Differentiation begins when a teacher takes an honest look at the diversity of learners within the classroom. This article discusses the importance of building relationships and structuring learning to the individual, especially through the middle years of schooling. Link: Differentiating Instruction: Why Bother?.
Category Archives Education – Innovation
A major intitiative in online education 'CensusAtSchool' has now been launched. The program, which will involve students from Years 5 to 12, is free, voluntary and open to all Australian schools. It basically involves students from around the country taking part in their own census. The questionnaire response data will then be released back to teachers and students providing real,…
A bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and government settings. In this issue: Freedom and Empowerment: An Essay on the Next Step for Education and Technology. James Shimabukuro; What Can…
The Challenge of Aligning Teaching and Behaviour Management Barry Fields. The Productive Pedagogies construct has been particularly powerful and influential in defining what schools should be aiming to achieve in teaching and learning. Interestingly, the Productive Pedagogies has as much to say about behaviour management as to does about teaching. This paper explores the direction given to teachers, through the…
Some very useful links and resources for teachers finding their way with publishing and podcasting. This resource created by Gary Stager covers podcasting resources for educators and students. Podcasting offers educators and students remarkable opportunities for their voices to be heard in their local communities or the around world. One could think of podcasting as blogging without writing or as…
[Archive from 2005] Area and place-based planning is critical for the future welfare of *all* young people making the transition from School to work and further study. School Councils and other governing bodies play a key rule in developing new structures to support entire communities education and employment outcomes. On Tuesday night the 26th of April [2005], almost 60 people representing…
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