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The problem in learners’ reading performance lies in how reading is taught in most South African schools. Learners are not taught to understand the written word and make sense of it for themselves.
Negative experiences in mainstream schools have harmful long-term effects on pupils with autism spectrum conditions.
STEM professionals who change careers to become teachers are often intrinsically motivated, and can help engage kids in STEM subjects with their real-world experience.
Policy needs to focus on making the teaching profession stable and more appealing. South Africa must ensure its locally trained teachers have more reason to stay in the country.
It’s not enough to base teaching and learning policy on big data analysis, evidence needs to be rich, persuasive and justifiable and provide practical support to develop teaching approaches.
Exergames should be used to replace sedentary video games, not traditional physical education.
Many Canadian teachers worry about how to incorporate Indigenous content into the classroom. For one sociology professor, finding Indigenous mentorship was richly rewarding.
Youth suicide has reached a ten year high, but suicide and self-harm are still taboo topics in schools.
Pressure on schools to make rapid improvements discourages deeper thinking about long-term solutions. Education can learn a lot from “slow” movements.
Staffing rural schools has been an issue in Australia for at least 113 years. We need a fresh approach to tackle this persistent problem.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has demonstrated how catastrophically some teachers have failed their duties - a pledge is one way to turn that around.
This year’s changes to GCSE grades means results cannot be compared with those of previous years.
Why language diversity should be celebrated in schools.
The continuing decline in the numbers of male primary school teachers suggests more attention needs to be placed on retaining those already in the profession.
Women also sexually abuse children, but their reasons are often different to men’s.
Standardized test scores drive many of our decisions about students, teachers and school districts. But research shows that the results are highly predictable, in a bad way.
As Canada’s French language teachers flee the profession, online Professional Learning Communities promise to reverse this trend, stimulating creativity, camaraderie and leadership.
Research shows many concepts are best learned in the language that the learner understands.
It starts with making sure every pupil feels included and listened to.
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Education, UNSW
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Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Inclusive Education, PVC Dean Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
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Professor of Social Impact, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, Field Experience (Community-Based), Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University
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Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle
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Professor Emeritus Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
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Director, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership & Management, Department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College London
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Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, University of Nottingham