by Mary Jo Fresch, author of The Phonics Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Reading Teachers The lesson goes well, your students are working together and showing a gradual understanding of a new phonics concept you recently taught. But how well…
By Dr. Marlee S. Bunch and Brittany R. Collins Using AI to support culturally responsive teaching and social-emotional learning across subjects and grade levels may seem counter-intuitive, given both the inherent biases in AI output and the inherently human nature of…
Visible learning has proven to be a game-changer in education, creating positive impacts that span classrooms and beyond. From boosting student confidence and motivation to helping teachers refine their craft and empowering school leaders with data-driven insights, its impact is…
The editor of Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School discusses representation, canonical reform, and creating opportunities for the next generation of Black British performers. Dermot Daly is a senior lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire and Leeds Beckett,…
By Nick Gibb. When Michael Gove was appointed as Shadow Education Secretary by David Cameron in July 2007, I had already been Shadow Schools Minister for two years. I’d spent those years trying to understand why our school system had…
Professor Narelle Lemon, Edith Cowan University I’m writing a post I didn’t think I would. But I know I have a voice, and with this privilege comes the importance of integrity to be honest, open and courageous with a rawness…
We asked school principal and former teacher Danny Steele on his early teaching days and his tips to beginning teachers today. Teachers generally become more effective with experience. There are little pearls that you pick up along the way that…
Is Writing True Stories just about memoir? It's about a much wider field than that! It's about true crime writing, nature writing, personal essays, biography, science — in fact creative nonfiction writing about any field. The material is not imagined,…
This opinion piece was contributed by the editor of the book Analysing Education Policy, Meghan Stacey is a Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Education and Education Policy at the UNSW School of Education and Nicole Mockler is a Professor…
Supporting Modern Teaching in Islamic Schools: Pedagogical Best Practice for Teachers advocates the revamp of the madrasah system and a review of the Islamic curriculum across Muslim countries and emphasises training needs for Islamic teachers for modern instructional practice. Find…