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Hello (nuclear) submarine! What education needs to do now
On September16 2021, a virtual, but nonetheless lethal, nuclear bombshell launched from Australia and bloomed into the skies of Normandy, killing instantly the diesel-electric Attack-class submarine that Naval Group of France was designing for Australia. The Prime Ministers of Australia and the UK, with the President of the USA, had announced the birth of the …
It’s all about balance: why analogies might make maths easier to understand
For over a decade now, I have aimed to understand the mathematical knowledge needed to teach mathematics effectively, …
Can humans and machines co-exist in education? And read on to discover why STEM matters
Here is another of our intermittent blogs during the #AARE2022 conference. If you want to cover a session at …
Lazy, crazy mathematicians and other myths we need to bust
Creating opportunities for students to develop ‘healthy’ images of mathematicians and mathematics is paramount. The images of mathematics …
Have we lost trust in science?
Trust in Science, Society, and the Australian State: A Crisis in the Making? “The return to school has …
Want to crush climate catastrophe? You better develop engineers early
To face many of the challenges of climate change or pandemic recovery, we need STEM workers in Australia …
The amazing secrets of band six (and what you should know)
Part two of this story was published in March 2022. New South Wales, Day 1, Term 1. A whole staff meeting to begin the school year. At some point after the Principal’s address, the Leader of Learning (or similar) starts their Powerpoint to go through the previous year’s HSC results subject by subject, particularly the …
Specialist science and maths teachers in primary schools are not the solution
The idea to put specialist science and maths teachers into Australian primary schools gained a lot of support after the latest results of international tests were announced. It even became official policy in NSW last year when then Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, announced a plan to deliver hundreds of specialist STEM (science, technology, engineering and …
Girls and coding: draw strength from the community focus
Girls and coding, I find it heartening that we are talking about making the connection and that some …