Art teachers have been exemplary in their navigation and sense making of a new normal that is still coming into focus. As we head back into schools it is important to reflect on the insights learned through our approaches to, and experiences of, emergency teaching at home. So, where to from here? How can we incorporate the transformations we have made and insights we have … Continue reading Art education: Using new resources and skills

As educators in Australia return to face-to-face teaching, and schools around the world grapple with new ways of working to provide continuing support to students during the pandemic restrictions, readers have been getting in touch to tell us what’s been happening in their own context. This week, Teacher is sharing some of those stories. In this second article, Kate Hill – an Australian teacher from Melbourne currently … Continue reading Learning in lockdown – an international perspective

Welcome to this month’s edition of Researching education: Five further readings. In this series, we take a look at some further readings available on a particular topic, including open access research papers from various online databases, and Teacher archive content you might not have come across yet. Creativity has been earmarked as one of the most crucial 21st Century skills to teach students. It allows our students to be able to … Continue reading Researching Education: Five further readings on creative thinking

Students at Southbank International School in London are encouraged to use a ‘Magpie Book’ when they are reading or listening so that when they hear a good word, or phrase, or simile, they can write it down. According to Head of Upper Primary and Grade 4 teacher, Stefanie Waterman, a Magpie Book is essentially a spiral notebook that students carry around with them that is filled … Continue reading Implementing a structured writing program