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Upskilling teachers as a way to respond to out-of-field teaching
Upskilling Out-of-field teachers
Posted by Assoc. Prof. Linda Hobbs on February 10, 2021.
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Financial literacy programs taught in schools are exposed as value-ridden, flawed & totally inadequate
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the very idea of financial literacy.
Posted by Dr. Carly Sawatzki on June 1, 2020.
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Don’t trust banks to teach financial literacy to children. Here are some teacher insights
For generations, schools, teachers and parents around Australia have relied on the finance industry for money-related expertise and education for our children. We now know that our trust was misguided.
Posted by Dr. Carly Sawatzki on March 20, 2020.
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Inquiry vs direct teaching for interdisciplinary STEM
By Russell Tytler, Chair of Science Education Current advocacy of STEM represents a reform movement to increase engagement of students with the STEM disciplines (Marginson, Tytler, Freeman & Roberts, 2013), and to develop ‘STEM skills’ that will pr …
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Posted by Prof. Russell Tytler on August 9, 2019.
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What can we do about the phenomenon of teaching out-of-field?
By Associate Professor Linda Hobbs, Deakin University Originally Posted on the ASERA website: https://www.asera.org.au/news/discussion-piece-what-can-we-do-about-phenomenon-teaching-out-field Teaching out-of-field is a contentious practice in most Aust …
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Posted by Assoc. Prof. Linda Hobbs on July 16, 2019.