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Our annual conference was hosted by Southern Cross University’s School of Education on 20 August 2020. The event was held via Zoom on the theme of “Education in times of Disruption: Criticality, Creativity and Connectedness”. The program is available here.

Reflecting on what happens in the classroom and using current research are keys to making good decisions about students’ learning, says Mary Ryan.

Member profile by Erica Cervini

Students and graduates explain why online study is the best fit for them, while an education professor debunks myths about off-campus education courses.

Article by Erica Cervini

Sue Bennett went from studying physics to doing leading research into digital literacy. Along the way she has questioned educational concepts including that of the “digital native”.

Member profile by Erica Cervini

Politicians and policy-makers often say that education programs must admit the best and brightest students. But Finnish education expert Pasi Sahlberg argues that this term must be challenged to ensure students understand what it means to be a teacher.

Article by Erica Cervini

The 2019 Conference, “Leading the Profession: ITE and Beyond”, was held at the University of New South Wales from 29-30 July.

This research project gathered data on behalf of the NSW Teacher Education Council (TEC) on pre‐service professional experience teacher education programs from member tertiary institutions and their students. The project was initiated by the TEC to examine the issues of access and equity in teacher education professional experience faced by tertiary institutions, from the perspective of the pre‐service teacher and the tertiary institution.

Controversies about the most effective ways to help children’s literacy learning have raged for more than four decades. The large and complex area of teaching literacy is often reduced to a long outdated debate about the teaching of reading and this is usually characterized as using phonics to teach reading versus using a ‘whole language [...]

POSITION PAPER Key Messages and Recommendations Contrary to popular belief, the NSW Council of Deans of Education (NSWCDE) is confident that there is no significant oversupply of initial teacher education (ITE) graduates (Preston, 2013; Fischetti, 2015). Employment data can vary across state lines, urban vs. regional job markets, age level and subject area of teaching [...]

Barbara Preston describes the current employment climate for NSW teachers.