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School Education Headlines
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Maths coaching for Victorian teachers
In an effort to raise the profile of maths and lift falling participation in the subject, 81 new specialist maths coaches will be sent into Victorian primary schools in low socio-economic areas to train their colleagues how to teach maths. The Age, 23 November 2009.
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Victorian schools take a byte of worldwide acclaim
Two Victorian government primary schools have been selected by Microsoft to show the world how technology can be used in the classroom to benefit students' learning. Silverton Primary School in Noble Park North and Dallas Primary School and Kindergarten in Broadmeadows showcased modern learning at the Worldwide Innovative Education Forum held in Brazil earlier this month. The two schools will work with Microsoft to model best practice and connect teachers and school leaders around the world to new learning and ideas. Premier of Victoria, 16 November 2009.
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Report renews calls for parent's to become involved in children's reading
Parents who are 'too busy' or disinterested to read with their children, absenteeism, non-English speaking backgrounds, narrow testing and student maturity are all reasons behind a quarter of Queensland's Year 2 students falling short of Department of Education's reading benchmarks, experts say. The report has sparked renewed calls for parents to become more involved in their children's reading, with mums and dads cited as crucial to a child's literacy development. Courier Mail, 18 November 2009.
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Address to the 4th Annual Australian National Schools Network Forum
The Minister for Education has opened the 20009 Annual National Forum. 'The theme for this forum, The Education Revolution: two years on, gives me a chance to talk to you this morning and take stock of what we've achieved so far and outline where we are heading to next.' Minister for Education, 17 November 2009.
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Parents, teachers and principals call for action on school league tables
Parents, teachers and principals have united in a call for the Federal Government to take
action to prevent the creation and publication of misleading and damaging school league
tables. Australian Education Union, 17 November 2009.
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Government may give ground on schools report
Education Minister Julia Gillard has promised to examine what other items the Government could include on the My School website to increase transparency. The Age, 15 November 2009.
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Teacher wages to be linked to test results
Victoria will become the first state to link teachers' wages to their students' test results, despite concerns that the tests cannot accurately measure whether a student has improved. The Age, 15 November 2009.
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BBC NEWS | Health | Noise 'worse for dyslexic pupils'
Children with dyslexia find it harder to hear in noisy classrooms than those without the condition, a US study says. BBC News, 13 November 2009.
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$24 million for new shared school facilities
Eleven projects across Australia will benefit from grants totalling $24.1 million under the second and final round of the Local Schools Working Together pilot program. Minister for Education, 12 November 2009
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New book to help ADHD kids
A new interactive book to help children with ADHD face the significant challenges when they move from primary school to high school has been launched. James Cook University, 6 November 2009.
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