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Dr Olivia Johnston

The private school market serving international secondary students in Ontario has grown

The private secondary education market for international students in Ontario is growing quickly, yet a lack of regulation raises concern about quality as well as children’s safety.

Associate Professor Helen Adam

Beyond Harry Potter: five books you can enjoy together as a whole family

Most adults are well aware of the benefits that come with reading with children. Storytime with kids can improve their literacy and develop their communication skills. Research also shows children love being read to even up until young adulthood. Beyond well-known classics such as Harry Potter, it can be challenging to find stories that everyone in the family wants to read together. Parents might default to books they loved when they were younger. But this means families may be missing out on some great stories published more recently.

Associate Professor Helen Adam

Helen Adam: The four-year gap NAPLAN reporting doesn't want you to see

NAPLAN reporting hides the real trend: while the national average barely moves, the gap underneath widens every year. Yet Australia doesn't mandate that schools have a library – and disadvantaged schools are the least likely to have one. No amount of brilliant teaching can fix that on its own.

Dr Anabela Malpique

Primary school students using digital devices still lack computer skills, education expert says

Despite growing up surrounded by digital devices, many primary school students lack basic computer skills such as typing, file management and digital writing. Education experts say schools need more explicit teaching of keyboarding and computer literacy, particularly as students are expected to complete NAPLAN assessments on computers from Year 5 onwards.

Associate Professor Helen Adam

NAPLAN: We know how to close the reading gap. We must fund it now

This year’s NAPLAN results are in. Reading scores have fallen again in Years 5, 7 and 9. First Nations, regional and disadvantaged students have fallen furthest behind. The commentary will almost certainly and rapidly circle back to the same place it always does. It will circle back to teaching quality and Initial Teacher Education (ITE).

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EDMed Ronald McDonald House Professional Learning (Semester 2)

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ECU’s School of Education has partnered with Ronald McDonald House to offer an exciting Professional Learning program to all ECU Pre-Service Teachers . EDMed is a two hour Professional Learning workshop that discusses some of the more common chronic illnesses we see in mainstream classrooms across Australia (e.g. Type 1 Diabetes, Epilepsy, Cancer and many others).

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SensesWA Inclusive Classrooms Professional Learning (Semester 2)

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Inclusive Classrooms
School of Education

ECU’s School of Education has partnered with SensesWA to offer an exciting Professional Learning program on Inclusive Classrooms: How to reach students with dual and single sensory loss to all ECU Pre-service Teachers.

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ECU Newsroom

ECU steps up to tackle healthcare shortage with WA-first degree

Australia is facing a critical shortage of osteopaths, prompting Edith Cowan University (ECU) to launch the State's first university program to train the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Musicians' brains stay one step ahead, study finds

Musicians don't just learn movement sequences faster, they predict what's coming next sooner, according to new research that also found newly formed motor memories can be disrupted by seeing different visual sequences shortly after learning.

Who should assume the risk when art gets controversial – the artist or their employer?

Australia's artists show courage by making risky, boundary-pushing art. But there aren't enough courageous organisations willing to back them.

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