Education Matters outlines the latest in Australian school curriculum research in teaching and learning, including assessment and reporting, planning, and effective approaches to advancing educational attainment.
Experts in the fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), literacy, numeracy and other learning areas of the Australian Curriculum share their insight and offerings, which aim to help boost classroom learning for students.
Music. Augmented Reality. Cryptology. Whales. Gaming. What’s the commonality between these themes? A usual response to Kate Hargreaves after she explains how these topics are utilised in The MusicEDU Suite for classroom music is, “I wish I had this in high school”. Read more
Dominic Luddy, GHD Team Leader for Engagement, Communication and Communities, explains how in January 2020 his team were planning its STEAM design challenges, planting excursions and site visits for local school groups when COVID-19 struck. Read more
After a disrupted year in the classroom due to COVID-19, IG3 Education knows the importance of software solutions for teachers to access to their students’ work, at school or online. Read more
Dr Tracy Woodroffe explains the power of equipping pre-service teachers with sufficient experience in Indigenous context. Read more
Vocabulary knowledge is one of the strongest predictors of literacy outcomes across the school years, according to Dr Clarence Green. Read more
Dr Calvin Irons BA. MA. PhD. (Mathematics and Mathematics Education)
The process has begun – finally. We hope that the work to review the mathematics (and digital technologies) curriculum over the next 12 months does indeed result in clarity about what is to be taught. The seemingly poor performance by our students in mathematics should not be blamed on them or their teachers. The jargon and lists of poorly connected ideas in the current mathematics curriculum does indeed make it challenging to comprehend. Read more