None of the comments made by Education Minister Tudge this week have struck a chord with education academics, Associate Professor Victoria Whitington Dean of Programs: Education Futures at the University of South Australia says, "Pre-service teachers are already provided a rich smorgasbord of strategies based in research. Initial teacher education university providers are very observant of to how they prepare their pre-service teachers... Read more

If we think of a school as a natural ecosystem, it’s easy to see why they attract so much attention. Humans are born as natural scientists, and from an early age, we have a desire and instinct to explore the world around us.
   Research teaches us that curiosity is the driving force that motivates humans to seek out new and novel stimuli and that most exploration is triggered by challenge.
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The challenge of problem solving and introducing real world connections help students to enjoy maths and develop an interest in the subject. A study led by Dr James Russo of Monash University looked at how primary school students felt about learning mathematics through problem solving and found an overwhelmingly positive response.
   Three-quarters of the students said they enjoyed math problem solving. Read more

In South Australia, nearly 22 per cent of children are considered to be developmentally vulnerable, where they display a much lower than average ability in competencies such as physical health, behaviours, emotional maturity, language or communication.
   That is in no small part because screen time and a penchant for computers is replacing heathy, quality play, kids are interacting with screens instead of playing with others, outdoors. Read more

Language tutoring marketplace, Preply, connects more than 40,000 bookable tutors teaching 50 languages to hundreds of thousands of learners in 180 countries worldwide.
   Australian tutors are embracing the platform with over 500 tutors currently registered. Tutors can work at a time that suits their schedules and make money, some are earning an extra $3,800 per month.
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After closing its doors in March 2020 for the first time since World War II due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sydney Eisteddfod is committed to helping performers re-engage in the arts.
   Piroozi Desai-Keane OAM, Chief Executive of Sydney Eisteddfod, said, “Never before has performance been so important – we know how critical the arts are in developing confidence, a sense of community, peer-to-peer learning and resilience," Read more