As a parent who is invested in your child’s education, you probably welcome any kind of data that tells you how they’re performing at school. Reports and interviews offered by teachers are insightful, but there’s another form of concrete, no-nonsense …
Assessments are a crucial part of education. They are a type of feedback that tells you what your students have learned in the classroom, and they come in two broad types: formative and summative. In this article, we’ll explore the …
Australia’s technology sector generated $167 billion dollars in 2021.1 Globally, that number is $8.51 trillion (2022), and is expected to increase by roughly a third within four years.2 The digital technologies industry is colossal and there are countless future career …
Unless scientists invent an ingenious space-age brain scan that accurately displays a person’s knowledge, teachers must continue using traditional methods to gauge their students’ understanding. It’s a critical task, after all, and can be the difference between teaching the right …
When you step into a doctor’s office with a problem, they usually diagnose it by asking questions and using tools like thermometers or stethoscopes. When students step into a teacher’s classroom, the most important “problems” the teacher must diagnose are …
In 1845, American educational reformer Horace Mann introduced the first standardised exam for children.1 The goal was to discover better inclusive teaching methods to meet the varied needs of his students, and while a lot has changed in education since …
In a school filled with hundreds of students, each with different skill levels, learning styles and personalities, how do you ensure your teachers are catering to their needs? It’s one of the toughest challenges in education, and it starts with …
On the surface, ICAS is an academic competition that challenges students and recognises their abilities. It tests them across key literacy and STEM subjects and gives them the chance to win rewarding medals. Underneath the surface, it’s so much more. …
Every newly-born generation holds the keys to our future, and as teachers, it’s our job to make sure they’re as clever as they can be. We pass on our knowledge of the world through the curriculum, everyday advice, and a …
ICAS is peeping over the horizon again. If you want your child to get the best possible result (dare we say, even win a medal), it can help to have them practise. ICAS questions are different to anything they’ll see …