, scientific engagement
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (776+ words) Teachers and the scientific community are actively working to understand and address the decline in scientific engagement among Australia's senior students (Macintyre, 2024). What if interest in science isn't diminishing, it's simply evolving?" We may be overlooking an area where scientific…...
Teacher Staffroom Episode 74: Implementation of programs in the
1+ week, 1+ day ago (648+ words) Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Teacher Staffroom from'Teacher'magazine, the resource for K-12 educators published by ACER, the Australian Council for Educational Research. I'm Dominique Beech. ' We've had 2 standout episodes in our School Improvement podcast series go out recently…...
Teachers as co-learners " teaching languages in daily 15-minute chunks
1+ week, 3+ day ago (735+ words) Engaging in language learning enables students to encounter and engage with linguistic and cultural diversity, prompting critical reflection on their own identities, beliefs, and ways of being in the world," Dr Michiko Weinmann tells Teacher. The Associate Professor (Languages/TESOL…...
School Improvement Episode 67: Supporting students of all ages to
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (597+ words) Hello and thanks for tuning in to this podcast from Teacher Magazine, the resource for K-12 educators published by ACER, the Australian Council for Educational Research. I'm Dominique Beech." Dominique Beech: Mandy Nayton, welcome to the Teacher podcast. Thanks for sitting…...
Using music to nurture wellbeing " simple and sustainable teacher
2+ week, 6+ day ago (413+ words) Participating in professional learning can be energising and inspiring, but introducing what you've learned into your own practice " and sustaining it over the long term " can be hard. Taking small, simple steps on a regular basis was a key feature…...
The invisible backpack of childhood trauma " 3 classroom strategies
2+ week, 1+ day ago (746+ words) Trauma enters classrooms through the invisible backpacks students carry each day. While educators cannot remove that weight, they can help make it more manageable. Childhood trauma includes distressing experiences that can produce lasting emotional, behavioural, and cognitive effects (Schamuhn, 2024). These…...
AI in the classroom " "master prompting" as a crucial skill
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (819+ words) We know that teachers in Australia are using artificial intelligence more than their international counterparts, and that younger teachers are more likely to embrace the technology. But they also have concerns " including about their own skills in this area, and…...
Researching education: 5 further readings on gender equity
3+ week, 6+ day ago (154+ words) Welcome to this edition of'Researching education: 5 further readings. In this series, we take a look at some further readings available on a particular topic, including open access research papers from various online catalogues, and'Teacher'archive content you might not have come…...