Unequal funding? That's not the main problem. What's unequal is the intelligence and compassion of the people in charge.

To an astonishing degree, they promote theories and methods that are known to be ineffective. The only connection to money is that the school system makes a lot of money by turning out unsuccessful students! Thank you, Title X.

 Consider this factoid: Jean Chall's …

There are thousands of international students who come to Australia every year. Most of Australian universities have almost 50% and some even more than 50% of the students who were born overseas.

International students face a lot of challenges such as new place, pressure of study and pressure of finding part time work to cover the expenses.

Other than universities, many of them are studying in colleges. These colleges offer certification and diploma courses such as aged care…

Co-Teaching: How to Make it Work

YOU AREN’T FIT TO LEAD IF YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH IS SEEING WEAKNESS

You aren’t fit to lead if your…

I am not sure if we are in the middle of a series of reforms, finishing another round, in a lull, or just really getting started. I think the answer would be different depending on whom you ask, and the most popular answer may be “all of the above.” In this confused state, many dedicated educators are trying to sift through the issues of compliance and reform to maintain focus on our purpose: student learning and classroom instruction. We need to find the right leverage points within each…

New 3D adventure game for teaching Calculus

A new posting from Andre Thomas (Texas A&M University)

HOW TO PRACTICE FEEDBACK-SEEKING AND TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL