For some educators teaching is a vocation to which they dedicate their entire working life. For others it’s a profession they visit for a time before moving on. Whichever direction they take, countless ex-teachers are out there carving successful careers, utilising the skills and resilience their time in the classroom has bestowed. Most ex-teachers go… Read more
For some time now we’ve been hearing and writing about the importance of entrepreneurship in the future workforce. The call has been for young Australians to become job creators over job seekers. More importantly though, the workforce needs intrapreneurs! Students don’t have to be entrepreneurs to be successful, but unlocking their entrepreneurial skills will certainly… Read more
As teachers we sometimes get so bound up in what’s going on in the classroom that it is easy to lose sight of the end goal. In particular, we can be so focussed meeting the letter of the law with regard to collecting evidence of a student’s competency that we forget that the purpose of… Read more
Tell me and I’ll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I’ll understand. Confucius The classroom has always been the thriving domain of competition in the form of essays, role-play, quizzes and games. In today’s digital classroom, this type of good-natured competition takes on different forms. Gamification is now the buzz… Read more
We already know that the dynamic and changing workforce will see young people shifting through several jobs, and careers in their lifetime. It’s an exciting time, and might seem daunting to students. But it needn’t be. As jobs change and new jobs emerge, whether they realise it or not, they will be more prepared for… Read more
Well, here we are again at the beginning of another year. Welcome back! One of our blog posts last year, mused on the question of why teachers (and as we were reminded – support staff), are so tired. It’s a common theme, not only in education, but also in other professions. The thing about today’s… Read more
For several years now the big push in schools has been to encourage the uptake of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) – and rightly so. Young Australians need to be prepared to meet the challenges of a brave new world of innovation, discovery and disruptive technologies. But if we place the emphasis solely… Read more
Being a dedicated teacher doesn’t mean you need to be a slave to your profession, devoting every spare minute of the day to planning, preparation, and thinking of new and wonderful ways to engage your students. It doesn’t mean poring over lesson plans and new methodologies whilst crouching over a sandwich at your desk. It… Read more
