Education Matters showcases a range of videos about issues, topics and news affecting primary or secondary schools, students, teachers and principals across Australia.
In this video, educator, author and teacher coach Azul Terronez explores the question: ‘What makes a good teacher great?’ Over 24 years, he has repeatedly asked this same question to students and collected over 26,000 responses from eight different schools. Here, he discusses some of the patterns he has uncovered.
Education Minister Dan Tehan speaks with Sky News Australia following the release of the NAPLAN 2019 preliminary results.
Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in Science Education at Deakin University, Russell Tytler, discusses how using diagrams and visual representations can help to improve student performance and engagement in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Three teachers from rural Western Australia discuss their journey into teaching in a rural school.
At Moss Vale High School in NSW, Aboriginal Education is firmly embedded into the curriculum, using the eight ‘Our Ways’ of learning, which has been part of the whole-school program since 2013. It aims to build staff and student knowledge of Aboriginal history, culture and experiences.
Respected child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg speaks with Sky News Australia about the announcement of Victoria’s mobile phone ban in all public schools, which begins in 2020.