Author: Oxford Australia
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Transforming student achievement with a rigorous reading program
A Read Write Inc. Case Study from Jackie Williams; Senior Leader: Intervention and Support; Coober Pedy Area School, South Australia
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How to prepare pre-service teachers to be complex problem solvers
Problem-solving is central to the daily work of teachers. In education, people work to improve the lives of students, often very young children, who are on steep learning curves, academically, socially, emotionally, physically and morally. Often, a quick chat with a student can solve a problem, but sometimes further steps need to be taken when…
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Strategies you can count on to reconnect your students with maths
Maths can be a polarising subject – students either love it or hate it. But this line has become somewhat blurred in 2020 with the necessity of remote learning and a whole new approach to how we teach and engage students.
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Celebrating Teachers
Oxford staff are sharing their stories about the teachers who inspired them when they were at school; teachers who were special to them, who encouraged them, dared them to dream, to think differently. Here are their stories: “When I was in Primary school, I couldn’t draw, sketch, paint or sculpt to save my life. I remember once failing…
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Learning to Teach – How the third edition came about
Written by Gloria Latham, Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney When we wrote the 3rd edition of Learning to Teach the world had changed dramatically from the world we left in 2011, the date of our last edition. In 2011, all the authors lived in the same city and worked at the same university. Our…
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Making music to support social and emotional development
Making music to support social and emotional development
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As students return to the classroom, Keep calm and cluster!
by Brian Murray As many students begin to return to their classrooms for the first time in many weeks, there are huge implication for schools and teachers. The fortunate few For some fortunate teachers, the transition experience from home-education to face-to-face teaching will be smooth and fluent; perhaps their students have sailed along merrily with…