TIP 1: Know the process. A science test is an instrument we use to probe minds. I used the word "instrument" intentionally on many...

Key points: Learn how to quickly generate a study-revision game for your class using Generative AI. More importantly, see the IDEA to...

Models are the core of science. Scientists build models of reality, generate testable hypotheses from models and then gather evidence to...

How to use a this water model of electricity to drive deep and robust understanding of the basics of simple electric circuits....

A series about making electricity "visible" to students to drive resilient understanding of the basics AND giving students an authentic...

The invisible and abstracted nature of electricity in simple circuits makes it hard for students to develop an accurate mental model....

How wonderful to see the new NSW Stage 4-5 Syllabuses are featuring data science skills. It is vital to nurture skeptical and data-savvy...

A ready-to-go example mini assignment to up skill you and your students to use GenAi as creators not consumers. I thought nothing is a...

The new NESA Stage 4 and 5 Science syllabus is a great opportunity to critically evaluate the what, how and why of some elements in our...

Two recent gems of educational research are of immediate relevance to all teachers and especially those in remote and regional settings....

Confirmation bias is the vortex than swirls good people down dark holes Sometimes I have a flash of rationality But most times I do just...

The Australian Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) recently released a thought-leadership piece on generative AI and...

Creating generative-AI agents just became more accessible for teachers and students. Let's start by introducing the idea of "agents". An...

You can't outrun Gen-AI, but well designed assessments can still be authentic and valid. Can you blame us teachers for wishing GPT would...

Many thanks to all participants and to Professor Danny Liu from The University of Sydney and Leon Furze from the University of Melbourne...

The Australia Framework for Generative AI in Schools has done the heavy lifting. Implementing this framework in your school is where it...

Start learning-by-doing yourself, because education is the antidote to fear (that's why we are teachers, remember). Get to know the beast...

I was taken aback. It was the 3rd student that week who had confidently reassured me, "it was an outlier, so I removed it". I've found...

Assessing student learning differently

Our students need to develop skills in collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving - All the more as the...