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 For Education Leaders
Protecting Schools Against Edtech Vendor Data Breaches  An American edtech company faced a significant data leak in 2021, with a hacker gaining access to the information of 10.1 million students, including their email and home addresses, birth dates and medical information. After the initial attack, the company failed to notify some school districts of the breach for more than two years, leaving the information of more than 380,000 students at continued risk. Data breaches can destroy trust between administrators and vendors as well as schools and families. Get a Real Job - be a Music Teacher  Music education spans a broad range of learning and professional development delivered across formal, and informal settings, including theory, composition, instrumental and vocal training, conducting, recording and live production, and music business skills. Augmented Reality Helps Children with STEM  Researchers put cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) ‘Immersive Visual Learning Environment’ (AR-IVLE) technology on trial with 84 Year 1 and 2 students and five teachers in a Victorian primary school, enabling researchers to assess how effectively young children engaged in their learning.  Rethinking Student Success in an Age of Changing Pathways  Strong academic results remain essential when being considered for university admission. They determine eligibility and signal a student’s ability to cope with academic rigour. However, within competitive pools, they are rarely what sets students apart. Top Uni Meets Underprivileged Student Target Early  The Gateway Admission Pathway that assists students from indigenous and underprivileged backgrounds reach university has also seen them match peers in results and retention at UNSW. Submissions Open for Schools for Our Future Inquiry  The Schools For Our Future inquiry, chaired by Sharan Burrow AC, is examining the adequacy, condition and future readiness of public school facilities, and the extent to which current capital investment meets the needs of growing student populations, modern curriculum requirements and safe learning and working environments. |
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