View this email in your browser
 

For Education Leaders

An Introduction to Invitational Theory

image

Invitational Theory is about attributing value and positivity to people in an organisation. Here, we're very pleased to say, its two leading lights, Purkey and Novak, present an introduction to the theory which has been applied with great success in low SES schools in Australia. Read more

Remote learning for teachers – what works and what doesn’t

image

While the return of lockdown was met with a collective groan, the nation’s teachers probably groaned loudest. Just after they’ve moved everything back into the classroom (and made that feel normal), there’s more disruption, and everything must be recreated online. Again.
   At times like these, teachers have become the de facto adults. They’re expected to know everything.
Read more

A safe social media network for young people

image

A new Australian-made social media network, DiGii Social, uses innovative technology to educate children on the dangers of posting inappropriate content online.
   Founded by Child Therapist Claire Orange from Leeming, WA, DiGii Social utilises artificial intelligence technology to flag potentially inappropriate content and issues a ‘strike’ to the child whilst displaying a message outlining the issue detected.
Read more

Science education not fit for the future say majority of teachers

image

Only 46 per cent of educators believe that the science curriculum in their country prepares children for the future and a mere 31 per cent of teachers surveyed believe that science education in their country is adequate.
   The Evolution of Science Education survey includes insights from 398 teachers in 22 countries and regions including Australia. While there are local nuances, there are also notable consistencies in key areas.
Read more

Where the right gets it wrong on education

image

Conservative education commentators attract a lot of clicks, they rail against multiculturalism, the teaching of Indigenous perspectives and one was even comfortable using the ‘n’ word three times during his 2019 book launch (Moran 2019).
  Some of the views expressed are offensive and incorrect and some are just incorrect. Conservative writers see themselves as anti-PC crusaders.
Read more

Martin Bryant and Adam Lanza as examples of the next generation of murderous students in our schools

image

The moment a new student arrives at the classroom door the perceptive teacher will predict whom that student will befriend, or be befriended by; and the student’s appearance (clothing, haircut, language and behaviour) and that of his/her parents signal the overt tribal markers of identity to everyone watching. However, there are some key behavioural markers that quickly raise the red flags of alarm within the school. 
Read more

Hume Anglican Grammar’s growth tracks Melbourne’s

image

Melbourne is growing. Octopian corridors of new development are reaching further and further north, east and west, and it is happening fast with the city soon expected to overtake Sydney in becoming Australia’s most populous.
   Communities appearing on what used to be the rural urban fringe are a work in progress and require infrastructure if they are to really sing and a common idea of how the place feels. Read more