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“Every child deserves a champion - an adult who will never give up on them, who
understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that
they can possibly be.”

— Rita Pierson

The breadth of work across all parts of the education sector [Early Learning to
Tertiary] continues. Numerous actions have been initiated, including in the last
few days, with an Expert Panel formed to inform a better and fairer education
system [check the details via this Media Release]. This, in turn, is also linked
to a second area - the next National School Reform Agreement [What is the
National School Reform Agreement and what does it have to do with school funding
?]. The Expert Panel report will be handed over at the end of October 2023. The
flow on from this will be a core element of what is implemented across all
systems in Australia.

Initial Teacher Education [ITE] is also under review. Headlines, over the last
several weeks in particular, have been targetting this aspect. Indicators such
as Less philosophy, more practical skills, more time on practical skills, less
time on philosophy of education and Major shake-up of teaching degrees
recommended are just a few of the statements made. Others have offered
directions which may be of use - Putting student learning first and Finally, a
game changer for improving teaching in Australia are two examples.

Working conditions in schools have come in for a great deal of attention,
ranging from classroom teachers right up to principals. Multiple surveys of
teaching staff suggest there may well be worse to come unless there are quite
significant changes implemented that allow teachers to teach and principals to
manage schools. One aspect receiving quite a lot of attention is the
implementation of the national curriculum. That some schools have found a
solution should not come as a surprise. Hopefully, what they have done will show
there are worthwhile solutions to some of the many problems that currently
exist.

The Grattan Institute emphasizes the benefits of whole-school curriculum
planning. ‘The new Grattan Guide for principals, How to implement a whole-school
curriculum approach, sets out practical steps school leaders can take to
establish an effective whole-school curriculum approach and profiles five
case-study schools that have made this a reality’. A number of schools are using
this format and are finding it brings benefits across a range of factors. Their
full article [Why schools need a whole-school approach to curriculum planning]
is well worth reading. This is at least one area that can generate greater value
and time saving as well as raising the standards of achievements which everybody
wants.

Several other areas will prove more difficult to develop solutions that are
satisfactory. Everyone involved in these must be prepared to work together -
teachers, parents and students. If not, improvement can not be anticipated. This
would not only be disappointing but would also see a continuing decline in
achievement at multiple levels, something no one wants to contemplate. It is
achievable but … . We can avoid this situation, but all must commit to a common
process that is likely to bring success.

Meanwhile, other education levels are also in varying states of transition.
Monitor the headlines and you will soon see various levels making the headlines.
Tertiary, Vocational Education, International Students, Early Childhood - all
are in some kind of flux. Like the section above, work is underway, people are
contributing ideas, recommendations, even possibilities that are felt would
assist in improving the current status. There will be continual offerings over
the rest of the year [and probably beyond]. It will be fascinating to see what
is or isn’t taken and included in the final product.

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The Day of AI is a free event that first ran in 2022. In our first year we had
over 23 000 students and 600+ teachers register and we are hoping to grow
participation further this year. The Day of AI is an international technology
program created by MIT in the US. We have adapted the curriculum in Australia
with the assistance of UNSW and a local computer science education organisation
called CS in Schools.

The Day of AI is a full day [that can be taught over a number of weeks] of
highly interactive teaching materials for students Year 5 to Year 10 about
artificial intelligence. What do we hope to achieve ? The aim of this program is
to provide world class technology content in a fun and interesting way that
engages students and prepares them for the rapidly changing world of technology.
Our mission is simple : to change the trajectory of tech in Australia by
providing the skills, access and career pathways to enable every Australian
student to excel in a digital world.

About The Day of AI 2023 : STEM Curriculum Aligned. Best of global education
tech teaching materials. FREE. Running in Term 2 with the main day on 18 May
2023. Register at Day of AI Australia. Open to Years 5 through to 10. More
information from the site.

The Day of AI materials are designed by MIT, i2Learning, UNSW and CS in Schools
to support all teachers with AI education – no need for teachers to have a
computer science background.

What have you got to lose by being involved ?

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For those who have learnt from John Hattie’s research and presentations, his
initial book - Visible Learning - would have been one text you purchased,
borrowed, or simply read in one format or another. Education expert John
Hattie’s new book draws on more than 130 000 studies to find out what helps
students learn. The new book is titled Visible Learning : The Sequel. It is once
again full of information including a number of new findings. For those who have
used his work or just found his writing and presentations of the highest
quality, this second book will undoubtedly prove just as interesting and
enlightening as the first. Why not have a look at the very least ?



“Schoolchildren outside Stanthorpe State School, Queensland,1873”.
Available at : https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/208685, State Library of
Queensland, GS-66 William Boag Photograph Albums. [accessed 29 March 2023].

Newspaper Headlines Headlines

Find major headlines from across Australia relating to education - from Early
Childhood to Tertiary level plus an “Other” section.

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Research Articles  Research

Several new items are listed for your information. Many are current. See whether
they interest you or not. Most are Australian in origin.

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Update Information Updates

Find out if there is anything new, what pages and other areas have recently been
updated and what we are planning to do next.

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