Context Matters On the traditional lands of the Kamilaroi people, the Sapphire Community of Schools spans approximately 7800 square kilometres in the Northern Tablelands of rural New South Wales. Judith Wright’s1 “clean, lean, hungry country”, some years the land is parched and dry from drought and other
Although distinct in their size, communities and history, three schools in Melbourne’s west are united in their Catholic faith. Annunciation, St Margaret Mary’s and St Martin de Porres primary schools belong to the sixth largest education system in Australia, administered by Catholic Education Melbourne (CEM). Over
When Annie pointedly raises one index finger, her colleagues smile knowingly, immediately grasping her meaning. One of the Deputy Principals at St Monica’s Catholic Primary School in Footscray, Annie is signaling that there is but one page, and they’re all on it. The image and its
Since 2018, over 350 educators have visited the classrooms of St Bernard’s Catholic Primary School in East Coburg, Victoria. They have travelled from inside and outside the country to see Australia’s first Visible Learning+ Certified School in action, to tap into the knowledge and experience
This blog is Part 4 of the 4-part series on Promising Principles to Enhance Learning. Part 1: Seven Promising Principles to Enhance Learning in Your School or Classroom Part 2: Four Ingredients that Motivate our Learners to Engage Part 3: Ways to Enhance Remembering: The Role of Retrieval
As schools return to fully in-person learning, change is afoot. One noticeable shift is the number of new teachers, teachers working in new buildings, new districts, new subjects, or new grades. Even veteran teachers returning to classrooms have that déjà vu sense of things being
Part 3 of the 4-part series on Promising Principles to Enhance Learning. Part 1: Seven Promising Principles to Enhance Learning in Your School or Classroom Part 2: Four Ingredients that Motivate our Learners to Engage Whether you teach physics or physical education, mathematics or music, calculus or kindergarten, we want our students to do more