Tag: teaching
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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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Forget about Maths experts, Australian schools need well-supported teachers
By Brian Murray Hardly a year seems to pass by without some survey or other exposing a slip in numeracy standards in Australian schools. In late 2016, Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, said he was “embarrassed for Australia” because of the way Year 4 students had fallen behind other countries in Maths. Bodies such as the…