Australia
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Australian Study Points to Benefits of Games-Based Math
Recognition that "games can provide challenging experiences that incorporate effective learning principles and sustained engagement," led Dr. Kristy Goodwin of Macquarie University to study what she calls Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL) as an emerging pedagogy.
Education
An International Perspective: Preparing Rural Teachers in Australia
Supportive communities and access to teacher educators were two critical factors for rural Australian teacher trainees to have successful professional experiences.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Automation, Employment, and the Importance of Vocational Education
Returning from a trip abroad, Marc Tucker explains how Australia has successfully automated almost all of the jobs in its biggest industry and how Singapore has developed a basic education system and a vocational education and training system that will sustain its future economy and workforce.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Immigration and Education
Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor in the Carter has turned his attention to national immigration policy. Some might see this as switching fields, but not Ray. As far as he is concerned, if the aim is broadly shared national prosperity, education policy and immigration policy are two sides of the same coin.
Assessment
Opinion
How Australia Developed a National Curriculum and Assessment System
An interview with Barry McGaw, the the Chair of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, on how Australia developed a national curriculum and assessment system.
Education
Opinion
Lessons from Down Under
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership is doing amazing work developing a standards-based path to teacher leadership and a vision for professional learning.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Do Aussie Boys Need High School or College Degrees?
Some boys do fine with neither, this writer points out. Besides, women haven't been entirely successfully at translating their superior academic achievements into workforce achievements.
Federal
Opinion
Schools News from Australia
The Australians are way ahead of the U.S. in confronting the school gender gaps, but no closer to solving the dilemma.
Federal
Opinion
The Significance of 'End of Men' Making Best-Of List
David Brooks names the best magazine essays of the year, and Hanna Rosin's Atlantic piece makes the short list.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Attention Principals: Want a Winning Strategy?
Mimic what this Australian high school did: boost the reading and writing skills of boys, and you're guaranteed to raise the academic standard of the entire school. It's amazing so few U.S. schools have figured this out.
Federal
Opinion
Australians Lead the Way
How often do you hear that, unless it has something to do with barbies (no, not the doll) or 'roos' or rugby? I visited Australia while researching Why Boys Fail. Great country, and I'm not just talking about the beer.
Equity & Diversity
Letter to the Editor
An Aussie Asks About Boys' Learning Here
To the Editor:
I’m interested in learning about the discussion of boys’ struggles within the education system in the United States and Canada. Here in Australia, and in the United Kingdom, we have been wrestling with this issue for some time.
I’m interested in learning about the discussion of boys’ struggles within the education system in the United States and Canada. Here in Australia, and in the United Kingdom, we have been wrestling with this issue for some time.
Equity & Diversity
Data: Comparing Children of Immigrants in Eight Rich Countries
One-third of children in Australia have at least one immigrant parent, compared with 24 percent of children in the United States. In the United Kingdom the proportion is 16 percent while in Switzerland, it is 39 percent.
Special Education
Opinion
Segregating Australian Boys
Interesting research out of Australia: boys sent to "special" schools at six times the rate of girls. Those schools are dubbed "a fast track to prison." I'd be surprised if the U.S. numbers would look any different. Check out the interesting charts in this article.
