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Ecopedagogy: Teaching sustainability practices in school The education of young children needs to be educative, positive and reassuring, so that these children develop a glass half-full, reassuring outlook on life because the alternative is that an overly critical view is less conducive to promoting children’s positive mental health. Within this context, ecopedagogy is a developing area of interest in environmental education, and it gives teachers useful insights into teaching and learning in a modern, environmentally sensitive context. While ecopedagogy addresses diverse areas of learning across the curriculum, it fits the curriculum particularly well in relation to equity and sustainability issues.

How a PM's Prize winner ignites science engagement Sarah Finney from Stirling East Primary School SA won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools in 2019. They don’t just give them out and Sarah was recognised for her ability to generate engagement and enthusiasm for the subject.

40,000 disadvantaged students to receive free vision screening State Schools’ Relief rolls out ‘Glasses for Kids’, a three year program to help re-balance disadvantage due to vision impairment.

Cooler schools even with rising temperatures School might be cool, but with summers becoming hotter it can be quite the opposite; however, by following some design principles much of the heat can be taken out of campus buildings.

Stolen Generations survivor Archie Roach’s teaching resources Archie Roach, AM and 2020 Victorian of the Year, has gathered Stolen Generations Elders from around the country to develop The Archie Roach Stolen Generations Educational Resources.

As Melbourne students head back to class, how can we use this as an opportunity to improve learning outcomes? How can we complement traditional teaching methods with the digital technologies that have proved vital this year?

Valued teachers make for better students Unloved, under-appreciated, overworked the teacher’s lot can be a fraught one, but if you want the best for students it’s better to show teacher a bit of appreciation.

Mathematics minus Numeracy: A first step toward decluttering 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.

Hop around for exam success Instead of trying to learn the whole syllabus in a successive, topic by topic way, students should try a bit of jumping around.

Change your mind about change We are frequently reminded of the increasing pace of change. Economic, technological and societal change are global forces of disruption, which have significant implications for all organisations.

Disabled students face exclusion from education Disabled students are not being served well by the current educational set up leading to their exclusion, experts addressing the Disability Royal Commission have recommended a rethink.

‘The talk’ made easier 'The talk' or talks about confronting issues made easier with recently minted resource.